2D/3D Image fusion for accurate target localization and evaluation of a mask based stereotactic system in fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy of cranial lesions

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4557-4566

  Jin, Jian Yue ^a   Ryu, Samuel ^a   Faber, Kathleen ^a   Mikkelsen, Tom ^a   Chen, Qing ^a   Li, Shidong ^a   Movsas, Benjamin ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy; Image fusion; Image guidance; Position accuracy; Thermal plastic mask fixation

Indexed keywords

PHANTOMS; RADIOTHERAPY; REMOTE CONTROL;

EXTRACRANIAL RADIOSURGERY; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS; IMAGE GUIDANCES; POSITION ACCURACY; PRECISE TARGET POSITIONING; THERMAL PLASTICS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGE;

IMAGE FUSION;

ARTICLE; FRACTIONATED STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33845325809     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2392605     Document Type: Article

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