Optimizing 4D cone-beam CT acquisition protocol for external beam radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1211-1219

  Li, Tianfang ^a   Xing, Lei ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Four dimensional cone beam CT; Image guided radiotherapy; Optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE QUALITY; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY;

FOUR DIMENSIONAL CONE BEAM CT; GANTRY ROTATION SPEED; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; X RAY PULSE RATE;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PHYSICS;

HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 33847321630     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.10.024     Document Type: Article

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