International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 906-912 , 1 July 2009

Comparison of CT on Rails With Electronic Portal Imaging for Positioning of Prostate Cancer Patients With Implanted Fiducial Markers

  • Rebecca Owen, B. App. Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Therapy Services, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
    • School of Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Ms Rebecca Owen, Radiation Therapy Services, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Locked Bag 1, A'Beckett Street, Victoria, 8006 Australia. Tel: +61 3 9656 1111; Fax: +61 3 9656 1490
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  • Tomas Kron, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
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  • Farshad Foroudi, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.N.Z.C.R.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
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  • Alvin Milner, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
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  • Jennifer Cox, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Medical Radiation Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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  • Gillian Duchesne, M.D., F.R.A.N.Z.C.R.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
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  • Laurence Cleeve, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Surgical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
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  • Li Zhu, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
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  • Jim Cramb, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Sciences, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
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  • Laura Sparks, B. Sc. (Hons).

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Therapy Services, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia
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  • Marcus Laferlita, B. App. Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Therapy Services, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia

Received 12 August 2008 ,Revised 23 January 2009 ,Accepted 29 January 2009.

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 Presented in part at the 9th Biennial ESTRO Meeting on physics and radiation technology for clinical radiotherapy, Sept 8–13, 2007, Barcelona, Spain.

 Conflicts of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00227-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.054

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 906-912 , 1 July 2009

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