Real-time correction of magnetic field inhomogeneity-induced image distortions for MRI-guided conventional and proton radiotherapy

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 289-297

  Crijns, S P M ^a   Raaymakers, B W ^a   Lagendijk, J J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONTOURS; DEPTH CURVE; DISTORTION CORRECTION; GEOMETRICAL DISTORTION; GRADIENT STRENGTH; IMAGE DISTORTIONS; IMAGE GUIDANCES; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; IN-VIVO; INHOMOGENEITIES; INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTICS; LAG-TIME; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD INHOMOGENEITIES; MAXIMUM DISPLACEMENT; MR IMAGES; PLAN ADAPTATION; PROSTATE RADIOTHERAPY; PROTON RADIOTHERAPY; REAL-TIME CORRECTIONS; REGULAR GRIDS; RESIDUAL DEFORMATION; SOFT TISSUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DEFORMATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

PROTON;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETISM; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETICS; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79551677546     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/1/017     Document Type: Article

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