Three-dimensional treatment planning using electrocardiographically gated multi-detector row CT

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 235-239

  Yamada, Kazunari ^a,b   Soejima, Toshinori ^a   Minami, Toshiaki ^a   Yoden, Eisaku ^a   Watanabe, Yuichi ^a   Takenaka, Daisuke ^a   Imai, Masatake ^a   Okayama, Takanobu ^a   Fujii, Masahiko ^a   Sugimura, Kazuro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TENRI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT); Organ motion; Radiotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

CARDIAC CYCLES;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHICALLY GATED MULTI DETECTOR ROW COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TARGET ORGAN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037402937     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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