International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 1134-1142 , 15 July 2009

Dosimetric Effect of Prostate Motion During Helical Tomotherapy

  • Katja M. Langen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Katja M. Langen, Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, 1400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando FL 32806. Tel: (321) 841-7242; Fax: (407) 649-6895
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  • Weiguo Lu, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • TomoTherapy, Inc., Madison, WI
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  • Twyla R. Willoughby, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL
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  • Bhavin Chauhan, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL
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  • Sanford L. Meeks, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL
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  • Patrick A. Kupelian, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando, Orlando, FL
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  • Gustavo Olivera, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • TomoTherapy, Inc., Madison, WI
    • Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Received 13 June 2008 ,Revised 3 September 2008 ,Accepted 6 September 2008.

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 Funding for this research was provided in part by TomoTherapy, Inc.

 W.L. and G.O. are employees of and have a financial interest in TomoTherapy, Inc. K.M.L. has served as a consultant to Calypso Medical Technologies.

PII: S0360-3016(08)03540-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.09.035

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 4 , Pages 1134-1142 , 15 July 2009

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