A modern review of the uncertainties in volumetric imaging of respiratory‐induced target motion in lung radiotherapy

I Vergalasova, J Cai - Medical physics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Radiotherapy has become a critical component for the treatment of all stages and types of
lung cancer, often times being the primary gateway to a cure. However, given that radiation …

A review on 4D cone‐beam CT (4D‐CBCT) in radiation therapy: Technical advances and clinical applications

Y Zhang, Z Jiang, Y Zhang, L Ren - Medical physics, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cone‐beam CT (CBCT) is the most commonly used onboard imaging technique for target
localization in radiation therapy. Conventional 3D CBCT acquires x‐ray cone‐beam …

SPARE: Sparse‐view reconstruction challenge for 4D cone‐beam CT from a 1‐min scan

CC Shieh, Y Gonzalez, B Li, X Jia, S Rit… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Currently, four‐dimensional (4D) cone‐beam computed tomography (CBCT)
requires a 3–4 min full‐fan scan to ensure usable image quality. Recent advancements in …

A system to use electromagnetic tracking for the quality assurance of brachytherapy catheter digitization

AL Damato, AN Viswanathan, SM Don… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To investigate the use of a system using electromagnetic tracking (EMT), post‐
processing and an error‐detection algorithm for detecting errors and resolving uncertainties …

Preliminary clinical evaluation of a 4D-CBCT estimation technique using prior information and limited-angle projections

Y Zhang, FF Yin, T Pan, I Vergalasova, L Ren - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and purpose A technique has been previously reported to estimate high-quality
4D-CBCT using prior information and limited-angle projections. This study is to investigate …

Challenges of radiotherapy: report on the 4D treatment planning workshop 2013

A Knopf, S Nill, I Yohannes, C Graeff, S Dowdell… - Physica Medica, 2014 - Elsevier
This report, compiled by experts on the treatment of mobile targets with advanced
radiotherapy, summarizes the main conclusions and innovations achieved during the 4D …

A hybrid reconstruction algorithm for fast and accurate 4D cone‐beam CT imaging

H Yan, X Zhen, M Folkerts, Y Li, T Pan… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: 4D cone beam CT (4D‐CBCT) has been utilized in radiation therapy to provide 4D
image guidance in lung and upper abdomen area. However, clinical application of 4D …

The first-in-human implementation of adaptive 4D cone beam CT for lung cancer radiotherapy: 4DCBCT in less time with less dose

RT O'Brien, O Dillon, B Lau, A George, S Smith… - Radiotherapy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and purpose We present the first implementation of Adaptive 4D cone beam CT
(4DCBCT) that adapts the image hardware (gantry rotation speed and kV projections) in …

The first implementation of respiratory triggered 4DCBCT on a linear accelerator

RT O'Brien, BJ Cooper, CC Shieh… - Physics in Medicine …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Four dimensional cone beam computed tomography (4DCBCT) is an image guidance
strategy used for patient positioning in radiotherapy. In conventional implementations of …

Optimizing 4DCBCT projection allocation to respiratory bins

RT O'Brien, J Kipritidis, CC Shieh… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract 4D cone beam computed tomography (4DCBCT) is an emerging image guidance
strategy used in radiotherapy where projections acquired during a scan are sorted into …