Image enhancement techniques allowing observation of intra-fractional motion in IMRT treatment for prostate carcinoma

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 840-843

  Van Den Heuvel, F ^a   Slagmolen, P ^a   Larrew, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

IGRT; IMRT; Intrafractional movement; Prostate carcinoma; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL PHYSICS; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; UROLOGY;

CLINICAL SETTINGS; FRACTIONAL MOTION; FREE INFORMATION; IGRT; IMRT; INTRAFRACTIONAL MOVEMENT; POSITIONAL INFORMATION; PROSTATE CARCINOMA;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 77950381176     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03474-9_235     Document Type: Conference Paper

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