3D ultrasound for prostate localization in radiation therapy: A comparison with implanted fiducial markers

Medical Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2403-2413

  Johnston, H ^a   Hilts, M ^a,b   Beckham, W ^a,b   Berthelet, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fiducial markers; Image guided radiation therapy; Prostate localization; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY MODULATION; RADIOTHERAPY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; FIDUCIAL MARKER; IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY; MANUAL SEGMENTATION; PLANNING TARGET VOLUMES; PROSTATE LOCALIZATION; PROSTATE POSITION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND;

UROLOGY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RELIABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 44349111802     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2924208     Document Type: Article

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