A "rolling average" multiple adaptive planning method to compensate for target volume changes in image-guided radiotherapy of prostate cancer

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-137

  Liu, Han ^a   Wu, Qiuwen ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiotherapy; Image guided radiation therapy; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Margins; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860727996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i1.3697     Document Type: Article

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