Dose gradient near target-normal structure interface for nonisocentric cyberknife and isocentric intensity-modulated body radiotherapy for prostate cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-63

  Hossain, Sabbir ^a   Xia, Ping ^a   Huang, Kim ^a   Descovich, Martina ^a   Chuang, Cynthia ^a   Gottschalk, Alexander R ^a   Roach III, MacK ^a   Ma, Lijun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CyberKnife; dose falloff; dose gradient; hypofractionation; IMRT; intensity modulated radiotherapy; prostate cancer; SBRT; stereotactic body radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYBERKNIFE; DOSE FALLOFF; DOSE GRADIENTS; HYPOFRACTIONATION; IMRT; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; PROSTATE CANCERS; SBRT; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY;

DISEASES; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CYBERKNIFE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTUM; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 77955927836     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.1752     Document Type: Article

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