In vivo dosimetry and seed localization in prostate brachytherapy with permanent implants

IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Volumn 51, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 3013-3018

  Rosenfeld, Anatoly B ^a   Cutajar, D L ^a   Lerch, M L F ^a   Takacs, G J ^a   Brady, J ^a   Braddock, T ^a   Perevertaylo, V L ^b   Bucci, J ^c   Kearsley, J ^c   Zaider, M ^d   Zelefsky, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b SPO BIT   (Ukraine)

^c St George Cancer Care Centre   (Australia)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DETECTORS; DOSIMETRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); OPTIMIZATION; PHOTONS;

COORDINATES; DOSE RATE; ENERGY SPECTRUM; FLUOROSCOPY;

ONCOLOGY;

EID: 19944380749     PISSN: 00189499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2004.839089     Document Type: Conference Paper

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