Planning and implementing an implanted fiducial programme for prostate cancer radiation therapy

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-424

  Thompson, A ^a   Fox, C ^a   Foroudi, F ^a   Styles, C ^a   Tai, K H ^a   Owen, R ^a   Laferlita, M ^a  

^a PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fiducial markers; Image guidance; Prostate neoplasms

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CONTRAST MEDIA; GOLD; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52049088946     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.01978.x     Document Type: Article

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