AAPM task group report 302: surface‐guided radiotherapy

HA Al‐Hallaq, L Cerviño, AN Gutierrez… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The clinical use of surface imaging has increased dramatically, with demonstrated utility for
initial patient positioning, real‐time motion monitoring, and beam gating in a variety of …

Recent advances in surface guided radiation therapy

P Freislederer, M Kügele, M Öllers, A Swinnen… - Radiation …, 2020 - Springer
The growing acceptance and recognition of Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) as a
promising imaging technique has supported its recent spread in a large number of radiation …

AlignRT® and Catalyst™ in whole‐breast radiotherapy with DIBH: Is IGRT still needed?

M Laaksomaa, S Sarudis, M Rossi… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT) is reported as a feasible setup technique for
whole‐breast radiotherapy in deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH), but position errors of …

Surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT) improves breast cancer patient setup accuracy

M Kügele, A Mannerberg… - Journal of applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of the study was to investigate if surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT)
can decrease setup deviations for tangential and locoregional breast cancer patients …

Evaluation of setup and intrafraction motion for surface guided whole‐breast cancer radiotherapy

SH Hattel, PA Andersen, IH Wahlstedt… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) is a relatively new technique for positioning
patients and for monitoring patient movement during treatment. SGRT is completely non …

[HTML][HTML] Surface guided radiation therapy: An international survey on current clinical practice

V Batista, M Gober, F Moura, A Webster… - Technical innovations & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) is being increasingly
implemented into clinical practice across a number of techniques and irradiation-sites. This …

[HTML][HTML] Feasibility of surface guided radiotherapy for patient positioning in breast radiotherapy versus conventional tattoo-based setups-a systematic review

W Naidoo, M Leech - Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Traditionally tattoos are used for patient setup in radiotherapy. However they
may pose challenges for the radiotherapists to achieve precise patient alignment, and serve …

Management of motion and anatomical variations in charged particle therapy: past, present, and into the future

JM Pakela, A Knopf, L Dong, A Rucinski… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The major aim of radiation therapy is to provide curative or palliative treatment to cancerous
malignancies while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. Charged particle radiotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical paradigms and challenges in surface guided radiation therapy: Where do we go from here?

V Batista, J Meyer, M Kügele, H Al-Hallaq - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT) is becoming a routine tool for patient positioning for
specific clinical sites in many clinics. However, it has not yet gained its full potential in terms …

Optical surface scanning for patient positioning in radiation therapy: a prospective analysis of 1902 fractions

G Carl, D Reitz, S Schönecker… - … in cancer research …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose/Objective: Reproducible patient positioning remains one of the major challenges in
modern radiation therapy. Recently, optical surface scanners have been introduced into …