Target repositioning optimization in prostate cancer: Is intensity-modulated radiotherapy under stereotactic conditions feasible?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 366-371

  Miralbell, Raymond ^a,b,c   Mollà, Meritxell ^a   Arnalte, Raquel ^a   Canales, Sandra ^a   Vargas, Emma ^a   Linero, Dolores ^a   Waters, Sonia ^a   Nouet, Philippe ^b   Rouzaud, Michel ^b   Escudé, Lluis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Hôpitaux Universitares de Genève   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy; Organ motion; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BODY MARKERS; X-RAY REGISTRATION DEVICES;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PELVIC GIRDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMINAL VESICLE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME; X RAY;

HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 2442480740     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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