Dynamic planning in single needle brachytherapy systems

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2006, Pages 271-273

  Misic, V ^a   Fu, L ^a   Podder, T K ^a   Liao, L ^a   Rubens, D J ^a,b   Brasacchio, R ^a   Messing, E M ^a   Strang, J G ^a   Ng, W S ^c   Yu, Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b University of Rochester   (United States)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dynamic planning; Intra operative edema; Prostate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748981675     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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