Elimination of ghost markers during dual sensor-based infrared tracking of multiple individual reflective markers

Medical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2008-2019

  Stroian, G ^a   Falco, T ^a   Seuntjens, J P ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic phantom; Infrared tracking of multiple individual reflective markers; Intrafraction motion; Marker crosstalk

Indexed keywords

CROSSTALK; PHANTOMS; RADIOTHERAPY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TRACKING (POSITION); TUMORS;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC PHANTOMS; INFRARED BASED SYSTEMS; INFRARED TRACKING; INFRARED TRACKING SYSTEMS; INTRAFRACTION MOTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; REAL TIME TRACKING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

MOTION TRACKING;

ARTICLE; BREATHING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DATA BASE; DUAL SENSOR BASED INFRARED TRACKING; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GHOST MARKER; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 3142714389     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1760186     Document Type: Article

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