International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 406-417 , 1 June 2005

Prostate gland motion assessed with cine-magnetic resonance imaging (cine-MRI)

Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in New Orleans, Oct 6–10, 2002.

  • Michel J. Ghilezan, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
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  • David A. Jaffray, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: David A. Jaffray, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Avenue, Rm. 1B-727, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada. Tel: (416) 946-2387; Fax: (416) 946-6566
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  • Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Marcel Van Herk, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Anil Shetty, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
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  • Michael B. Sharpe, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Syed Zafar Jafri, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
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  • Frank A. Vicini, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
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  • Richard C. Matter, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
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  • Donald S. Brabbins, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
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  • Alvaro A. Martinez, M.D. (F.A.C.R.)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

Received 24 February 2003 ,Revised 24 September 2004 ,Accepted 15 October 2004.

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 This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Aging (R21/R33 AG19381) and by the U.S. Army (DAMD17-98-1-8497).

PII: S0360-3016(03)02212-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.10.017

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 62, Issue 2 , Pages 406-417 , 1 June 2005

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