Measurements of patient's setup variation in intensity-modulated radiation therapy of head and neck cancer using electronic portal imaging device

Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Naiyanet, N ^a   Oonsiri, S ^b   Lertbutsayanukul, C ^a   Suriyapee, S ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CTV to PTV margin; Electronic portal imaging; Head and neck cancer; IMRT

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE; ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING DEVICE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; RADIATION BEAM; RANDOM ERROR; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

EID: 51049090340     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18235530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2349/biij.3.1.e30     Document Type: Article

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