The use of nomograms in LDR-HDR prostate brachytherapy

Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 121-124

  Pujades, Ma Carmen ^a   Camacho, Cristina ^a   Perez Calatayud, Jose ^a,b   Richart, José ^b   Gimeno, Jose ^c   Lliso, Françoise ^a   Carmona, Vicente ^a   Ballester, Facundo ^d   Crispín, Vicente ^c   Rodríguez, Silvia ^b   Tormo, Alejandro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b Hospital Clinica Benidorm   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE ONCOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Independent verification; Nomograms; Prostate brachytherapy; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192; RADIOACTIVE SEED;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE; NOMOGRAM; ORGAN SIZE; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80053438946     PISSN: 1689832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2011.24817     Document Type: Article

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