Biologically effective dose for permanent prostate brachytherapy taking into account postimplant edema

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 422-433

  Van Gellekom, Marion P R ^a   Moerland, Marinus A ^a   Kal, Henk B ^a   Battermann, Jan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BED; Brachytherapy; Edema; Prostate

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

BIOLOGICALLY EFFECTIVE DOSE (BED);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; DOSE CALCULATION; EDEMA; HALF LIFE TIME; IMPLANTATION; LETHALITY; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR GROWTH;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; EDEMA; GOLD RADIOISOTOPES; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PALLADIUM; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036603893     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02755-4     Document Type: Article

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