Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 102, Issue 2 , Pages 198-205 , February 2012

Clinical comparison of positional accuracy and stability between dedicated versus conventional masks for immobilization in cranial stereotactic radiotherapy using 6-degree-of-freedom image guidance system-integrated platform

  • Kazuhiro Ohtakara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Radiology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1194, Japan.
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  • Shinya Hayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan
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  • Hidekazu Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan
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  • Hiroaki Hoshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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  • Masashi Kitahara

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan
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  • Katsuya Matsuyama

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan
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  • Hitoshi Okada

      Affiliations

    • Division of Radiation Oncology, Gifu University Hospital, Japan

Received 1 June 2011 ,Revised 17 October 2011 ,Accepted 20 October 2011.

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PII: S0167-8140(11)00624-4

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.10.012

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 102, Issue 2 , Pages 198-205 , February 2012