International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 583-592 , 1 June 2009

Dose Recalculation and the Dose-Guided Radiation Therapy (DGRT) Process Using Megavoltage Cone-Beam CT

  • Joey Cheung, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Joey Cheung, University of California San Francisco Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1600 Divisadero St., Suite HM006, San Francisco, CA 94115. Tel: (415) 353-7179
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  • Jean-François Aubry, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
    • Département de physique, genie physique et d'optique, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
    • ,
  • Sue S. Yom, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
    • ,
  • Alexander R. Gottschalk, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
    • ,
  • Juan Carlos Celi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Care Systems Group, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Erlangen, Germany
    • currently at IBA Dosimetry, Schwarzenbruck, Germany
    • ,
  • Jean Pouliot, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA

Received 17 September 2008 ,Revised 26 November 2008 ,Accepted 19 December 2008.

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 Partly supported by Siemens Oncology Care Systems.

PII: S0360-3016(09)00029-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.12.034

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 583-592 , 1 June 2009

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