Deformable image registration of CT images for automatic contour propagation in radiation therapy

Issue title: Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology – Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, 18–21 August 2015, Shanghai, China

Guest editors: Feng Liu, Dong-Hoon Lee, Ricardo Lagoa and Sandeep Kumar

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Wu, Qian^{a; b; c; d; e} | Cao, Ruifen^{b; c; e} | Pei, Xi^{b; c; e} | Jia, Jing^{b; c; e} | Hu, Liqin^{a; b; c; e; *}

Affiliations: [a] University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China | [b] Key Laboratory of Neutronics and Radiation Safety, Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China | [c] Engineering Technology Research Center of Accurate Radiotherapy of Anhui Province, Hefei 230031, China | [d] School of General Education, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230032, China | [e] Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Suzhou 215006, China

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Liqin Hu, Institute of Nuclear Energy Safety Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China. Tel.: +1 160 65593590; Fax: +1 610 6559 3681; E-mail: liqin.hu@fds.org.cn.

Keywords: Computed tomography, deformable image registration, structure delineation, contour propagation

DOI: 10.3233/BME-151399

Journal: Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, vol. 26, no. s1, pp. S1037-S1044, 2015