Evaluation of clinical margins via simulation of patient setup errors in prostate IMRT treatment plans

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 202-214

  Gordon, J J ^a   Crimaldi, A J ^a   Hagan, M ^a   Moore, J ^a   Siebers, J V ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

IMRT; Margins; Prostate; Radiotherapy; Setup errors

Indexed keywords

PUBLISHING; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOM ERRORS; UROLOGY;

CLINICAL TARGET VOLUMES; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MARGINS; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; PROSTATE; RANDOM SET-UP ERRORS; SETUP ERRORS;

SYSTEMATIC ERRORS;

ARTICLE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

PERU TOMATO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 33845917236     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2400842     Document Type: Article

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