Multiple 'slow' CT scans for incorporating lung tumor mobility in radiotheraphy planning

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 932-937

  Lagerwaard, Frank J ^a   Van Sornsen de Koste, John R ^a   Nijssen Visser, Margriet R J ^a   Schuchhard Schipper, Regine H ^a   Oei, Swie Swat ^a   Munne, Aristoteles ^a   Senan, Suresh ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geometric errors; Lung cancer; Planning CT scan; Tumor mobility

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; RADIOTHERAPY;

LUNG TUMOR MOBILITY;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOVEMENT; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035889295     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01716-3     Document Type: Article

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