Implementation and utility of a daily ultrasound-based localization system with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1124-1129

  Morr, Jody ^a   DiPetrillo, Thomas ^a,b   Tsai, Jen San ^a   Engler, Mark ^a   Wazer, David E ^a,c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Prostate carcinoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS; ULTRASONICS;

FEASIBILITY; IMPLEMENTATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BODY MOVEMENT; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; SKILL; SUPINE POSITION; TATTOO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036680186     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02820-1     Document Type: Article

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