• DocumentCode
    1300476
  • Title

    Toward More Precise Radiotherapy Treatment of Lung Tumors

  • Author

    Iyengar, S.S. ; Li, Xin ; Xu, Huanhuan ; Mukhopadhyay, Supratik ; Balakrishnan, N. ; Sawant, Amit ; Iyengar, Puneeth

  • Author_Institution
    Florida Int. Univ., Miami, FL, USA
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    59
  • Lastpage
    65
  • Abstract
    A computational framework for modeling the respiratory motion of lung tumors provides a 4D parametric representation that tracks, analyzes, and models movement to provide more accurate guidance in the planning and delivery of lung tumor radiotherapy.
  • Keywords
    lung; pneumodynamics; radiation therapy; solid modelling; tumours; 4D parametric representation; computational framework; lung tumor radiotherapy treatment; respiratory motion; Computational modeling; Computed tomography; Image segmentation; Lungs; Three dimensional displays; Tumors; 4D; medical computing; radiotherapy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2011.230
  • Filename
    5989783
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1300476