Automatic target localization and verification for on-line image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy of the spine

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-195

  Wang, Congjun ^a   Shiu, Almon ^a   Lii, MingFwu ^a   Woo, Shiao ^a   Chang, Eric L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Image registration; Image guided; Radiotherapy; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 34347368481     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600306     Document Type: Article

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