Evolution of the use of the portal imaging device: Prospective study over three periods;Évolution des concepts d'utilisation de l'imagerie électronique: étude prospective sur trois périodes

Cancer/Radiotherapie

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 40-53

  Barillot, I ^a   Maingon, P ^a   Truc, G ^a   D'Hombres, A ^a   Steyer, B ^a   Naudy, S ^a   Horiot, J C ^a  

^a CENTRE GEORGES FRANÇOIS LECLERC   (France)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Pelvis; Portal imaging; Radiotherapy; Setup

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ELECTRONICS; EVOLUTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOTHERAPY;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PORTAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034054890     PISSN: 12783218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1278-3218(00)88651-5     Document Type: Article

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