Clinical Applications of a CT-Simulator: Precision Treatment Planning and Portal Marking in Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is frequently treated with radiation using opposed tangent portals to the involved breast, including the chest wall. Presented is a method for simulating such treatment fields on a CT simulator. A short series of CT images provides a three dimensional model for treatment planning prior...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists 1990, Vol.15 (3), p.113-117
1. Verfasser:	Heidtman, Cynthia M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	3-D treatment planning Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy Breast radiotherapy Computer Graphics CT simulator Female Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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