Quality assurance for image‐guided radiation therapy utilizing CT‐based technologies: a report of the AAPM TG‐179
Purpose: Commercial CT‐based image‐guided radiotherapy (IGRT) systems allow
widespread management of geometric variations in patient setup and internal organ motion …
widespread management of geometric variations in patient setup and internal organ motion …
Daily image guidance with cone-beam computed tomography for head-and-neck cancer intensity-modulated radiotherapy: a prospective study
RB Den, A Doemer, G Kubicek, G Bednarz… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To report on a prospective clinical trial of the use of daily kilovoltage cone-beam
computed tomography (CBCT) to evaluate the interfraction and residual error motion of …
computed tomography (CBCT) to evaluate the interfraction and residual error motion of …
Dosimetric impact of different bladder and rectum filling during prostate cancer radiotherapy
Z Chen, Z Yang, J Wang, W Hu - Radiation Oncology, 2016 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of volumetric changes of
bladder and rectum filling on the 3D dose distribution in prostate cancer radiotherapy …
bladder and rectum filling on the 3D dose distribution in prostate cancer radiotherapy …
Adaptive optimization by 6 DOF robotic couch in prostate volumetric IMRT treatment: rototranslational shift and dosimetric consequences
The purpose of this study was to investigate the magnitude and dosimetric relevance of
translational and rotational shifts on IGRT prostate volumetric‐modulated arc therapy …
translational and rotational shifts on IGRT prostate volumetric‐modulated arc therapy …
F aculty of R adiation O ncology P osition P aper on the use of I mage–G uided R adiation T herapy
A Tiong, L Lao, J MacKean… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The development of technology such as intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT),
volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) and stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) has …
volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) and stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) has …
[HTML][HTML] MRI-based assessment of 3D intrafractional motion of head and neck cancer for radiation therapy
OJ Gurney-Champion, D McQuaid, A Dunlop… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the 3-dimensional (3D) intrafractional motion of head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Methods and Materials Dynamic contrast-enhanced …
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Methods and Materials Dynamic contrast-enhanced …
Influence of rotations on dose distributions in spinal stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
O Gutfeld, AE Kretzler, R Kashani, D Tatro… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of rotational setup errors on dose distribution in spinal
stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). METHODS AND MATERIALS: Thirty-nine cone …
stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). METHODS AND MATERIALS: Thirty-nine cone …
Use of kilovoltage X-ray volume imaging in patient dose calculation for head-and-neck and partial brain radiation therapy
W Hu, J Ye, J Wang, X Ma, Z Zhang - Radiation Oncology, 2010 - Springer
Background To evaluate the accuracy of using kilovoltage x-ray cone-beam computed
tomography (kV-CBCT) imaging for in vivo dose calculations. Methods A Region-of-Interest …
tomography (kV-CBCT) imaging for in vivo dose calculations. Methods A Region-of-Interest …
Set-up errors in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy: quantitative comparison between three-dimensional cone-beam CT …
Objectives To compare the patient set-up error detection capabilities of three-dimensional
cone beam computed tomography (3D-CBCT) and two-dimensional orthogonal kilovoltage …
cone beam computed tomography (3D-CBCT) and two-dimensional orthogonal kilovoltage …
[HTML][HTML] A study on prostate movement and dosimetric variation because of bladder and rectum volumes changes during the course of image-guided radiotherapy in …
OP Gurjar, R Arya, H Goyal - Prostate international, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim To study the impact of bladder and rectum volume changes on prostate positioning and
the dosimetric parameters. Background Prostate is a moving organ, and its position is also …
the dosimetric parameters. Background Prostate is a moving organ, and its position is also …