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 …

Motion in radiotherapy: particle therapy

C Bert, M Durante - Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Charged particle beam radiotherapy requires dedicated measures to compensate for the
dosimetric influence of inter-and intra-fractional target motion. Independent of the delivery …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prostate intrafraction motion during the preparation and delivery of MR-guided radiotherapy sessions on a 1.5 T MR-Linac

DM de Muinck Keizer, LGW Kerkmeijer… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate prostate intrafraction motion using MRI during the full course of online
adaptive MR-Linac radiotherapy (RT) fractions, in preparation of MR-guided extremely …

Multi-institutional clinical experience with the Calypso System in localization and continuous, real-time monitoring of the prostate gland during external radiotherapy

P Kupelian, T Willoughby, A Mahadevan… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: To report the clinical experience with an electromagnetic treatment target
positioning and continuous monitoring system in patients with localized prostate cancer …

Observations on real-time prostate gland motion using electromagnetic tracking

KM Langen, TR Willoughby, SL Meeks… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To quantify and describe the real-time movement of the prostate gland in a large
data set of patients treated with radiotherapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The Calypso …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive radiotherapy enabled by MRI guidance

A Hunt, VN Hansen, U Oelfke, S Nill, S Hafeez - Clinical Oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
Adaptive radiotherapy (ART) strategies systematically monitor variations in target and
neighbouring structures to inform treatment-plan modification during radiotherapy. This is …

Comparison of localization performance with implanted fiducial markers and cone-beam computed tomography for on-line image-guided radiotherapy of the prostate

DJ Moseley, EA White, KL Wiltshire, T Rosewall… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: The aim of this work was to assess the accuracy of kilovoltage (kV) cone-beam
computed tomography (CBCT)–based setup corrections as compared with orthogonal …

New developments in MRI for target volume delineation in radiotherapy

VS Khoo, DL Joon - The British journal of radiology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
MRI is being increasingly used in oncology for staging, assessing tumour response and also
for treatment planning in radiotherapy. Both conformal and intensity-modulated radiotherapy …

Adaptive radiotherapy for prostate cancer using kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography: first clinical results

J Nijkamp, FJ Pos, TT Nuver, R De Jong… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To evaluate the first clinical results of an off-line adaptive radiotherapy (ART)
protocol for prostate cancer using kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in …