The Effect of Transponder Motion on the Accuracy of the Calypso Electromagnetic Localization System

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 295-299

  Murphy, Martin J ^a   Eidens, Richard ^b   Vertatschitsch, Edward ^b   Wright, J Nelson ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Calypso Medical Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic localization; External beam radiotherapy; Respiratory motion tracking

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; POSITION MEASUREMENT; SPEED; TRANSMITTERS;

CIRCULAR TRAJECTORIES; CONSTANT SPEED; ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCALIZATION; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FREE BREATHING; LOCALIZATION SYSTEMS; MULTIPLE POINTS; RESPIRATORY MOTION TRACKING; STATIONARY COORDINATES; VELOCITY-DEPENDENT;

TRANSPONDERS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DEVICE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPONDER; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MOTION; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC;

EID: 49549105127     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.05.036     Document Type: Article

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