Chapter 6 – Three-Dimensional and Conformal Treatment Planning

Chandra Burman,Margie Hunt,Chen Shou Chui,Thomas LoSasso,G Mageras,Michael J. Zelefsky,Zvi Fuks,Steven A. Leibel,C. Clifton Ling

Chapter 6 – Three-Dimensional and Conformal Treatment Planning

2002

Chandra Burman
Margie Hunt
Chen Shou Chui
Thomas LoSasso
G Mageras
Michael J. Zelefsky
Zvi Fuks
Steven A. Leibel
C. Clifton Ling

IMAGING HIGHLIGHTS □ Image acquisition for three-dimensional (3-D) conformal treatment planning will change from current x-ray film/fluoroscopic views with simulations designed to reproduce the geometry of linear accelerators and flattop couches to computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (CT/MRI).

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Computed tomography
Medical physics
Radiology
Flattop
Conformal map
Radiation treatment planning
Magnetic resonance imaging
Physics
image acquisition
Optics
Linear particle accelerator

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