Feasibility of using the micro CT imaging system as the conformal radiation therapy facility for small animals

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 7258, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Tu, Shu Ju ^a   Hsieh, Hui Ling ^a   Chao, Tsi Chian ^a   Lee, Chung Chi ^a  

^a Graduate Institute of Medical Physics and Imaging Science   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conray; Contrast agent; Dose conformity; Dose enhancement; Micro CT; Molecular imaging; Percentage dose distribution; Small animal irradiation

Indexed keywords

CONRAY; CONTRAST AGENT; DOSE CONFORMITY; DOSE ENHANCEMENT; MICRO CT; MOLECULAR IMAGING; PERCENTAGE DOSE DISTRIBUTION; SMALL ANIMAL IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IRRADIATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RADIATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RESEARCH; SCANNING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 66749102213     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.813598     Document Type: Conference Paper

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