On-line implant reconstruction in HDR brachytherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-59

  Kolkman Deurloo, Inger Karine K ^a   De Kruijf, Wilhelmus J M ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Filmless planning; Image distortions; Reconstruction accuracy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; FLUOROSCOPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMPLANT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NEOPLASMS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 31144447297     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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