Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 151-156 , Autumn 2007

Monte Carlo Calculation of Rectal Dose When Using an Intrarectal Balloon During Prostate Radiation Therapy

  • Jun S. Song, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Dr. Jun S. Song, Ph.D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Biostatistics, Mail Stop LW225, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115.
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  • Laurence E. Court, Ph.D.
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  • Robert A. Cormack, Ph.D.

Received 6 November 2006 ,Accepted 15 November 2006.

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PII: S0958-3947(06)00172-5

doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2006.11.002

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 32, Issue 3 , Pages 151-156 , Autumn 2007

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