How thick should CT/MR slices be to plan conformal radiotherapy? A study on the accuracy of three-dimensional volume reconstruction

Tumori

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 470-472

  Somigliana, Anna ^a   Zonca, Giancarlo ^a   Loi, Gianfranco ^a   Sichirollo, Adele Emilia ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformal radiotherapy; Slice thickness; Target volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030482050     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169608200512     Document Type: Article

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