Patient-specific three-dimensional concomitant dose from cone beam computed tomography exposure in image-guided radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 419-426

  Spezi, Emiliano ^a   Downes, Patrick ^a   Jarvis, Richard ^a   Radu, Emil ^a   Staffurth, John ^b  

^a VELINDRE CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBCT; Cone beam computed tomography; IGRT; Image guided radiotherapy; Imaging dose to organs; MC; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

CBCT; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; IGRT; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGING DOSE; MC; MONTE CARLO;

OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE; FEMUR HEAD; HEAD; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; NECK; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECTUM; THORAX;

BRAIN STEM; CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE; FEMUR HEAD; HEAD; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NECK; ORGANS AT RISK; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, IMAGE-GUIDED; RECTUM; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84859879931     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1972     Document Type: Article

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