A comparison of kilovoltage and megavoltage cone beam CT in radiotherapy

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 173-178

  Broderick, M ^a,c   McJury, G ^a   Leech, M ^a   Coffey, M ^a   Appleyard, R ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT); Kilovoltage; Megavoltage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BEAM THERAPY; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 34548562008     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1460396907006115     Document Type: Article

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