A method for volumetric imaging in radiotherapy using single x-ray projection.

Journal: Medical physics
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Abstract

PURPOSE: It is an intriguing problem to generate an instantaneous volumetric image based on the corresponding x-ray projection. The purpose of this study is to develop a new method to achieve this goal via a sparse learning approach.

Authors

  • Yuan Xu
    Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.
  • Hao Yan
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235.
  • Luo Ouyang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235.
  • Jing Wang
    Endoscopy Center, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, China.
  • Linghong Zhou
    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, China.
  • Laura Cervino
    Center for Advanced Radiotherapy Technologies and Department of Radiation Medicine and Applied Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92037.
  • Steve B Jiang
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235.
  • Xun Jia
    Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75235.