A comparison of CT- and ultrasound-based imaging to localize the prostate for external beam radiotherapy

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8245742	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2006	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusions: We have found that there are systematic differences between the BAT-defined prostate position compared with that estimated on CT using gold grain marker seeds.

Keywords

Verification Radiotherapy Prostate cancer Ultrasound

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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A comparison of CT- and ultrasound-based imaging to localize the prostate for external beam radiotherapy

Authors

Helen A. M.Sc., Stephen A. F.R.C.R., Jerome F.F.R., R.C.S.I., Beverley D.C.R. (T.), Vibeke N. Ph.D., Andrew Ph.D., John F.R.C.R., S. Aslam F.R.C.R., Alan P. M.Sc., David P. M.D., F.R.C.R., F.R.C.P.,