RapidArc radiotherapy planning for prostate cancer: Single-arc and double-arc techniques vs. intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 87-91

  Sze, Henry C K ^a   Lee, Michael C H ^a   Hung, Wai Man ^a   Yau, Tsz Kok ^a   Lee, Anne W M ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

IMRT; Prostate cancer; Radiotherapy; RapidArc

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFORMITY INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MONITOR UNIT; PLANNING TARGET VOLUME; PLANNING TARGET VOLUME HOTSPOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RAPIDARC RADIOTHERAPY; RECTUM; SEMINAL VESICLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84856787051     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: 18734022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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