Comparison of different registration methods and landmarks for image-guided radiation therapy of pulmonary tumors

Abstract Background To compare the accuracy, advantages and disadvantages of automatic registration methods at different anatomical-sites for thoracic image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT). Methods The Varian-IX IGRT system was used to perform a manual registration of the images collected on the fir...

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Main Authors: Xiaohui Cao, Ming Liu, Fushan Zhai, Nan Li, Chaoen Bao, Yinliang Liu, Gang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12880-019-0343-3