Evaluation of an infrared camera and X-ray system using implanted fiducials in patients with lung tumors for gated radiation therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 568-575

  Willoughby, Twyla R ^a   Forbes, Alan R ^a   Buchholz, Daniel ^a   Langen, Katja M ^a   Wagner, Thomas H ^a   Zeidan, Omar A ^a   Kupelian, Patrick A ^a   Meeks, Sanford L ^a  

^a M D ANDERSON CANCER CENTER ORLANDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathing motion; Gated radiotherapy; Implanted fiducials; Lung neoplasms

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CAMERAS; INFRARED DEVICES; PULMONARY DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BREATHING MOTION; GATED RADIOTHERAPY; IMPLANTED FIDUCIALS; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CAMERA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; LUNG TUMOR; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOVEMENT; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RESPIRATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748305705     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.029     Document Type: Article

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