*Result*: Low-dose CBCT image reconstruction: a review.

Low-dose CBCT image reconstruction: a review.

Shi J; Radiophysical Technology Center, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, 610065, Chengdu, China., Song Y; Radiophysical Technology Center, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, 610065, Chengdu, China. songying_Wch@163.com., Li G; Radiophysical Technology Center, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, 610065, Chengdu, China., Bai S; Radiophysical Technology Center, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, 610065, Chengdu, China.

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] [Strahlenther Onkol] 2026 Mar; Vol. 202 (3), pp. 256-271. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Dec 05.

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Cone-Beam Computed Tomography*/methods , Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*/methods , Radiation Dosage*, Humans ; Algorithms ; Deep Learning

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