Treatment delivery software for a new clinical grade ultrasound system for thermoradiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3246-3256

  Novák, Petr ^a   Moros, Eduardo G ^a   Straube, William L ^a   Myerson, Robert J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D power deposition control; Failure mode and effects analysis; Frequency blending; Hyperthermia applicator; Medical software safety; Scanned ultrasound; Simultaneous thermoradiotherapy; Superficial tumors; Treatment delivery software; Ultrasonic heating

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; BLENDING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; DEPOSITION; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; OUTAGES; POWER CONTROL; REFLECTION; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE TESTING; THERMOCOUPLES; ULTRASONICS;

FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; MEDICAL SOFTWARE; POWER DEPOSITION; THERMORADIOTHERAPY; ULTRASONIC HEATING;

PERSONAL COMPUTERS;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROL SYSTEM; DEVICE; HEATING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETRY; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 28044450152     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2064848     Document Type: Article

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