Interactive contour delineation and refinement in treatment planning of image-guided radiation therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 141-166

  Zhou, Wu ^a   Xie, Yaoqin ^a  

^a SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Contour delineation; Curve refinement; IGRT; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891771166     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15269914     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v15i1.4499     Document Type: Article

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