Estimating uncertainties of the geometrical range of particle radiotherapy during respiration

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 121-125

  Minohara, Shinichi ^a   Endo, Masahiro ^a   Kanai, Tatsuaki ^a   Kato, Hirotoshi ^a   Tsujii, Hirohiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dynamic CT; Organ motion; Particle radiotherapy; Water equivalent path length

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

PARTICLE RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BREATHING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIVER CANCER; LIVER SIZE; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; WAVEFORM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037402522     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00092-0     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Kanai T., Endo M., Minohara S., et al. Biophysical characteristics of HIMAC clinical irradiation system for heavy-ion radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 44:1999;201-210.
2. Endo M., Koyama-Ito H., Minohara S., et al. HIPLAN-a heavy ion treatment planning system at HIMAC. J Jpn Soc Ther Radiol Oncol. 8:1996;231-238.
3. Chen G.T.Y., Singh R.P., Castro J.R., et al. Treatment planning for heavy ion radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 5:1979;1809-1819.
4. Matsufuji N., Tomura H., Futami Y., et al. Relationship between CT number, and electron density, scatter angle, and nuclear reaction for hadron-therapy treatment planning. Phys Med Biol. 43:1998;3261-3275.
5. Kubo H.D., Hill B.C. Respiration gated radiotherapy treatment A technical study . Phys Med Biol. 41:1996;83-91.
6. Shirato H., Shimizu S., Kunieda T., et al. Physical aspects of a real-time tumor-tracking system for gated radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 48:2000;1187-1195.
7. Minohara S., Kanai T., Endo M., et al. Respiratory gated irradiation system for heavy-ion radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 47:2000;1097-1103.
8. Langen K.M., Jones D.T.L. Organ motion and its management. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 50:2001;265-278.
9. Ohata A., Tagawa N., Minagawa A., et al. Motion analysis of organ based on hierarchical motion model and ultrasonic image sequence. IEICE Trans Fundamentals (Jpn ed. J84-A:2001;1421-1430.