Setup verification and in vivo dosimetry during intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) for prostate cancer

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3205-3210

  Soriani, Antonella ^a   Landoni, Valeria ^a   Marzi, Simona ^a   Iaccarino, Giuseppe ^a   Saracino, Biancamaria ^a   Arcangeli, Giorgio ^a   Benassi, Marcello ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

In vivo dosimetry; IORT; MOSFET; Prostate therapy

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; MOSFET DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; UROLOGY;

HIGH DOSE-PER-PULSE; IN-VIVO; INTRAOPERATIVE ELECTRONS; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIATION THERAPIES; IORT; MOS-FET; PROSTATE THERAPY; RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; RADIATION DOSE; SAFETY; URETHRA;

EID: 34547489629     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2750965     Document Type: Article

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