International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 4 , Pages 1045-1053 , 15 March 2010

Cone Beam CT Imaging Analysis of Interfractional Variations in Bladder Volume and Position During Radiotherapy for Bladder Cancer

Portions of the data from this work were presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Boston, MA, September 21–25, 2008, the 27th Meeting of the European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Göteborg, Sweden, September 14–18, 2008, and the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology, Montreal, Canada, September 10–13, 2008.

  • Don Yee, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Don Yee, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 1Z2. Tel: (+1) 780 432 8783; Fax: (+1) 780 432 8380
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  • Matthew Parliament, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Satyapal Rathee, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Sunita Ghosh, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Lawrence Ko, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Brad Murray, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Received 28 October 2008 ,Revised 16 February 2009 ,Accepted 9 March 2009.

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 This work was funded by a grant from Varian Medical Systems.

 Conflict of interest: DY holds a research grant from Varian Medical Systems.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00456-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.022

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 4 , Pages 1045-1053 , 15 March 2010

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