A review of image-guided radiotherapy

Radiological Physics and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-12

  Chen, George T Y ^a,b   Sharp, Gregory C ^a,b   Mori, Shinichiro ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cone beam CT; Image guided radiotherapy; Organ motion; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy imaging; Target localization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOTHERAPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 64249107057     PISSN: 18650333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12194-008-0045-y     Document Type: Article

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