A method for increased dose conformity and segment reduction for sMLC delivered IMRT treatment of the prostate

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 843-852

  Price Jr , Robert A ^a   Murphy, Scott ^b   McNeeley, Shawn W ^a   Ma, C M Charlie ^a   Horwitz, Eric ^a   Movsas, Benjamin ^a   Raben, Adam ^b   Pollack, Alan ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal prostate irradiation; IMRT; sMLC

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

SEGMENT REDUCTION;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141838857     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00711-9     Document Type: Article

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