Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 12-19 , Spring 2006

A multi-platform approach to image guided radiation therapy (IGRT)

  • Christopher Amies, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Collaborative Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Christopher Amies, Ph.D., 4040 Nelson Avenue, Concord, CA 94520
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  • Ali Bani-Hashemi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Advance Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Juan-Carlos Celi, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Product Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Guillaume Grousset, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Collaborative Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Farhad Ghelmansarai, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Advance Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Dimitre Hristov, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Collaborative Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Derek Lane, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Product Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Matthias Mitschke, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Product Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Ajit Singh, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Collaborative Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Himanshu Shukla, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Collaborative Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Joerg Stein, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Collaborative Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA
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  • Mark Wofford

      Affiliations

    • Clinical and Collaborative Development, Siemens Medical Solutions, Oncology Care Systems Group, Concord, CA

,Accepted 21 December 2005.

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 Disclaimer: The information about concept products described in this paper is preliminary and is subject to change. Any potential product described herein may be under development and is not presently available for commercial distribution in the U.S., and future availability cannot be ensured.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.12.013

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 12-19 , Spring 2006

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