A comparison of proton therapy and IMRT treatment plans for prostate radiotherapy

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 325-331

  Dowdell, S J ^a   Metcalfe, P E ^a   Morales, J E ^b   Jackson, M ^a,c   Rosenfeld, A B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated proton therapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Prostate cancer; Proton therapy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PEDIATRICS; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; UROLOGY;

INTENSITY MODULATED PROTON THERAPIES; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; INVERSE PLANNING; PROSTATE CANCERS; PROSTATE RADIOTHERAPY; PROTON THERAPY; STEP-AND-SHOOT; TREATMENT PLANS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

EID: 60749120575     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178602     Document Type: Article

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