Comparisons of the impact of systematic uncertainties in patient setup and prostate motion on doses to the target among different plans for definitive external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-61

  Zhu, SuYu ^a   Mizowaki, Takashi ^a   Norihisa, Yoshiki ^a   Takayama, Kenji ^a   Nagata, Yasushi ^a   Hiraoka, Masahiro ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamic arc 3D CRT; IMRT; Prostate cancer; Systematic uncertainties

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 40149097279     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-007-0724-4     Document Type: Article

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