Improving radiotherapy planning, delivery accuracy, and normal tissue sparing using cutting edge technologies

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 303-318

  Glide Hurst, Carri K ^a   Chetty, Indrin J ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Dose calculation; Lung cancer; Motion management; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL SURROGATE TRACKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOUR DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED ADAPTIVE RADIATION THERAPY; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERNAL TARGET VOLUME; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ONCOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PNEUMATIC TOOL; RADIATION AND RADIATION RELATED PHENOMENA; RADIATION MONITORING; REAL TIME TRACKING SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR TRACKING; TUMOR VOLUME; VOLUMETRIC CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY;

EID: 84900512405     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.11.10     Document Type: Review

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