An application of visible human database in radiotherapy: Tutorial for image guided external radiotherapy (TIGER)

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-169

  Valentini, Vincenzo ^a   Dinapoli, Nicola ^a   Nori, Stefania ^b   Mattiucci, Gian Carlo ^a   Mantello, Giovanna ^c   Marucci, Laura ^d   Rosetto, Maria Elena ^e   Cellini, Numa ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Regionale Torrette   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Grande degli Infermi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Didactical tool; Human anatomy; Target volume definition; Visible Human Project

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

DATABASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1542393689     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2004.01.018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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