Analysis of head motion prior to and during proton beam therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1105-1110

  Schulte, Reinhard W ^a   Fargo, Ramiz A ^b   Meinass, Helmut J ^a   Slater, Jerry D ^a   Slater, James M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer assisted; Immobilization; Motion detection; Protons; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRAIN CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MONITORING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOVEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICS; PROTONS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034237462     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00551-4     Document Type: Article

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