Image-guided radiotherapy: from current concept to future perspectives

DA Jaffray - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2012 - nature.com
Radiotherapy is a highly effective, targeted therapy for the management of cancer.
Technological innovations have enabled the direct integration of imaging technology into …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) technologies for radiation therapy localization and delivery

J De Los Santos, R Popple, N Agazaryan… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
This executive summary provides a synopsis of the content of the report on image guided
technologies. It is intentionally limited in length and content. The complete detailed report …

Quality assurance for nonradiographic radiotherapy localization and positioning systems: report of Task Group 147

T Willoughby, J Lehmann, JA Bencomo… - Medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
New technologies continue to be developed to improve the practice of radiation therapy. As
several of these technologies have been implemented clinically, the Therapy Committee …

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 …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Intrafractional prostate motion management with the Clarity Autoscan system

M Lachaine, T Falco - Medical physics international, 2013 - researchgate.net
Intrafractional motion of the prostate can be significant, and its management is of particular
importance for hypofractionated regimes and stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). In …

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 …

[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 …