Evaluation of post-plan dosimetry using TRUS and CT after transperineal prostate seed implant

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 289-293

  Helmick, Barbara ^a,b,c   Tarver, Russell ^a,b   Chan, Rafael ^a,b   Caldwell, Shaun ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c Klabzuba Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Computed tomography; Transrectal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NIDATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE SURGERY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULTRASOUND;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037021743     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-3947(02)00184-X     Document Type: Article

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