The effects of motion on the dose distribution of proton radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Qamhiyeh, Sima ^a   Geismar, Dirk ^a   Pöttgen, Christoph ^a   Stuschke, Martin ^a   Farr, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Particle therapy; Prostate cancer; Retrospective study; Robustness; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866764774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v13i3.3639     Document Type: Article

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