Electromagnetic Tracking of Intrafraction Prostate Displacement in Patients Externally Immobilized in the Prone Position

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 490-495

  Bittner, Nathan ^a   Butler, Wayne M ^b   Reed, Joshua L ^b   Murray, Brian C ^b   Kurko, Brian S ^b   Wallner, Kent E ^c   Merrick, Gregory S ^b  

^a Tacoma/Valley Radiation Oncology Centers   (United States)

^b WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic tracking; Localization; Prostate cancer; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR POSTERIORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION THERAPY; IMMOBILIZATION DEVICES; ISOCENTERS; LATERAL DIMENSION; LOCALIZATION; LOCALIZATION SYSTEM; PRONE POSITION; PROSTATE CANCERS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; REAL TIME MONITORING; SUPINE POSITION;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; TIME MEASUREMENT; TRANSPONDERS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOFREQUENCY;

AGED; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MOVEMENT; PRONE POSITION; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951774760     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.05.033     Document Type: Article

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