An application framework for computer-aided patient positioning in radiation therapy

Medical Informatics and the Internet in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 161-182

  Liebler, T ^a   Hub, M ^a   Sanner, C ^a   Schlegel, W ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optical tracking; Patient positioning; Radiotherapy; Software framework

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER LANGUAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; OPTICS; PATIENT POSITIONING; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIDEOTAPE;

COMPUTER TERMINALS; GERMANY; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 84860420144     PISSN: 14639238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639230310001613458     Document Type: Article

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