Use of maximum intensity projections (MIP) for target volume generation in 4DCT scans for lung cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 253-260

  Underberg, René W M ^a   Lagerwaard, Frank J ^a   Slotman, Ben J ^a   Cuijpers, Johan P ^a   Senan, Suresh ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

4DCT scans; Internal target volume; Lung cancer; Maximum intensity projection

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TUMORS;

4DCT SCANS; INTERNAL TARGET VOLUME; LUNG CANCER; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG CANCER; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME; BREATHING; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOVEMENT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RESPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26944441695     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.05.045     Document Type: Article

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