Organ motion in image-guided radiotherapy: Lessons from real-time tumor-tracking radiotherapy

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-16

  Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Shimizu, Shinichi ^a   Kitamura, Kei ^a   Onimaru, Rikiya ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Four dimensional radiotherapy; Gated radiotherapy; Image guided radiotherapy; Intercepting radiotherapy; Pursuing radiotherapy; Real time tumor tracking radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; DISEASE MARKER; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; LIVER TUMOR; LUNG TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; JAPAN; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33947507744     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-006-0633-y     Document Type: Review

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