Hounsell et al., 1993 - Google Patents
High technology to simplify the planning and delivery of radiotherapyHounsell et al., 1993
- Document ID
- 16024853922814334417
- Author
- Hounsell A
- Marrs J
- Moore C
- Sharrock P
- Shaw A
- Wilkinson J
- Williams P
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Radiotherapy and Oncology
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Two techniques for the automatic selection of individual leaf positions of a Philips multi-leaf collimator are described. Target volumes are identified either on simulator images or on cross-sectional images from CT or MR scanners. The setting of each leaf is computed to …
- 238000001959 radiotherapy 0 title description 8
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