An anatomically validated brachial plexus contouring method for intensity modulated radiation therapy planning

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 802-808

  Van De Velde, Joris ^a   Audenaert, Emmanuel ^a   Speleers, Bruno ^a   Vercauteren, Tom ^a   Mulliez, Thomas ^a   Vandemaele, Pieter ^a   Achten, Eric ^a   Kerckaert, Ingrid ^a   D'Herde, Katharina ^a   De Neve, Wilfried ^a   Van Hoof, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CONTOURING; CT IMAGING; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; METHODS AND MATERIALS; PROJECT FILE; SOFT TISSUE;

DISSECTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY; REPAIR;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BONE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS CONTOURING METHOD; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84886072940     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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