A multi-region algorithm for markerless beam's-eye view lung tumor tracking

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 5585-5598

  Rottmann, J ^a,b   Aristophanous, M ^a   Chen, A ^a   Court, L ^a   Berbeco, R ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTRONICS; FIDUCIAL MARKER; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONICS; FIDUCIAL MARKERS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOVEMENT; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 78149289117     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/18/021     Document Type: Article

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