Initial evaluation of a four-dimensional computed tomography system, using a programmable motor

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 50-65

  Simon, Luc ^a,b   Giraud, Philippe ^a   Servois, Vincent ^a   Rosenwald, Jean Claude ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b Département d'Imagerie Médicale ^*  (France)

Author keywords

4D CT; Organ motion; Programmable phantom; Quality control; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREATHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LUNG TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RESPIRATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548283015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v7i4.2301     Document Type: Article

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