Importance of daily electronic portal imaging in radiotherapy

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 414-418

  Bell, L J ^a,b   Shakespeare, T P ^a,b   Willis, A ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Coffs Harbour Health Campus ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Electronic portal imaging; Online imaging; Patient positioning; radiotherapy; Set up accuracy; Treatment verification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOLOGIST; SPINE CANCER; TREATMENT DURATION;

HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 52049090146     PISSN: 17549477     EISSN: 17549485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2008.01959.x     Document Type: Article

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