International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 236-246 , 1 September 2008

Intrafractional Motion of the Prostate During Hypofractionated Radiotherapy

  • Yaoqin Xie, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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  • David Djajaputra, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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  • Christopher R. King, Ph.D., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
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  • Sabbir Hossain, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Lijun Ma, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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  • Lei Xing, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Lei Xing, Ph.D., Stanford University School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology, 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5847. Tel: (650) 498-7896; Fax: (650) 498-4015

Received 7 December 2007 ,Revised 10 April 2008 ,Accepted 29 April 2008.

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 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(08)00808-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.04.051

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 72, Issue 1 , Pages 236-246 , 1 September 2008

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