Quantification of shape variation of prostate and seminal vesicles during external beam radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 228-238

  Deurloo, Kirsten E I ^a   Steenbakkers, Roel J H M ^a   Zijp, Lambert J ^a   De Bois, Josien A ^a   Nowak, Peter J C M ^b   Rasch, Coen R N ^a   Van Herk, Marcel ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Image guided radiotherapy; Organ deformation; Prostate and seminal vesicles; Repeat CT scans

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX ORGANS; SEMINAL VESICLES; SHAPE VARIATION; SHAPE VARIATIONS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; TUMORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CALCULATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSTATE CANCER; SEMINAL VESICLE; STANDARD; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; ROTATION; SEMINAL VESICLES;

EID: 11144279948     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.09.023     Document Type: Article

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