Effect of image-guidance frequency on geometric accuracy and setup margins in radiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1330-1337

  Higgins, Jane ^a,b   Bezjak, Andrea ^a,b   Hope, Andrew ^a,b   Panzarella, Tony ^a,c   Li, Winnie ^a   Cho, John B C ^a,b   Craig, Tim ^a,b   Brade, Anthony ^a,b   Sun, Alexander ^a,b   Bissonnette, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CBCT; Cone beam computed tomography; Image guidance frequency; Lung radiotherapy; Patient setup error; setup margins

Indexed keywords

CBCT; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE GUIDANCES; LUNG RADIOTHERAPY; PATIENT SETUP; SETUP MARGINS;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; TOMOGRAPHY;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDANCE FREQUENCY; IMAGING; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; ORGANS AT RISK; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA;

EID: 79960079759     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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