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 …
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 …
cancer patients. The aim of this treatment option is to irradiate tumor tissue, while sparing …
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 …
daily in‐room prostate localization, and compared to prostate localization based on …
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 …
(3DUS) was assessed for prostate positioning and compared to seed-and bone-based …
Impact of probe pressure variability on prostate localization for ultrasound-based image-guided radiotherapy
Purpose To evaluate the impact of transabdominal probe pressure on prostate positioning
with an intramodality ultrasound (US) image-guided-radiotherapy system and to quantify …
with an intramodality ultrasound (US) image-guided-radiotherapy system and to quantify …
Thermoacoustic range verification in the presence of acoustic heterogeneity and soundspeed errors–Robustness relative to ultrasound image of underlying anatomy
SK Patch, D Santiago‐Gonzalez… - Medical physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To demonstrate robustness of thermooacoustic range verification to acoustic
heterogeneity and discrepancies between assumed and true propagation speed, ie …
heterogeneity and discrepancies between assumed and true propagation speed, ie …
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 (TP-US) acquisitions for prostate and post-prostatectomy pre-treatment …
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 …
and for adaptive radiotherapy based on daily dose recalculation. Ultrasound (US) image …
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 …
device against soft-tissue based Cone-Beam Computed tomography (CBCT) registration for …
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 …
calculate distances inside the scanned tissues and thus create images. The speed of sound …