Incremental changes verses a technological quantum leap: The additional value of intensity-modulated radiotherapy beyond image-guided radiotherapy for prostate irradiation

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 503-510

  Ratnayake, Gishan ^a   Martin, Jarad ^b   Plank, Ashley ^c   Wong, Winnie ^d  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Oncology Research Australia   (Australia)

^d Radiation Oncology Queensland   (Australia)

Author keywords

image guided radiotherapy; intensity modulated; prostate neoplasm; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; INCIDENCE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, IMAGE-GUIDED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTAL DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905853437     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12153     Document Type: Article

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