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Towards image-guided radiotherapy of prostate cancer
Smitsmans, M.H.P.
Publication date
2010
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Citation for published version (APA):
Smitsmans, M. H. P. (2010). Towards image-guided radiotherapy of prostate cancer. The
Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital.
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176 - Miscellaneous
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IST OF ABBREVIATIONS
2D, 3D two-dimensional, three-dimensional ACR automatic contour registration AGR automatic grey-value registration AP anteroposterior
ART adaptive radiotherapy BEV beam’s-eye-view
CBCT cone-beam computed tomography CC craniocaudal
CR correlation ratio CRT conformal radiotherapy CT computed tomography CTV clinical target volume df degrees of freedom
EPID electronic portal imaging device FOV field of view
FRE fiducial registration error GR grey-value registration GTV gross tumor volume Gy gray (dosimetric unit) HU Hounsfield units
IGRT image-guided radiotherapy IMRT intensity modulated radiotherapy kV kilovolt
LR left-right
group mean
M planning target volume margin MLC multileaf collimator
MRI magnetic resonance imaging MUI mutual information
MV megavolt
NCC normalized cross correlation NMUI normalized mutual information PI projection image
PSA prostate-specific antigen PTV planning target volume
R rotation
R2 squared correlation coefficient RMS root mean square difference ROI region of interest
, systematic error, random error SD standard deviation
SV seminal vesicles T translation
TRE target registration error US ultrasound
