Aspects of MR image distortions in radiotherapy treatment planning

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 59-73

  Fransson, Annette ^a   Andreo, Pedro ^b   Pötter, Richard ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Geometric distortion; Image registration; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radiotherapy treatment planning

Indexed keywords

BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; WHOLE BODY SCANNER;

EID: 0035101317     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00002385     Document Type: Review

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