Initial experience with megavoltage (MV) CT guidance for daily prostate alignments

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1517-1524

  Langen, Katja M ^a   Zhang, Yashan ^a   Andrews, Rhonda D ^a   Hurley, Monica E ^a   Meeks, Sanford L ^a   Poole, Darrell O ^a   Willoughby, Twyla R ^a   Kupelian, Patrick A ^a  

^a M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER ORLANDO   (United States)

Author keywords

image registration; Mega voltage CT; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

FIDUCIAL MARKERS; MEGAVOLTAGE DEVICES; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE GLANDS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

MARKER;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE CANCER; REGISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 22144485867     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.02.047     Document Type: Article

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