医学图像融合技术在肿瘤放射治疗中的应用

Application of medical image fusion in radiation therapy for cancer

医学图像融合技术一个非常重要的应用领域就是肿瘤的放射治疗,特别是对于精确放射治疗。本文简介医学图像融合技术的分类及主要方法和实施步骤,并综述各种图像融合技术在不同肿瘤放疗中的应用,对其在生物适形放射治疗中的应用前景作一展望。

The technique of medical image fusion is being investigated in radiation therapy, especially in modern accurate radiotherapy. The classification, method and procedure of image fusion were introduced and different imaging modality applications in radiotherapy were reviewed. It is obvious that medical image fusion will play an important role in biologically eonformal radiotherapy.