Correction of systematic setup errors in prostate radiation therapy: How many images to perform?

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 76-84

  Ludbrook, Joanna J S ^a   Greer, Peter B ^b   Blood, Paul ^b   D'yachkova, Yulia ^b   Coldman, Andrew ^b   Beckham, Wayne A ^b   Runkel, Jim ^b   Olivotto, Ivo A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electronic portal imaging; Prostate cancer; Radiation therapy; Setup verification; Systematic errors

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; ERROR; HUMAN; IMAGING; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SIMULATION;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; POSTURE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 19544362050     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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