Electromagnetic transponders indicate prostate size increase followed by decrease during the course of external beam radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1350-1357

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WHEELING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WHEELING JESUIT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Puget Sound Health Care System   (United States)

Author keywords

Calypso; External beam radiation; Fiducials; Prostate; Volume changes

Indexed keywords

CALYPSO; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIATION; FIDUCIALS; PROSTATE; VOLUME CHANGES;

DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GEOMETRY; RADIATION; SHRINKAGE; TRANSPONDERS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANDROGEN;

AGED; ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FIDUCIAL MARKERS; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; ROBOTICS; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 79952707348     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.12.053     Document Type: Article

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