Technical aspects of daily online positioning of the prostate for three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy using an electronic portal imaging device

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1131-1140

  Herman, Michael G ^a   Pisansky, Thomas M ^a   Kruse, Jon J ^a   Prisciandaro, Joann I ^a   Davis, Brian J ^a   King, Bernard F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic portal imaging; Localization; Organ motion; Prostate cancer; Setup variation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ONCOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS;

IMAGING DEVICES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

GOLD; MOLECULAR MARKER;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TARGET ORGAN; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142186646     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00766-1     Document Type: Article

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