Automatic localization of the prostate for on-line or off-line image-guided radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 623-635

  Smitsmans, Monique H P ^a   Wolthaus, Jochem W H ^a   Artignan, Xavier ^b   De Bois, Josien ^a   Jaffray, David A ^c   Lebesque, Joos V ^a   Van Herk, Marcel ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automatic prostate localization; Gray value registration; On line and off line image guided radiotherapy; Prostate and seminal vesicles; Repeat CT scans

Indexed keywords

IMAGE-GUIDED RADIO THERAPY; ORGAN MOTION; PROSTATE LOCALIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH RISKS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; TUMORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; REFERENCE VALUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SEMINAL VESICLES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4544290703     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.05.027     Document Type: Article

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