Dosimetric intercomparison for multicenter clinical trials using a patient-based anatomic pelvic phantom

Medical Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 5167-5175

  Ebert, M A ^a,b   Harrison, K M ^a   Howlett, S J ^c   Cornes, D ^d   Bulsara, M ^e   Hamilton, C S ^f   Kron, T ^g   Joseph, D J ^a,b   Denham, J W ^b,h  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine   (Australia)

^d CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^f HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical trials; dosimetric intercomparison; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; UROLOGY;

CLINICAL TRIAL; INTERCOMPARISONS; MULTI-CENTER CLINICAL TRIALS; PATIENT GEOMETRIES; PELVIC RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETERS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

PHANTOMS;

PERU TOMATO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 80052423887     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3626484     Document Type: Article

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