Three-dimensional conformal setup (3D-CSU) of patients using the coordinate system provided by three internal fiducial markers and two orthogonal diagnostic X-ray systems in the treatment room

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 607-612

  Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Oita, Masataka ^a   Fujita, Katsuhisa ^a   Shimizu, Shinichi ^a   Onimaru, Rikiya ^a   Uegaki, Shinji ^a   Watanabe, Yoshiharu ^a   Kato, Norio ^a   Miyasaka, Kazuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fiducial marker; Linear accelerator; Real time tumor tracking radiation therapy; Real time tumor tracking system; Rotation correction; Rotational setup error; Setup error; Three dimensional conformal setup

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TARGET VOLUME (CTV); ORGAN MOTION; ORTHOGONAL FLUOROSCOPY;

DOSIMETRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; PATIENT MONITORING; TUMORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GRAVITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

HUMANS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 4544375978     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.05.042     Document Type: Article

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