Impact of transrectal ultrasound- and computed tomography-based seed localization on postimplant dosimetry in prostate brachytherapy

Brachytherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 255-264

  Chew, Meng Sang ^a,b   Xue, Jinyu ^a   Houser, Chris ^c   Misic, Vladimir ^c   Cao, Junsheng ^c   Cornwell, Thomas ^d   Handler, Jay ^d   Yu, Yan ^c   Gressen, Eric ^c  

^a Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Frankford Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Interobserver variability; Linked seeds; Postimplant dosimetry; Prostate brachytherapy; Transrectal ultrasound; TRUS and CT imaging

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 67349083312     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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