Methods of verifying the output of the treatment planning system used for high dose rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-265

  Huckle, Aaron ^a   Al Qaisieh, Bashar ^a   Bownes, Peter ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HDR Brachytherapy; Independent verification methods; Nomograme; Prostate adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOTAL REFERENCE AIR KERMA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84860440903     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.09.022     Document Type: Article

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