Volumetric imaging by megavoltage computed tomography for assessment of internal organ motion during radiotherapy for cervical cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1590-1595

  Collen, Christine ^a   Engels, Benedikt ^a   Duchateau, Michael ^a   Tournel, Koen ^a   De Ridder, Mark ^a   Bral, Samuel ^a   Verellen, Dirk ^a   Storme, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; IMRT; MVCT imaging; Organ motion; Treatment margins

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL CANCERS; IMRT; MVCT IMAGING; ORGAN MOTION; TREATMENT MARGINS;

PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEGAVOLTAGE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX MOTION; UTERINE MOTION; VOLUMETRY; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; RECTUM; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; UTERUS;

CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY; MOVEMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RECTUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; UTERUS;

EID: 77955495946     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.021     Document Type: Article

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