Dosimetric feasibility of cone-beam CT-based treatment planning compared to CT-based treatment planning

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1553-1561

  Yoo, Sua ^a   Yin, Fang Fang ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; HU values; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE;

CONE-BEAM CT; HU VALUES; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

POLITEF;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG CANCER; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33751177982     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.08.031     Document Type: Article

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