Fast 3D medial axis transformation to reduce computation and complexity in radiosurgery treatment planning

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2710, Issue , 1996, Pages 562-571

  Wu, Qing R ^a   Bourland, J Daniel ^a   Robb, Richard A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

RADIOSURGERY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030314767     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.237959     Document Type: Conference Paper

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