Developing Quality Assurance Processes for Image-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Yan, Di ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiotherapy; Image guidance; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY; ANATOMIC VARIATIONS; IMAGE-GUIDED ADAPTIVE RADIATION THERAPY (IGART); MEDICINE TASK GROUPS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOTHERAPY;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 41749099931     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.08.082     Document Type: Article

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