RT_image: An open-source tool for investigating PET in radiation oncology

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-121

  Graves, Edward E ^a   Quon, Andrew ^a   Loo, Billy W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Image processing; Image segmentation; Positron emission tomography; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMAGE PROCESSING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34247590097     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600207     Document Type: Article

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