The geometric accuracy of frameless stereotactic radiosurgery using a 6D robotic couch system

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Takakura, T ^a   Mizowaki, T ^b   Nakata, M ^a   Yano, S ^a   Fujimoto, T ^a   Miyabe, Y ^b   Nakamura, M ^b   Hiraoka, M ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL POINT; CORRECTION ACCURACY; FRAMELESS STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; GEOMETRIC ACCURACY; ISOCENTERS; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY; X-RAY SYSTEM;

RADIOTHERAPY; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; ROTATION; X RAY APPARATUS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FRAMELESS STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHANTOM; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROBOTICS; ROTATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; UNCERTAINTY; X RAY;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOSURGERY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROBOTICS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 71849099108     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/1/001     Document Type: Article

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