Intrafraction Motion of the Prostate During External-Beam Radiation Therapy: Analysis of 427 Patients with Implanted Fiducial Markers

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 419-425

  Kotte, Alexis N T J ^a   Hofman, Pieter ^a   Lagendijk, Jan J W ^a   van Vulpen, Marco ^a   van der Heide, Uulke A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fiducial markers; Intrafraction motion; Position verification; Prostate

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; IRRADIATION; ONCOLOGY;

FIDUCIAL MARKERS; INTRAFRACTION MOTION; POSITION VERIFICATION; PROSTATE;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

GOLD; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 34548474887     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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