Dosimetric impact of image-guided translational isocenter correction for 3-D conformal radiotherapy of the prostate;Einfluss von bildgestützter translatorischer isozentrumskorrektur auf die dosisverteilung bei 3-D-konformationsbestrahlung der prostata

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 203-210

  Wertz, Hansjoerg ^a   Lohr, Frank ^b   Dobler, Barbara ^b   Mai, Sabine ^b   Wenz, Frederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dose distribution; Imaged guided radiotherapy; Isocenter correction; Prostate motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE CANCER; SEMINAL VESICLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34147133710     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-007-1619-z     Document Type: Article

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