3D ultrasound for prostate localization in radiation therapy: a comparison with implanted fiducial markers

H Johnston, M Hilts, W Beckham, E Berthelet - Medical physics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study compares prostate localization using three‐dimensional ultrasound (3D US) to a
standard technique using implanted fiducial markers (FMs) for prostate image guided …

Dosimetric evolution of the breast electron boost target using 3D ultrasound imaging

DJ Fraser, P Wong, K Sultanem… - Radiotherapy and …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of treatment planning, patient setup, and interfraction
motion errors on the delivered dose for external beam electron boosts for postoperative …

Benchmarking a new three-dimensional ultrasound system for prostate image guided radiation therapy

HA Johnston - 2008 - dspace.library.uvic.ca
Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) is a new type of radiotherapy used to deliver lethal
doses of radiation to mobile tumors, while preventing surrounding healthy structures from …

Daily three-dimensional ultrasound imaging for Monte Carlo based adaptive radiotherapy of prostate cancer

Y Chen - 2009 - escholarship.mcgill.ca
This thesis retrospectively analyzes prostate's daily motion provided by three-dimensional
US localization and investigates its dosimetric impacts based on XVMC calculation which …