Real-time intrafraction motion monitoring in external beam radiotherapy

J Bertholet, A Knopf, B Eiben… - Physics in medicine …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Radiotherapy (RT) aims to deliver a spatially conformal dose of radiation to tumours while
maximizing the dose sparing to healthy tissues. However, the internal patient anatomy is …

The radiobiology of hypofractionation

AE Nahum - Clinical oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
If the α/β ratio is high (eg 10 Gy) for tumour clonogen killing, but low (eg 3 Gy) for late normal
tissue complications, then delivering external beam radiotherapy in a large number (20–30) …

Real-time, volumetric imaging of radiation dose delivery deep into the liver during cancer treatment

W Zhang, I Oraiqat, D Litzenberg, KW Chang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Ionizing radiation acoustic imaging (iRAI) allows online monitoring of radiation's interactions
with tissues during radiation therapy, providing real-time, adaptive feedback for cancer …

Image guidance in radiation therapy: techniques and applications

S Goyal, T Kataria - Radiology research and practice, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In modern day radiotherapy, the emphasis on reduction on volume exposed to high
radiotherapy doses, improving treatment precision as well as reducing radiation‐related …

Review of ultrasound image guidance in external beam radiotherapy part II: intra-fraction motion management and novel applications

T O'Shea, J Bamber, D Fontanarosa… - Physics in medicine …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Imaging has become an essential tool in modern radiotherapy (RT), being used to plan dose
delivery prior to treatment and verify target position before and during treatment. Ultrasound …

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 …

Image guidance for FLASH radiotherapy

I El Naqa, BW Pogue, R Zhang, I Oraiqat… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH‐RT) is an emerging ultra‐high dose (> 40 Gy/s)
delivery that promises to improve the therapeutic potential by limiting toxicities compared to …

Volumetric computed tomography with carbon nanotube X-ray source array for improved image quality and accuracy

S Xu, Y Hu, B Li, CR Inscoe, DA Tyndall… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is widely used in medical and dental imaging.
Compared to a multidetector CT, it provides volumetric images with high isotropic resolution …

[HTML][HTML] Dual-modality X-ray-induced radiation acoustic and ultrasound imaging for real-time monitoring of radiotherapy

L CarsonPaul, EI NaqaIssam - BME frontiers, 2020 - spj.science.org
Objective. The goal is to increase the precision of radiation delivery during radiotherapy by
tracking the movements of the tumor and other surrounding normal tissues due to respiratory …

Developing oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging as a prognostic biomarker of radiation response

DA White, Z Zhang, L Li, J Gerberich, S Stojadinovic… - Cancer letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Oxygen-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (OE-MRI) techniques were
evaluated as potential non-invasive predictive biomarkers of radiation response. Semi …