Topological methods for the comparison of structures using LDR-brachytherapy of the prostate as an example

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 4959-4970

  Schiefer, H ^a   Von Toggenburg, F ^b   Seelentag, W W ^a   Plasswilm, L ^a   Ries, G ^a   Schmid, H P ^b   Leippold, T ^b   Krusche, B ^c   Roth, J ^d   Engeler, D ^b  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonsspital St Gallen Klinik fur Urologie   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN ALGEBRA; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TOPOLOGY;

CONTOURING; DOSE PARAMETERS; LDR BRACHYTHERAPY; LOCALIZED PROSTATE CANCER; LOW DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; PROSTATE CONTOURS; TOPOLOGICAL METHODS; TREATMENT QUALITY;

UROLOGY;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; EDUCATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 70349782586     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/16/008     Document Type: Article

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