Emerging technologies in prostate cancer radiation therapy: Improving the therapeutic window

Cancer Control

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 223-232

  Biagioli, Matthew C ^a   Hoffe, Sarah E ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CYBERKNIFE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTON THERAPY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TECHNOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 77958586799     PISSN: 10732748     EISSN: 15262359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107327481001700403     Document Type: Review

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