Automatic three-dimensional inspection of patient setup in radiation therapy using portal images, simulator images, and computed tomography data

Medical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 389-399

  Gilhuijs, K G A ^a   Van De Ven, P J H ^a   Van Herk, M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D patient setup; digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRR); out of plane rotations; portal imaging

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; SIMULATORS; TRANSMISSIONS;

AUTOMATIC QUANTIFICATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATA; DIGITALLY RECONSTRUCTED RADIOGRAPHS; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; OUT-OF-PLANE ROTATION; PATIENT SETUP; PORTAL IMAGING; POSITION AND ORIENTATIONS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION FIELD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029864905     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.597801     Document Type: Article

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