A finite state model for respiratory motion analysis in image guided radiation therapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 5357-5372

  Wu, Huanmei ^a   Sharp, Gregory C ^b   Salzberg, Betty ^a   Kaeli, David ^c   Shirato, Hiroki ^d   Jiang, Steve B ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Northeastern University   (United States)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPHRAGMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE AUTOMATA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE BEAM TRACKING; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BREATHING STATE; RESPIRATORY GATING; RESPIRATORY MOTION; TUMOR MOTION;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

ACCURACY; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING RATE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; EXHALATION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INHALATION; LUNG TUMOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DETECTION; SPIROMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 11044232950     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/49/23/012     Document Type: Article

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