Physical derivation of nomograms in permanent prostate brachytherapy

Brachytherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-54

  Li, Texin ^a   Fountain, Betty L ^a   Duffy, Edward W ^a  

^a Tuomey Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractional integral target dose (FITD); Integral dose; Nomogram; Prostate permanent brachytherapy; Total activity

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; PALLADIUM 103;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; NOMOGRAM; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIOACTIVITY;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 72449150550     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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