Title :
Imaging in three dimensional radiotherapy
Author :
Buhle, E. Loren, Jr. ; Altschuler, Martin D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiat. Oncology, Pennsylvania Sch. of Med., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
The use of images of a patient´s internal anatomy as the basis for the design and optimization of radiation treatment plans, the precise identification of the target disease volume and normal surrounding organs, the importance of verifying the delivery of presented therapy, and the visualization and correlation of computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging volumes to facilitate treatment are discussed
Keywords :
biomedical NMR; computerised tomography; radiation therapy; 3D radiotherapy; computer tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; medical imaging; normal surrounding organs; patient´s internal anatomy; radiation treatment plans; target disease volume; Anatomical structure; Anatomy; Biomedical applications of radiation; Biomedical imaging; Cancer; Computed tomography; Diseases; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical treatment; Neoplasms;
Conference_Titel :
Visualization in Biomedical Computing, 1990., Proceedings of the First Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2039-0
DOI :
10.1109/VBC.1990.109353
