Accuracy and Reproducibility of Conformal Radiotherapy using Data from a Randomised Controlled Trial of Conformal Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer (MRC RT01, ISRCTN47772397)

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 582-590

  Stanley, S ^a   Griffiths, S ^a   Sydes, M R ^b   Moore, A R ^c   Syndikus, I ^d   Dearnaley, D P ^e  

^a ST JAMES S INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; controlled trial; portal imaging; prostate cancer; reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 51249109060     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.04.019     Document Type: Article

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