Published November 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Variations in internal target volume of a moving lung tumour: analysis of a moving phantom using four-dimensional computed tomography

  • 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata (India)

Description

A typical Four-dimensional Computed Tomography (4DCT) for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) contains images captured through the whole breathing cycle divided into ten phase-bins. However, in practice, inconsistencies in the breathing pattern and duration prevails and could potentially result in phase errors

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Medical Physics
Journal Volume
42
Journal Issue
suppl.1
Journal Page Range
p. 163-164
CODEN
JMPHFE

Conference

Title
17. Asia-Oceania Congress of Medical Physics; 38. annual conference of Association of Medical Physicists of India
Acronym
AOCMP-AMPICON 2017
Dates
4-7 Nov 2017
Place
Jaipur (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
49051796
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNGS; NEOPLASMS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATION
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; DOSES; MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY

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