Verification of In-Treatment Tumor Position Using Kilovoltage Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: A Preliminary Study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 970-973

  Nakagawa, Keiichi ^a   Yamashita, Hideomi ^a   Shiraishi, Kenshiro ^a   Igaki, Hiroshi ^a   Terahara, Atsuro ^a   Nakamura, Naoki ^a   Ohtomo, Kuni ^a   Saegusa, Shigeki ^a   Shiraki, Takashi ^a   Oritate, Takashi ^a   Yoda, Kiyoshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Elekta K K   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Quality assurance; Rotational therapy; SRT

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; TUMORS;

BEAM IRRADIATION; CONE-BEAM CT; ROTATIONAL BEAM; ROTATIONAL THERAPY;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG TUMOR; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 35548988838     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.08.026     Document Type: Article

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