On the accuracy of isocenter verification with kv imaging in stereotactic radiosurgery

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 325-330

  Wiehle, Rolf ^a   Koth, Hans Jürgen ^b   Nanko, Norbert ^b   Grosu, Anca Ligia ^b   Hodapp, Norbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Universitätsklinik Freiburg ^*

Author keywords

Accuracy; Cone beam; Imaging; Linac; Precision; Radiosurgery; Stereotactic

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL TEST; PHANTOM; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; UNCERTAINTY; X RAY;

HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 65649097648     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: 1439099X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00066-009-1871-5     Document Type: Article

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