International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 73, Issue 5 , Pages 1404-1413 , 1 April 2009

Comparison of Spine, Carina, and Tumor as Registration Landmarks for Volumetric Image-Guided Lung Radiotherapy

  • Jane Higgins, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Jane Higgins, B.Sc., Cobalt Lounge, 2B, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G 2M9 Canada. Tel: (416) 946-4501, ext. 4949; Fax: (416) 946-2019
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  • Andrea Bezjak, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Kevin Franks, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • St. James Institute of Oncology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, National Health Service Trust, Leeds, England
    • ,
  • Lisa W. Le, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • Department of Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • B.C. Cho, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • David Payne, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • ,
  • Jean-Pierre Bissonnette, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
    • University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Received 8 April 2008 ,Revised 27 June 2008 ,Accepted 29 June 2008.

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 Supported in part by Elekta Inc., B. Research Grant, and the McNaughton Fund for Thoracic Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.

 Presented in part at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Los Angeles, CA, October 28 to November 1, 2007.

 Conflict of interest: Potential, supported by Elekta, Inc.

PII: S0360-3016(08)02977-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.1926

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 73, Issue 5 , Pages 1404-1413 , 1 April 2009

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