Phantom and in-vivo measurements of dose exposure by image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT): MV portal images vs. kV portal images vs. cone-beam CT

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 418-423

  Walter, Cornelia ^a   Boda Heggemann, Judit ^a   Wertz, Hansjörg ^a   Loeb, Iris ^a   Rahn, Angelika ^a   Lohr, Frank ^a   Wenz, Frederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Image guided radiotherapy (IGRT); In vivo dosimetry; kV portal imaging; MV portal imaging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECTUM;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS;

EID: 36749080367     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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