An image registration scheme applied to verification of radiation therapy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue APR., 1998, Pages 413-426

  Leszczynski, K W ^a,b,c   Loose, S ^a,b   Boyko, S ^a  

^a Northeastern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER; HUMAN; PELVIS; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; RADIOTHERAPY; REGISTRATION;

EID: 0031966393     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.844.9659135     Document Type: Article

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