Clinical implementation of prostate image guided radiation therapy: A prospective study to define the optimal field of interest and image registration technique using automated X-ray volumetric imaging software

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 217-226

  Moran, Meena S ^a,d   Lund, Molly W ^d   Ahmad, Munir ^a,d   Moseley, Douglas ^b,c   Waldron, Kathryn ^d   Gregory, Jayne ^d   Friedman, Franklin P ^d   Wilson, Lynn D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d William W Backus Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated image registration; Cone beam CT; ELEKTA, and X ray volumetric imaging (XVI); IGRT; Prostate; Setup correction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED X RAY VOLUMETRIC IMAGING SOFTWARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMETER; PROSTATE; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 45349086416     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460800700307     Document Type: Article

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