A simulation of MRI based dose calculations on the basis of radiotherapy planning CT images

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1294-1302

  Eilertsen, Karsten ^a   Nilsen Tor Arne Vestad, Line ^a   Geier, Oliver ^a   Skretting, Arne ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; BONE DENSITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 51049094446     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860802256426     Document Type: Article

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