CT verification of isocentre relocatability using stereotactic mask fixation system

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 280-287

  Wong, Victy Y W ^a   Tung, S Y ^a   Leung, T W ^a   Ho, K H S ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; BITE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHORDOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION; MASK; MENINGIOMA; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTAXIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0041629418     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(03)00091-8     Document Type: Article

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