Three-dimensional accuracy and interfractional reproducibility of patient fixation and positioning using a stereotactic head mask system

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1493-1504

  Karger, Christian P ^a   Jäkel, Oliver ^a   Debus, Jürgen ^a   Kuhn, Sabine ^a   Hartmann, Günther H ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fixation; Fractionated radiotherapy; Head mask; Positioning; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CLINICAL LABORATORIES; DATA ACQUISITION; PATIENT MONITORING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

REPRODUCIBILITY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AXIS; BRAIN; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMAN; MALE; MASK; NECK; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROTATION; SAFETY; STEREOTAXIS; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY FILM;

ALGORITHMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0035312748     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)01562-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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