Image processing in radiation therapy / edited by Kristy K. Brock.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brock, Kristy Kay.

Series:

Imaging in medical diagnosis and therapy.

Imaging in medical diagnosis and therapy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radiotherapy.

Image processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book provides complete descriptions of the techniques involved in medical image processing, using sufficient descriptions and practical references. Chapters cover topics of deformable registration, segmentation, image reconstruction, and integration of these practices into the radiation therapy environment. The four sections provide an overview of the image segmentation and reconstruction techniques using image processing across all modalities, and applications of these approaches in radiation therapy. The book also addresses the applications of registration, segmentation, and image reconstruction for radiation therapy, including adaptive radiotherapy, monitoring and tracking of treatment delivery, quantifying accuracy, and visualizing results"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

section I. Image processing in radiotherapy applications

section II. Registration

section III. Segmentation

section IV. Advanced imaging techniques.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-04-021953-5

0-429-19343-2

1-4398-3017-7

9780429193439

OCLC:

855504675