Patient setup error measurement using 3D intensity-based image registration techniques

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 259-265

  Clippe, Sébastien ^a,b   Sarrut, David ^b   Malet, Claude ^a   Miguet, Serge ^b   Ginestet, Chantal ^a   Carrie, Christian ^a  

^a CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

Author keywords

3D conformal radiotherapy; Correlation ratio; Digitally reconstructed radiographs; Image registration; Patient setup

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION METHODS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY (CRT);

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0345269965     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00083-X     Document Type: Article

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