Image-guided radiation therapy using computed tomography in radiotherapy
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Literature Review Image-guided radiation therapy using computed tomography in radiotherapy
The sharp dose gradients in intensity-modulated radiation therapy increase the treatment sensitivity to various interand intra-fractional uncertainties, in which a slight anatomical change may greatly alter the actual dose delivered. Image-guided radiotherapy refers to the use of advanced imaging techniques to precisely track and correct these patient-specific variations in routine treatment. I...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1460-3969,1467-1131
DOI: 10.1017/s1460396910000270