An analysis of intratreatment and intertreatment displacements in pelvic radiotherapy using electronic portal imaging

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 683-690

  Tinger, Alfred ^a   Michalski, Jeff M ^a   Bosch, Walter R ^a   Valicenti, Richard K ^a   Low, Daniel A ^a   Myerson, Robert J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic portal imaging; Intratreatment and intertreatment displacements; Pelvic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER;

EID: 0030032525     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02057-8     Document Type: Article

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