Treatment of exceptionally large prostate cancer patients with low-energy intensity-modulated photons

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 43-49

  Sun, Mei ^a   Ma, Lijun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IMRT; Prostate cancer; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; OBESITY; PHOTON; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE;

BODY SIZE; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHOTONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 34548223094     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v7i4.2263     Document Type: Article

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