3-D portal image analysis in clinical practice: An evaluation of 2-D and 3-D analysis techniques as applied to 30 prostate cancer patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1281-1290

  Remeijer, Peter ^a   Geerlof, Erik ^a   Ploeger, Lennert ^a   Gilhuijs, Kenneth ^a   Van Herk, Marcel ^a   Lebesque, Joos V ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3 D analysis; Portal imaging; Prostate; Rotations; Setup errors

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; TECHNIQUE;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; ROTATION;

EID: 0034653323     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00468-X     Document Type: Article

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