Positional reproducibility and effects of a rectal balloon in prostate cancer radiotherapy

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 894-903

  Cho, Jae Ho ^a   Lee, Chang Geol ^a   Kang, Dae Ryong ^b   Kim, Jooho ^a   Lee, Sangkyu ^a   Suh, Chang Ok ^a   Seong, Jinsil ^a   Suh, Yang Gun ^a   Lee, Ikjae ^a   Kim, Gwi Eon ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3D conformal radio therapy; Acute toxicity; Intensity modulated; Prostatic neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Rectal balloon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION RESPONSE; RECTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BALLOON DILATATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75349112370     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.5.894     Document Type: Article

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