Implementing of the offline setup correction protocol in pelvic radiotherapy: Safety margins and number of images

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Kasabašić, Mladen ^a   Faj, Dario ^a   Belaj, Nenad ^a   Faj, Zlatan ^b   Tomaš, Ilijan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b Croatian Electric Power Industry   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Pelvic neoplasms radiotherapy; Radiotherapy dosage methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIS TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SAFETY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 34248232918     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-007-0008-7     Document Type: Article

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