Patterns of patient movement during frameless image-guided radiosurgery

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1400-1408

  Murphy, Martin J ^a   Chang, Steven D ^a   Gibbs, Iris C ^a   Le, Quynh Thu ^a   Hai, Jenny ^a   Kim, Daniel ^a   Martin, David P ^a   Adler Jr , John R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frameless radiosurgery; Image guidance; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); IMAGING SYSTEMS; TUMORS; X RAY CAMERAS;

PATIENT MOVEMENTS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONGENITAL BLOOD VESSEL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PANCREAS SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOSURGERY; SKULL SURGERY; SPINE SURGERY; TUMOR; X RAY;

EID: 0345700623     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)04597-2     Document Type: Article

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