Real-time intra-fraction-motion tracking using the treatment couch: A feasibility study

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 4021-4033

  D'Souza, Warren D ^a   Naqvi, Shahid A ^a   Yu, Cedric X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; PATIENT TREATMENT; PULMONARY DISEASES; ROBOTICS; TUMORS;

COUCH MOTION; GATING TECHNIQUES; REAL-TIME INTRA-FRACTION-MOTION TRACKING; TUMOR MOTION;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION FIELD; REAL TIME ECHOGRAPHY; ROBOTICS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; IMMOBILIZATION; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTURE; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; ROBOTICS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 24044543599     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/17/007     Document Type: Article

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