Dose-Volume Differences for Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Segmentation and Planning for Proton Prostate Cancer Therapy

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8237114	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2008	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Using MRI to delineate the prostate results in more accurate target definition and a smaller target volume compared with CT, allowing for improved target coverage and decreased doses to critical normal structures.

Keywords

Treatment planning MRI segmentation Proton therapy Prostate

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Dose-Volume Differences for Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Segmentation and Planning for Proton Prostate Cancer Therapy

Authors

Anamaria R. M.D., Carlos E. M.D., Aaron B.S., Debbie C.M.D., Kenneth M.D., Sameer M.D., Daniel Ph.D., Nancy P. M.D., Zuofeng Ds.C.,