Integration of an open magnetic resonance scanner in therapy simulation and three-dimensional radiation treatment planning;Einsatzmoglichkeiten eines offenen magnetresonanztomographen in der therapiesimulation und dreidimensionalen bestrahlungsplanung

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 175, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 225-231

  Schubert, Kai ^b   Wenz, Frederik ^a   Krempien, Robert ^b   Schramm, Oliver ^b   Sroka Perez, Gabriele ^b   Schraube, Peter ^b   Wannenmacher, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Distortion correction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Therapy simulation; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; RADIATION BEAM; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032587369     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02742400     Document Type: Article

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