Impact of oedema on implant geometry and dosimetry for temporary high dose rate brachytherapy of the prostate

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 172-176

  Kiffer, John D ^a,c   Schumer, Wendy A ^a   Mantle, Carmel A ^a   McKenzie, Brett J ^a   Feigen, Malcolm ^a   Quong, George G ^a   Waterman, Frank M ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; High dose rate; Implant; Oedema; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EDEMA; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; MALE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EDEMA; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0038479992     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0004-8461.2003.01146.x     Document Type: Article

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