Use of benchmark dose-volume histograms for selection of the optimal technique between three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy in prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1253-1262

  Luo, Chunhui ^a   Yang, Claus Chunli ^a   Narayan, Samir ^a   Stern, Robin L ^a   Perks, Julian ^a   Goldberg, Zelanna ^a   Ryu, Janice ^a   Purdy, James A ^a   Vijayakumar, Srinivasan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmark; Dose volume histogram; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Prostate cancer; Three dimensional conformal radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

DOSE VOLUME HISTOGRAM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT); PROSTATE CANCER; VESICLES;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RECTUM; SEMINAL VESICLE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 33750420482     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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