Evolution of Computerized Radiotherapy in Radiation Oncology: Potential Problems and Solutions

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 978-986

  Levitt, Seymour H ^a,b   Perez, Carlos A ^c   Hui, Sustantha ^a   Purdy, James A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER LOCALIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 39749194492     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.10.062     Document Type: Review

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