Anatomy based inverse planning in HDR prostate brachytherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-77

  Kolkman Deurloo, Inger Karine K ^a   Deleye, Xavier G J ^a   Jansen, Peter P ^a   Koper, Peter C M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; High dose rate; Inverse planning; Prostate cancer; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 4644240051     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.08.014     Document Type: Article

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