Measurement of repositioning accuracy during fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for intracranial tumors using noninvasive fixation of BrainLAB radiotherapy equipment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Takahashi, Takeo ^a   Nishimura, Keiichiro ^a   Hondo, Mikito ^a   Okada, Takenori ^a   Osada, Hisato ^a   Honda, Norinari ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

BrainLAB; Noninvasive fixation; Repositioning accuracy; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FRACTIONATION; IRRADIATION; TISSUE;

FIXATION MASK; NONINVASIVE FIXATION; REPOSITIONING ACCURACY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ACCURACY; ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; IRRADIATION; MASK; MENINGIOMA; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33750349767     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.02.062     Document Type: Article

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