A comparison of forward and inverse planned conformal, multi segment and intensity modulated radiotherapy for the treatment of prostate and pelvic nodes

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-72

  Vaarkamp, Jaap ^a   Adams, Elizabeth J ^a   Warrington, Alan P ^a   Dearnaley, David P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CRT; IMRT; Prostate; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTI SEGMENT RADIOTHERAPY; PELVIS CANCER; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 4644244735     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.07.015     Document Type: Article

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