Detection of brachytherapy seeds using ultrasound radio frequency signals

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 6147, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Wen, Xu ^a   Salcudean, S E ^a   Lawrence, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Average power; Brachytherapy dosimetry; Seed detection; Ultrasound RF signal

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; FOURIER OPTICS; IMAGE COMPRESSION; RADIO FREQUENCY AMPLIFIERS; VISUALIZATION; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

AVERAGE POWER; BRACHYTHERAPY DOSIMETRY; SEED DETECTION; ULTRASOUND RF SIGNAL;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 33745382321     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.653963     Document Type: Conference Paper

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