Radiography
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 178-183 , August 2008

Validation of an external ultrasound device for bladder volume measurements in prostate conformal radiotherapy

  • Evelyn O'Shea

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Luke's Hospital, Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353(0) 1 4065107; fax: +353(0) 1 4974886.
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  • John Armstrong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Luke's Hospital, Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, Ireland
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  • Tom O'Hara

      Affiliations

    • Infosight Training and Consultancy, Midlands Innovation and Research Centre, Athlone, Ireland
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  • Louise O'Neill

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, St. Luke's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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  • Pierre Thirion

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Luke's Hospital, Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, Ireland

Received 19 September 2006 ,Revised 23 March 2007 ,Accepted 7 June 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2007.06.001

Radiography
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