International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 1265-1274 , 15 March 2006

Clinical experience with a 3D surface patient setup system for alignment of partial-breast irradiation patients

This paper was presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), October 3–7, 2004, Atlanta, GA.

  • Christoph Bert, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Abteilung Biophysik, Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt, Germany
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • C.B. received a scholarship (“Doktorandenkurzstipendium”) from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Christoph Bert, M.S., GSI, Biophysik, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany. Tel: (+49) 6159-71-2947; Fax: (+49) 6159-71-2106
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  • Katherine G. Metheany, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Karen P. Doppke, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Alphonse G. Taghian, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Simon N. Powell, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • George T.Y. Chen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Received 8 August 2005 ,Revised 2 November 2005 ,Accepted 3 November 2005.

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PII: S0360-3016(05)02865-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.11.008

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 1265-1274 , 15 March 2006

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