Impact of margin on tumour and normal tissue dosimetry in prostate cancer patients treated with IMRT using an endorectal balloon for prostate immobilization

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-215

  Ahmad, Salahuddin ^a   Vlachaki, M T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IMRT; Margin; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

CELL IMMOBILIZATION; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL METHODS; TUMORS;

ENDORECTAL BALLOON; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MARGIN; NORMAL TISSUE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE IMMOBILIZATION;

ONCOLOGY;

AIR; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLADDER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMUR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PROBABILITY; PROSTATE CANCER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RECTUM; SEMINAL VESICLE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 31844439236     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178720     Document Type: Article

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