Calculation of rotational setup error using the real-time tracking radiation therapy (RTRT) system and its application to the treatment of spinal schwannoma

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 939-947

  Onimaru, Rikiya ^a   Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Aoyama, Hidefumi ^a   Kitakura, Kei ^a   Seki, Toshitaka ^a   Hida, Kazutoshi ^a   Fujita, Katsuhisa ^a   Kagei, Kenji ^a   Nishioka, Takeshi ^a   Kunieda, Tatsuya ^b   Iwasaki, Yoshinobu ^a   Miyasaka, Kazuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mitsubishi Electronics Company   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dislocation; Gold markers; Real time tumor tracking system; Rotation; Schwannoma; Setup error; Spinal cord; Translation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMOMA; ONCOLOGY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 18744416987     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)03014-6     Document Type: Article

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