Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 2 , Pages 191-197 , May 2010

Intra-fraction prostate displacement in radiotherapy estimated from pre- and post-treatment imaging of patients with implanted fiducial markers

  • Tomas Kron

      Affiliations

    • Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
    • Applied Physics, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer, St Andrews Place, Melbourne Victoria 3002, Australia.
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  • Jessica Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Oncology
    • ,
  • Chris Fox

      Affiliations

    • Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Ann Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Therapy; and
    • ,
  • Rebecca Owen

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Therapy; and
    • ,
  • Alan Herschtal

      Affiliations

    • Biostatisitics and Clinical Trials, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Annette Haworth

      Affiliations

    • Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
    • Applied Physics, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Keen-Hun Tai

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Oncology
    • Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
    • ,
  • Farshad Foroudi

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Oncology
    • Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

Received 1 June 2009 ,Revised 21 January 2010 ,Accepted 23 January 2010.

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PII: S0167-8140(10)00061-7

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.01.010

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 95, Issue 2 , Pages 191-197 , May 2010

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