Comparison of prostate set-up accuracy and margins with off-line bony anatomy corrections and online implanted fiducial-based corrections

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 511-516

  Greer, P B ^a,b   Dahl, K ^a   Ebert, M A ^a,b   Wratten, C ^a,b   White, M ^a,b   Denham, J W ^a,b  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physics; Quality assurance; Radiation oncology imaging

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC BONES; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 55649100474     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.02005.x     Document Type: Article

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