Feasibility study of dual energy radiographic imaging for target localization in radiotherapy for lung tumors.

PURPOSE: Dual-energy (DE) radiographic imaging improves tissue discrimination by separating soft from hard tissues in the acquired images. This study was to establish a mathematic model of DE imaging based on intrinsic properties of tissues and quantitatively evaluate the feasibility of applying the...

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Main Authors: Jie Huo, Xianfeng Zhu, Yang Dong, Zhiyong Yuan, Ping Wang, Xuemin Wang, Gang Wang, Xin-Hua Hu, Yuanming Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4182522?pdf=render