Immobilization and catheter guidance for breast brachytherapy

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-72

  Pompeu Robinson, A ^a   Kunz, M ^a   Falkson, C B ^a,b   Schreiner, L J ^a,b   Joshi, C P ^a,b   Fichtinger, G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast cancer; Guidance; Immobilization; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CATHETER; CATHETERIZATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMMOBILIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 84857628362     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-011-0600-6     Document Type: Article

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