Impact of multileaf collimator width on intraprostatic dose painting plans for dominant intraprostatic lesion of prostate cancer

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 144-154

  Abe, Eisuke ^a   Mizowaki, Takashi ^b   Norihisa, Yoshiki ^b   Narita, Yuuichirou ^b   Matsuo, Yukinori ^b   Narabayashi, Masaru ^b   Nagata, Yasushi ^c   Hiraoka, Masahiro ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dominant intraprostatic lesions; Dose painting; Leaf width; Multileaf collimator; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650048344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v11i4.3193     Document Type: Article

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