Setup error and its effect on safety margin in conformal radiotherapy of the prostate

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Kragelj, Borut ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Prostatic neoplasms; Radiotherapy, conformal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIS; PROBABILITY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RANDOMIZATION; SAFETY; TECHNIQUE; THERAPEUTIC ERROR;

EID: 27644479471     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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