The relationship between the biochemical control outcomes and the quality of planning of high-dose rate brachytherapy as a boost to external beam radiotherapy for locally and locally advanced prostate cancer using the RTOG-ASTRO Phoenix definition

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 113-120

  Pellizzon, Antonio Cassio Assis ^a,b   Salvajoli, João ^a   Novaes, Paulo ^a   Maia, Maria ^a   Fogaroli, Ricardo ^a   Gides, Doglas ^a   Horriot, Rodrigues ^a  

^a A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biochemical control; Biochemical failure; External beam radiotherapy; High dose rate brachytherapy; Prostate cancer; RTOG ASTRO phoenix

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 45849088417     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14491907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5.113     Document Type: Article

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