Comparison of setup accuracy of three different thermoplastic masks for the treatment of brain and head and neck tumors

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 155-162

  Gilbeau, Laurent ^a   Octave Prignot, Michelle ^a   Loncol, Thiery ^a,b   Renard, Laurette ^a   Scalliet, Pierre ^a   Grégoire, Vincent ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b MED 1 ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Head and neck tumor; Immobilization device; Radiotherapy; Random displacement; Setup; Systematic displacement

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACE MASK; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMULATION;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMOBILIZATION; MASKS; NECK; PLASTICS; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHOULDER; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0035252566     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(00)00280-2     Document Type: Article

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