Real-time target position estimation using stereoscopic kilovoltage/megavoltage imaging and external respiratory monitoring for dynamic multileaf collimator tracking

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 269-278

  Cho, Byungchul ^a,c   Poulsen, Per Rugaard ^a,b   Sawant, Amit ^a   Ruan, Dan ^a   Keall, Paul J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dynamic multileaf collimator; external respiratory surrogate; Real time tumor tracking; respiratory tumor motion; x ray image guidance

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MULTILEAF COLLIMATORS; EXTERNAL RESPIRATORY SURROGATE; REAL-TIME TUMOR TRACKING; RESPIRATORY TUMOR MOTION; X-RAY IMAGE;

ALIGNMENT; DYNAMIC MODELS; ESTIMATION; NAVIGATION; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; RESPIRATORS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRACKING (POSITION); TUMORS; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY APPARATUS;

TARGET TRACKING;

ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; DYNAMIC MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR TRACKING SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOSCOPIC VISION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; CALIBRATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RESPIRATION; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; THORACIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650024202     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.02.052     Document Type: Article

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