Quantification of local rectal wall displacements by virtual rectum unfolding

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-30

  Hoogeman, Mischa S ^a   Van Herk, Marcel ^a   De Bois, Josien ^a   Muller Timmermans, Pietje ^a   Koper, Peter C M ^b   Lebesque, Joos V ^a  

^a ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Organ motion; Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy; Rectum

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0842324882     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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