Effect of intravenous contrast on treatment planning system dose calculations in the lung

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 190-195

  Lees, J ^a   Holloway, Lois ^a,b   Fuller, M ^a   Forstner, D ^a  

^a South Western Sydney Clinical School   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contrast; Dose calculations; Lung

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOM; CONTRAST-ENHANCEMENT; DOSE CALCULATIONS; INTRAVENOUS CONTRAST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPROMIDE;

ACCURACY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOSIMETRY; LUNG CANCER; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE; SIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 27244432709     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03178715     Document Type: Article

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