Optimizing image acquisition settings for cone-beam computed tomography in supine and prone breast radiotherapy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-230

  De Puysseleyr, Annemieke ^a   Veldeman, Liv ^a   Bogaert, Evelien ^a   De Wagter, Carlos ^a   De Neve, Wilfried ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Breast; Cone beam computed tomography; Prone; Supine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREAST CANCER; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PRONE POSITION; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, IMAGE-GUIDED; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 80052295113     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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