Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 197-200 , Autumn 2006

Evaluation of bladder dose in intensity-modulated radiation therapy of the prostate

  • P.D. Higgins, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr. Patrick Higgins, University of Minnesota, Department of Therapeutic Radiology—Radiation Oncology, Minneapolis, MN 55455.
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  • R. Weaver, C.M.D.
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  • K.E. Dusenbery, M.D.

Received 7 June 2005 ,Accepted 16 December 2005.

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PII: S0958-3947(06)00044-6

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.12.016

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 197-200 , Autumn 2006

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