In Vivo Dosimetry With a Linear MOSFET Array to Evaluate the Urethra Dose During Permanent Implant Brachytherapy Using Iodine-125

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1266-1272

  Bloemen van Gurp, Esther J ^a   Haanstra, Björk K C ^a   Murrer, Lars H P ^a   van Gils, Francis C J M ^a   Dekker, Andre L A J ^a   Mijnheer, Ben J ^a   Lambin, Philippe ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dose evaluation; Dose verification; In vivo dosimetry; Iodine 125; MOSFET; Permanent prostate implant; Treatment planning system

Indexed keywords

DOSE VERIFICATION; IN-VIVO; IODINE-125; MOS-FET; PROSTATE IMPLANTS; TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IODINE; ONCOLOGY; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; RADIOTHERAPY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

MOSFET DEVICES;

IODINE 125; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LINEAR MOSFET ARRAY; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RECOVERY ROOM; RECTUM; SEMICONDUCTOR; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; URETHRA; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RECTUM; URETHRA;

EID: 70449725562     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.042     Document Type: Article

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