Collaborative virtual simulation environment for radiotherapy treatment planning

Computer Graphics Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 379-390

  Cai, Wenli ^a   Walter, Stefan ^a   Karangelis, Grigorios ^a   Sakas, Georgios ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER IGD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TELEMEDICINE;

COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUME RENDERING;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0343338114     PISSN: 01677055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8659.00430     Document Type: Article

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