Justification for inter-fraction correction of catheter movement in fractionated high dose-rate brachytherapy treatment of prostate cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-258

  Simnor, Tania ^a   Li, Sonia ^a   Lowe, Gerry ^a   Ostler, Peter ^a   Bryant, Linda ^a   Chapman, Caroline ^a   Inchley, Dave ^a   Hoskin, Peter J ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheter movement; HDR brachytherapy; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETHRA;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CATHETERIZATION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70350500682     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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