Electronic portal imaging with on-line correction of setup error in thoracic irradiation: Clinical evaluation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 967-976

  Van De Steene, J ^a   Van Den Heuvel, F ^a   Bel, A ^a   Verellen, D ^a   De Mey, J ^a   Noppen, M ^a   De Beukeleer, M ^a   Storme, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decision rules; EPID; Lung tumors; Quality control; Setup errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031895830     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00925-5     Document Type: Article

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