A new irradiation system for lung cancer combining linear accelerator, computed tomography, patient self-breath-holding, and patient-directed beam-control without respiratory monitoring devices

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-20

  Onishi, Hiroshi ^a   Kuriyama, Kengo ^a   Komiyama, Takafumi ^a   Tanaka, Shiho ^a   Sano, Naoki ^a   Aikawa, Yoshihito ^a   Tateda, Yoshihito ^a   Araki, Tsutomu ^a   Ikenaga, Satoshi ^a   Uematsu, Minoru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breath hold; CT linear accelerator; Lung cancer; Radiotherapy; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PATIENT MONITORING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TUMORS;

ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGES (EPI);

IRRADIATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; BREATHING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LUNG CANCER; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TEACHING;

EID: 0037402511     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)04414-0     Document Type: Article

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