Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Delivery of Prostate Radiotherapy: In Regard to Palma et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;70:996-1001)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1286-

  Ost, Piet ^a   Fonteyne, Valérie ^a   De Neve, Wilfried ^a   De Gersem, Werner ^a   De Wagter, Carlos ^a   Vandecasteele, Katrien ^a   Duprez, Fréderic ^a   De Meerleer, Gert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MALE; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITOR; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY; VOLUMETRY;

CALIBRATION; HUMANS; MALE; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 61349178884     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.008     Document Type: Letter

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