Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Delivery of Prostate Radiotherapy: Comparison With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 996-1001

  Palma, David ^a   Vollans, Emily ^a   James, Kerry ^a   Nakano, Sandy ^a   Moiseenko, Vitali ^a   Shaffer, Richard ^a   McKenzie, Michael ^a   Morris, James ^a   Otto, Karl ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy; Volumetric modulated arc therapy

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; ROTATION; TELEVISION PICTURE TUBES; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATUM; CONFORMAL; CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPIES; CONFORMAL TREATMENTS; CONFORMALITY; CRITICAL STRUCTURES; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE HOMOGENEITIES; DOSE RATES; EQUIVALENT UNIFORM DOSES; FEMORAL HEADS; IMRT PLANS; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MONITOR UNITS; ORGANS AT RISKS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE CANCERS; PROSTATE RADIOTHERAPIES; RADIATION DOSES; RELATIVE REDUCTIONS; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51849157038     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.02.047     Document Type: Article

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