Interactive three dimensional inspection of patient setup in radiation therapy using digital portal images and computed tomography data

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 873-885

  Gilhuijs, Kenneth G A ^a   Drukker, Karen ^a   Touw, Adriaan ^a   Van De Ven, Peter J H ^a   Van Herk, Marcel ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D patient setup; Digitally reconstructed radiograph; Out of plane rotations; Portal imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029996059     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02183-3     Document Type: Article

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