A quality control model that uses PTV-rectal distances to predict the lowest achievable rectum dose, improves IMRT planning for patients with prostate cancer

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 352-357

  Wang, Yibing ^a   Zolnay, Andras ^a   Incrocci, Luca ^a   Joosten, Hans ^a   McNutt, Todd ^b   Heijmen, Ben ^a   Petit, Steven ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT); Overlap volume histogram (OVH); Prostate cancer; Quantitative treatment plan evaluation; Treatment plan assessment

Indexed keywords

ANUS; ARTICLE; BLADDER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR HEAD; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PENIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECTUM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY (IMRT); OVERLAP VOLUME HISTOGRAM (OVH); PROSTATE CANCER; QUANTITATIVE TREATMENT PLAN EVALUATION; TREATMENT PLAN ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; MALE; ORGANS AT RISK; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTUM;

EID: 84881476727     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.05.032     Document Type: Article

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