A novel support system for patient immobilization and transportation for daily computed tomographic localization of target prior to radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1102-1108

  Nemoto, Kenji ^a   Seiji, Kazumasa ^b   Sasaki, Kazuya ^b   Kasamatsu, Nobutaka ^b   Fujishima, Toshie ^b   Ogawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Ariga, Hisanori ^a   Takeda, Ken ^a   Kimura, Tokihisa ^b   Yamada, Shogo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Furukawa City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Daily localization; Lung tumor; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ERROR ANALYSIS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; TUMORS;

PATIENT IMMOBILIZATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VACUUM;

EID: 0242669955     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)04513-3     Document Type: Article

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