A comparison of permanent prostate brachytherapy techniques: Preplan vs. hybrid interactive planning with postimplant analysis

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 490-496

  Shanahan, Thomas G ^a   Nanavati, Parashar J ^a   Mueller, Paul W ^a   Maxey, Randy B ^a  

^a MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

125I; Brachytherapy; Dose evaluation; Dosimetry; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT TREATMENT; PLANNING;

THERAPEUTIC RATIOS;

ONCOLOGY;

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036603743     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02757-8     Document Type: Article

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