Ultrasound tracking for intra-fractional motion compensation in radiation therapy

Physica Medica

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 578-582

  Schwaab, J ^a   Prall, M ^b   Sarti, C ^a   Kaderka, R ^b   Bert, C ^b   Kurz, C ^c   Parodi, K ^c,d   Gunther M ^a,e   Jenne, J ^a,e  

^a MEDIRI GMBH   (Germany)

^b GSI HELMHOLTZZENTRUM FÜR SCHWERIONENFORSCHUNG GMBH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^e FRAUNHOFER MEVIS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Motion correction; Particle therapy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CALIBRATION; ECHOGRAPH; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMAGING SOFTWARE; IN VITRO STUDY; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIOTHERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRACKING SOFTWARE; WORKFLOW; BREATHING; DEVICES; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; ION THERAPY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; ULTRASOUND;

DOSE FRACTIONATION; HEAVY ION RADIOTHERAPY; MOVEMENT; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY, IMAGE-GUIDED; RESPIRATION; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84902272287     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: 1724191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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