Lymphatic atlas-based target volume definition for intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 580, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1134-1139

  Qatarneh, S M ^a   Kiricuta, I C ^b   Brahme, A ^c   Noz, M E ^d   Ferreira, B ^c   Kim, W C ^e   Lind, B K ^c  

^a KING HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER   (Jordan)

^b Gait Lab Social Pediatric Centre Children's Clinic St Vincenz Hospital   (Germany)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated treatment planning; Lymph node atlas; Matching transformation; Radiation therapy; Segmentation; Target volume definition

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIMIZATION;

INTENSITY-MODULATED TREATMENT PLANNING; LYMPH NODE ATLAS; MATCHING TRANSFORMATION; TARGET VOLUME DEFINITION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 34548502768     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.06.105     Document Type: Article

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