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 …

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 …

Evaluation of 2D and 3D ultrasound tracking algorithms and impact on ultrasound‐guided liver radiotherapy margins

V De Luca, J Banerjee, A Hallack, S Kondo… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Compensation for respiratory motion is important during abdominal cancer
treatments. In this work we report the results of the 2015 MICCAI Challenge on Liver …

Speed of sound in rubber-based materials for ultrasonic phantoms

A Cafarelli, P Miloro, A Verbeni, M Carbone… - Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose In this work we provide measurements of speed of sound (SoS) and acoustic
impedance (Z) of some doped/non-doped rubber-based materials dedicated to the …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound imaging in radiation therapy: from interfractional to intrafractional guidance

C Western, D Hristov, J Schlosser - Cureus, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is included in the treatment regimen of the majority
of cancer patients. With the proliferation of hypofractionated radiotherapy treatment …

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 …

Online 4D ultrasound guidance for real‐time motion compensation by MLC tracking

S Ipsen, R Bruder, R O'Brien, PJ Keall… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose With the trend in radiotherapy moving toward dose escalation and
hypofractionation, the need for highly accurate targeting increases. While MLC tracking is …

A comparative assessment of prostate positioning guided by three-dimensional ultrasound and cone beam CT

M Li, H Ballhausen, NS Hegemann, U Ganswindt… - Radiation …, 2015 - Springer
Background The accuracy of the Elekta Clarity™ three-dimensional ultrasound system
(3DUS) was assessed for prostate positioning and compared to seed-and bone-based …

Simulation of pseudo‐CT images based on deformable image registration of ultrasound images: a proof of concept for transabdominal ultrasound imaging of the …

S Van Der Meer, SM Camps, WJC Van Elmpt… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Imaging of patient anatomy during treatment is a necessity for position verification
and for adaptive radiotherapy based on daily dose recalculation. Ultrasound (US) image …

A speed of sound aberration correction algorithm for curvilinear ultrasound transducers in ultrasound-based image-guided radiotherapy

D Fontanarosa, S Pesente, F Pascoli… - Physics in Medicine …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Conventional ultrasound (US) devices use the time of flight (TOF) of reflected US pulses to
calculate distances inside the scanned tissues and thus create images. The speed of sound …