Gemstone spectral imaging: Determination of CT to ED conversion curves for radiotherapy treatment planning

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 173-186

  Yagi, Masashi ^a   Ueguchi, Takashi ^b   Koizumi, Masahiko ^b   Ogata, Toshiyuki ^a   Yamada, Sachiko ^b   Takahashi, Yutaka ^a   Sumida, Iori ^c   Akino, Yuichi ^a   Konishi, Koji ^a   Isohashi, Fumiaki ^a   Tomiyama, Noriyuki ^a   Yoshioka, Yasuo ^a   Ogawa, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CT to ED conversion curve; Dual energy CT; Gemstone spectral imaging; Monochromatic image; Radiotherapy treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRONS; HUMANS; ORGANS AT RISK; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84884135591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v14i5.4335     Document Type: Article

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