Benchmark test cases for evaluation of computer-based methods for detection of setup errors: Realistic digitally reconstructed electronic portal images with known setup errors

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 199-204

  Fritsch, Daniel S ^a   Raghavan, Suraj ^a   Boxwala, Aziz ^a   Earnhart, Jon ^a   Tracton, Gregg ^a   Cullip, Timothy ^a   Chaney, Edward L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

digitally reconstructed radiographs; image registration; portal imaging; treatment verification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NONHUMAN; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0031054189     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00479-8     Document Type: Article

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