Retrospective attenuation correction of PET data for radiotherapy planning using a free breathing CT

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-48

  Fitton, Isabelle ^a,b   Steenbakkers, Roel J H M ^b   Zijp, Lambert ^b   Duppen, Joop C ^b   Comans, Emile F I ^c   Muller, Saar H ^b   Nowak, Peter J C M ^d   Rasch, Coen R N ^b   van Herk, Marcel ^b  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attenuation correction; Lung cancer; Target delineation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG CANCER; LYMPH NODE; MALE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RESPIRATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34047102293     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.02.010     Document Type: Article

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