Investigation on effect of image lag in fluoroscopic images obtained with a dynamic flat-panel detector (FPD) on accuracy of target tracking in radiotherapy

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 723-731

  Tanaka, Rie ^a   Ichikawa, Katsuhiro ^a   Mori, Shinichiro ^b   Dobashi, Suguru ^b   Kumagai, Motoki ^b   Kawashima, Hiroki ^c   Minohara, Shinichi ^b   Sanada, Sigeru ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flat panel detector (FPD); Fluoroscopic image; Image lag; Radiotherapy; Target tracking

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; TARGET TRACKING; TEMPLATE MATCHING; TUMORS;

BLURRED EDGES; FLAT-PANEL DETECTOR; FLAT-PANEL DETECTORS; FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGES; IMAGE LAGS; LUNG TUMOR; MOVING TARGETS; PROFILE CURVES; REAL-TIME TUMOR TRACKING; TARGETS TRACKING;

RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 78649766277     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: 13499157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10059     Document Type: Article

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