A three-dimensional definition of nodal spaces on the basis of CT images showing enlarged nodes for pelvic radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1101-1107

  Portaluri, Maurizio ^a,b   Bambace, Santa ^a   Perez, Celeste ^a   Angone, Grazia ^a  

^a A Perrino Hospital   (Italy)

^b Di Summa Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical target volume; Computed tomography; Pelvic nodes; Radiotherapy; Three dimensional conformal radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; TUMORS;

CARCONIMA; CLINICAL TARGET VOLUME; PELVIC NODES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PENIS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SKIN TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERUS CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PELVIS; PENILE NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 27144503832     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.03.042     Document Type: Article

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