Technical aspects of image-guided respiration-gated radiation therapy

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-151

  Jiang, Steve B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

IGRT; IMRT

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; GATED IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGING; LUNG CANCER; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 33646254137     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.12.005     Document Type: Article

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