The national centre for oncological hadrontherapy (CNAO): status and perspectives
S Rossi - Physica Medica, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Centre for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO, sited in Pavia, Italy)
completed at the end of 2013 the clinical trial phase achieving the CE label from the notified …
completed at the end of 2013 the clinical trial phase achieving the CE label from the notified …
Dosimetric commissioning and quality assurance of scanned ion beams at the Italian National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy
A Mirandola, S Molinelli, G Vilches Freixas… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To describe the dosimetric commissioning and quality assurance (QA) of the
actively scanned proton and carbon ion beams at the Italian National Center for Oncological …
actively scanned proton and carbon ion beams at the Italian National Center for Oncological …
Image‐based shading correction for narrow‐FOV truncated pelvic CBCT with deep convolutional neural networks and transfer learning
Purpose: Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a standard solution for in‐room
image guidance for radiation therapy. It is used to evaluate and compensate for …
image guidance for radiation therapy. It is used to evaluate and compensate for …
FLEX: FLexible transducer with EXternal tracking for ultrasound imaging with patient-specific geometry estimation
Flexible array transducers can adapt to patient-specific geometries during real-time
ultrasound (US) image-guided therapy monitoring. This makes the system radiation-free and …
ultrasound (US) image-guided therapy monitoring. This makes the system radiation-free and …
Real-time element position tracking of flexible array transducer for ultrasound beamforming
Z Feng, H Hooshangnejad, D Sforza… - Medical Imaging …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Unlike traditional ultrasound (US) transducers with rigid casing, flexible array transducers
can be deformed to patientspecific geometries, thus potentially removing user dependence …
can be deformed to patientspecific geometries, thus potentially removing user dependence …
Commissioning of the 4-D treatment delivery system for organ motion management in synchrotron-based scanning ion beams
M Ciocca, A Mirandola, S Molinelli, S Russo… - Physica Medica, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this work was the commissioning of delivery procedures for the
treatment of moving targets in scanning pencil beam hadrontherapy. Methods EBT3 films …
treatment of moving targets in scanning pencil beam hadrontherapy. Methods EBT3 films …
Image guided particle therapy in CNAO room 2: implementation and clinical validation
In this contribution we describe the implementation of a novel solution for image guided
particle therapy, designed to ensure the maximal accuracy in patient setup. The presented …
particle therapy, designed to ensure the maximal accuracy in patient setup. The presented …
Target position reproducibility in left‐breast irradiation with deep inspiration breath‐hold using multiple optical surface control points
A Fassi, GB Ivaldi, PT de Fatis, M Liotta… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of 3D optical localization of multiple surface
control points for deep inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) guidance in left‐breast radiotherapy …
control points for deep inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) guidance in left‐breast radiotherapy …
Dosimetric effects of residual uncertainties in carbon ion treatment of head chordoma
Purpose To investigate dose distribution variations due to setup errors and range
uncertainties in image-guided carbon ion radiotherapy of head chordoma. Materials and …
uncertainties in image-guided carbon ion radiotherapy of head chordoma. Materials and …
3D Reconstruction and alignment by consumer RGB-D sensors and fiducial planar markers for patient positioning in radiation therapy
Background and objective Patient positioning is a crucial step in radiation therapy, for which
non-invasive methods have been developed based on surface reconstruction using optical …
non-invasive methods have been developed based on surface reconstruction using optical …