Surface laser scanning to routinely produce casts for patient immobilization during radiotherapy

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 150-153

  McKernan, B ^a   Bydder, S A ^a,b   Deans, T ^a   Nixon, M A ^c   Joseph, D J ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Applied Research Associates NZ Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Laser; Radiotherapy; Scanner

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LASER; PATIENT MOBILITY; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WORKLOAD;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LASERS; MASKS; MOVEMENT; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 33947250914     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01686.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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