Effect of distortions and asymmetry in MR images on radiotherapeutic treatment planning

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-50

  Prott, Franz Josef ^a,c   Haverkamp, Uwe ^d   Eich, Hans ^a   Resch, Alexandra ^b   Micke, Oliver ^a   Fischedick, Arndt René ^d   Willich, Normann ^a   Pötter, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c ST JOSEFS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Dose calculation; MRI; Quality control; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; GEOMETRY; IMAGE QUALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034688684     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(20000220)90:1<46::aid-ijc6>3.0.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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