Motion and shape change when using an endorectal balloon during prostate radiation therapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-189

  Court, Laurence E ^a   D'Amico, Anthony V ^a   Kadam, Dnyanesh ^a   Cormack, Robert ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endorectal balloon; Immobilization; Inter fraction motion; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDORECTAL BALLOON; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MOTION; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RECTUM;

EID: 33750703684     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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