Influence of patient movement and anatomy alteration on the quality of 3D US-based prostate HDR brachytherapy treatment

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 484-487

  Milickovic, N ^a   Nikolova, I ^a   Tselis, N ^a   Azhari, H A ^b   Zamboglou, N ^a   Baltas, D ^a,c  

^a Klinikum Offenbach   (Germany)

^b Gono University   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

3D US; COIN; DVH; HRD brachytherapy; Prostate

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DISEASES; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL PHYSICS; NEEDLES; ONCOLOGY; UROLOGY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; COIN; DOSE-VOLUME HISTOGRAMS; HDR BRACHYTHERAPY; PATIENT MOVEMENT; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCERS; TREATMENT QUALITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 77950378892     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03474-9_136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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