Detection of intrafractional tumour position error in radiotherapy utilizing cone beam computed tomography

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-319

  Xu, Feng ^a   Wang, Jin ^a   Bai, Sen ^b   Li, Yan ^a   Shen, Yali ^a   Zhong, Renming ^b   Jiang, Xiaoqin ^b   Xu, Qingfeng ^b  

^a Department of Abdominal Tumour ^*

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Errors; Intrafractional; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; PELVIS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX TUMOR; X RAY;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THORACIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 57049151793     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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