Analysis and evaluation of periodic physiological organ motion in radiotherapy treatments

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 325-329

  Díez, Sergio ^a,b   García, Javier ^b   Sendra, Francisco ^c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clinical target volume; Fluoroscopic images; Margins; Organ motion; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FLUOROSCOPY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORGAN; PERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AUTOMATION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 10044261068     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.08.023     Document Type: Article

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