Optimized hybrid megavoltage-kilovoltage imaging protocol for volumetric prostate arc therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 595-604

  Liu, Wu ^a   Wiersma, Rodney D ^a   Xing, Lei ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrafraction prostate motion; onboard imaging; volumetric arc therapy

Indexed keywords

ARC THERAPY; HIGH CONFIDENCE; IMAGING PROTOCOL; INTRAFRACTION PROSTATE MOTION; MEGAVOLTAGE; ONBOARD IMAGING; PHANTOM MEASUREMENTS; POSITION INFORMATION; PROSTATE POSITION; REAL TIME; TARGET MOTIONS; TRACKING TECHNIQUES; VIEWING ANGLE; VOLUMETRIC ARC THERAPY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; RADIOTHERAPY; ROTATION;

MONITORING;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUOROSCOPY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIOTHERAPY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; CINERADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROCEDURES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION;

CINERADIOGRAPHY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; GOLD; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MOVEMENT; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

GOLD;

EID: 84755161060     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.11.056     Document Type: Article

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