Reducing set-up uncertainty in the elekta stereotactic body frame using stealthstation software

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-186

  Hinson, William H ^a   Kearns, William T ^a   Ellis, Thomas L ^a   Sprinkle, Denise ^a   Cullen, Tim ^a   Smith, Phillip G ^a   Stieber, Volker W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient alignment for body radiosurgery; Stereotactic body radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOSURGERY; SIMULATION; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34347374066     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460700600305     Document Type: Article

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