An automated method for adaptive radiation therapy for prostate cancer patients using continuous fiducial-based tracking

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-82

  Noel, C E ^a   Santanam, L ^a   Olsen, J R ^a   Baker, K W ^a   Parikh, P J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION THERAPIES; AUTOMATED METHODS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTINUOUS TRACKING; DYNAMIC TARGET; ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING; GAMMA ANALYSIS; ISOCENTERS; MATRIX; PATIENT CASE; POTENTIAL VALUES; PROSTATE CANCERS; PROSTATE LOCALIZATION; REAL TIME TRACKING; TARGET COVERAGE; TARGET MOTIONS; TARGET VOLUMES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ROTATION;

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; ROTATION; TARGETS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TARGET TRACKING;

ACCURACY; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION DOSE; ROTATION;

AUTOMATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; ROTATION; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 71849092158     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/1/005     Document Type: Article

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