"Phantoms, Imaging" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Devices or objects in various imaging techniques used to visualize or enhance visualization by simulating conditions encountered in the procedure. Phantoms are used very often in procedures employing or measuring x-irradiation or radioactive material to evaluate performance. Phantoms often have properties similar to human tissue. Water demonstrates absorbing properties similar to normal tissue, hence water-filled phantoms are used to map radiation levels. Phantoms are used also as teaching aids to simulate real conditions with x-ray or ultrasonic machines. (From Iturralde, Dictionary and Handbook of Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Imaging, 1990)
| Descriptor ID |
D019047
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.671
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| Concept/Terms |
Radiologic Phantoms- Radiologic Phantoms
- Phantoms, Radiologic
- Phantom, Radiologic
- Radiologic Phantom
Radiographic Phantoms- Radiographic Phantoms
- Phantoms, Radiographic
- Phantom, Radiographic
- Radiographic Phantom
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phantoms, Imaging" by people in Profiles.
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AAPM Task Group Report 238: 3D C-arms with volumetric imaging capability. Med Phys. 2023 Aug; 50(8):e904-e945.
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Scatter imaging during lung stereotactic body radiation therapy characterized with phantom studies. Phys Med Biol. 2020 08 10; 65(15):155013.
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Constructing and Pilot Testing a Novel Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy Phantom. Urology. 2019 02; 124:33-37.
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A novel re-attachable stereotactic frame for MRI-guided neuronavigation and its validation in a large animal and human cadaver model. J Neural Eng. 2018 12; 15(6):066003.
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Compton scatter imaging: A promising modality for image guidance in lung stereotactic body radiation therapy. Med Phys. 2018 Mar; 45(3):1233-1240.
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Acoustic-based proton range verification in heterogeneous tissue: simulation studies. Phys Med Biol. 2018 01 11; 63(2):025018.
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Characterization of Compton-scatter imaging with an analytical simulation method. Phys Med Biol. 2018 01 11; 63(2):025016.
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The step-and-shoot IMRT overshooting phenomenon: a novel method to mitigate patient overdosage. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 07 08; 17(4):214-222.
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Scatter and crosstalk corrections for (99m)Tc/(123)I dual-radionuclide imaging using a CZT SPECT system with pinhole collimators. Med Phys. 2015 Dec; 42(12):6895-911.
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Dosimetric comparison of Acuros XB with collapsed cone convolution/superposition and anisotropic analytic algorithm for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy of thoracic spinal metastases. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015 07 08; 16(4):181?192.