Effect of post-implant edema on prostate brachytherapy treatment margins

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1469-1473

  Reed, Daniel R ^a,b,c   Wallner, Kent ^b,c,d   Ford, Eric ^c   Mueller, Amy ^b   Merrick, Gregory ^e   Maki, Jeffrey ^b   Sutlief, Steven ^b,c   Butler, Wayne ^e  

^a Arizona Oncology Services   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e WHEELING HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Edema; Prostatic carcinoma; Treatment margins

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EDEMA; PROSTATIC CARCINOMA; TREATMENT MARGINS;

ONCOLOGY;

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EDEMA; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 27744543854     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.05.019     Document Type: Article

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