A computerized remote table control for fast on-line patient repositioning: Implementation and clinical feasibility

Medical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 354-358

  Bell, A ^a   Petrascu, O ^a   Van De Vondel, I ^a   Coppens, L ^a   Linthout, N ^a   Verellen, D ^a   Storme, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computer; On line setup corrections; Portal imaging; Remote couch control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REMOTE CONTROL;

CLINICAL FEASIBILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICES; ON-LINE SETUP CORRECTION; PATIENT REPOSITIONING; PORTAL IMAGING; STANDARD DEVIATION; SYSTEMATIC DEVIATION; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

ROTATION;

ARTICLE; BED; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0343621485     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598838     Document Type: Article

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