Assessment of Spatial Uncertainties in the Radiotherapy Process With the Novalis System

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 549-557

  Hayashi, Naoki ^a,b   Obata, Yasunori ^b   Uchiyama, Yukio ^c   Mori, Yoshimasa ^a   Hashizume, Chisa ^a   Kobayashi, Tatsuya ^a  

^a NAGOYA KYORITSU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geometrical accuracy; Image guided radiotherapy; Patient setup; Spatial uncertainty; Stereotactic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL ACCURACY; IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; PATIENT SETUP; SPATIAL UNCERTAINTY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INFRARED DEVICES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOTHERAPY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VERIFICATION;

IMAGE FUSION;

MICROSPHERE;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 69549122373     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.080     Document Type: Article

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