Analysis of interaction between number of implant catheters and dose-volume histograms in prostate high-dose-rate brachytherapy using a computer model

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 586-591

  Charra Brunaud, Claire ^a,b   Hsu, I Chow J ^a   Weinberg, Vivian ^a   Pouliot, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

Author keywords

HDR brachytherapy; Number of catheters; Prostate carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CATHETERS; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); OPTIMIZATION; ULTRASONICS;

BRACHYTHERAPY;

ONCOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER MODEL; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; TARGET ORGAN; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETHRA;

EID: 0037963219     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00131-7     Document Type: Article

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