Motion adaptive x-ray therapy: A feasibility study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-10

  Keall, P J ^a   Kini, V R ^a   Vedam, S S ^b   Mohan, R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BREATHING; COLLIMATOR; MOTION; MOTION ADAPTIVE XRAY THERAPY; OSCILLATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAYS;

EID: 0035136220     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/1/301     Document Type: Article

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