3D optoelectronic analysis of interfractional patient setup variability in frameless extracranial stereotactic radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 635-642

  Baroni, Guido ^a   Garibaldi, Cristina ^b   Riboldi, Marco ^a   Spadea, Maria F ^a   Catalano, Gianpiero ^b   Tagaste, Barbara ^b   Tosi, Giampiero ^b   Orecchia, Roberto ^b,c   Pedotti, Antonio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D optical tracking; Quality assurance; Radiotherapy; Stereotaxis

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; DATA REDUCTION; INFRARED RADIATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TRACKING (POSITION);

3D OPTICAL TRACKING; ANATOMIC CALIBRATION; PATIENT POSITIONS; STEREOTAXIS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUPINE POSITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; CALIBRATION; DOSE FRACTIONATION; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PRONE POSITION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUPINE POSITION; THORACIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 30544455389     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.07.964     Document Type: Article

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