Open AccessAssessment of three-dimensional setup errors in image-guided pelvic radiotherapy for uterine and cervical cancer using kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography and its effect on planning target volume margins
Author(s) -
Nidhi Patni,
Nagarjuna Burela,
Rajesh Pasricha,
Jaswant Goyal,
Tej Prakash Soni,
Tarakant Kumar,
T. K. Natarajan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.199451
Subject(s) - image guided radiation therapy , medicine , cone beam computed tomography , radiation therapy , radiation treatment planning , nuclear medicine , cervical cancer , radiology , computed tomography , cancer
To achieve the best possible therapeutic ratio using high-precision techniques (image-guided radiation therapy/volumetric modulated arc therapy [IGRT/VMAT]) of external beam radiation therapy in cases of carcinoma cervix using kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography (kV-CBCT).