Review of ultrasound image guidance in external beam radiotherapy: I. Treatment planning and inter-fraction motion management

D Fontanarosa, S Van der Meer… - Physics in medicine …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
In modern radiotherapy, verification of the treatment to ensure the target receives the
prescribed dose and normal tissues are optimally spared has become essential. Several …

Hypofractionated radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer: an ASTRO, ASCO, and AUA evidence-based guideline

SC Morgan, K Hoffman, DA Loblaw… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Background External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a standard definitive treatment
option for men with localized prostate cancer and confers long-term prostate cancer control …

The use of ultrasound imaging in the external beam radiotherapy workflow of prostate cancer patients

SM Camps, D Fontanarosa… - BioMed research …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
External beam radiotherapy (EBRT) is one of the curative treatment options for prostate
cancer patients. The aim of this treatment option is to irradiate tumor tissue, while sparing …

Speckle tracking in a phantom and feature-based tracking in liver in the presence of respiratory motion using 4D ultrasound

EJ Harris, NR Miller, JC Bamber… - Physics in Medicine …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We have evaluated a 4D ultrasound-based motion tracking system developed for tracking of
abdominal organs during therapy. Tracking accuracy and precision were determined using …

Critical assessment of intramodality 3D ultrasound imaging for prostate IGRT compared to fiducial markers

S van der Meer, E Bloemen‐van Gurp… - Medical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: A quantitative 3D intramodality ultrasound (US) imaging system was verified for
daily in‐room prostate localization, and compared to prostate localization based on …

Comparison of image-guided radiotherapy technologies for prostate cancer

S Das, T Liu, AB Jani, P Rossi, J Shelton… - American journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Radiation oncology has seen a rapid increase in the use of image-guided radiotherapy
technology (IGRT) for prostate cancer patients over the past decade. The increase in the use …

An evaluation of the Clarity 3D ultrasound system for prostate localization

D Robinson, D Liu, S Steciw, C Field… - Journal of applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the accuracy and precision of the Clarity 3D
ultrasound system to track prostate gland positional variations due to setup error and organ …

Impact of probe pressure variability on prostate localization for ultrasound-based image-guided radiotherapy

M Fargier-Voiron, B Presles, P Pommier, S Rit… - Radiotherapy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the impact of transabdominal probe pressure on prostate positioning
with an intramodality ultrasound (US) image-guided-radiotherapy system and to quantify …

Evaluation of a new transperineal ultrasound probe for inter-fraction image-guidance for definitive and post-operative prostate cancer radiotherapy

M Fargier-Voiron, B Presles, P Pommier, A Munoz… - Physica Medica, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate a new system based on transperineal
ultrasound (TP-US) acquisitions for prostate and post-prostatectomy pre-treatment …

Ultrasound versus Cone-beam CT image-guided radiotherapy for prostate and post-prostatectomy pretreatment localization

M Fargier-Voiron, B Presles, P Pommier, A Munoz… - Physica Medica, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of an intra-modality trans-abdominal ultrasound (TA-US)
device against soft-tissue based Cone-Beam Computed tomography (CBCT) registration for …