Comparison of Repositioning Accuracy of Two Commercially Available Immobilization Systems for Treatment of Head-and-Neck Tumors Using Simulation Computed Tomography Imaging

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1389-1396

  Rotondo, Ronny L ^a   Sultanem, Khalil ^a   Lavoie, Isabelle ^a   Skelly, Julie ^a   Raymond, Luc ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Head and neck tumor; Immobilization; Mask system; Radiotherapy; Repositioning accuracy

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

ACCUFIX SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEMS; MEAN SYSTEMIC ERROR; VECTOR DISPLACEMENT ERRORS;

ONCOLOGY;

CARBON FIBER;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MASKS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40949126036     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.08.035     Document Type: Article

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