Optical and x-ray technology synergies enabling diagnostic and therapeutic applications in medicine

BW Pogue, BC Wilson - Journal of biomedical optics, 2018 - spiedigitallibrary.org
X-ray and optical technologies are the two central pillars for human imaging and therapy.
The strengths of x-rays are deep tissue penetration, effective cytotoxicity, and the ability to …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo validation of Elekta's clarity autoscan for ultrasound-based intrafraction motion estimation of the prostate during radiation therapy

A Grimwood, HA McNair, TP O'Shea, S Gilroy… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Our purpose was to perform an in vivo validation of ultrasound imaging for
intrafraction motion estimation using the Elekta Clarity Autoscan system during prostate …

Optimization of treatment isocenter location in single‐isocenter LINAC‐based stereotactic radiosurgery for management of multiple brain metastases

T Cui, Y Zhou, NJ Yue, I Vergalasova, Y Zhang… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Single‐isocenter linear accelerator (LINAC)‐based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
has become a promising treatment technique for the management of multiple brain …

Electronic portal imaging device dosimetry

B McCurdy, P Greer, J Bedford - Clinical 3D dosimetry in modern …, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
Historically, several different electronic technologies have been utilized to replace the role of
radiographic films in capturing the images, including the scanning liquid ionization chamber …

Association between treatment planning and delivery factors and disease progression in prostate cancer radiotherapy: Results from the TROG 03.04 RADAR trial

M Marcello, M Ebert, A Haworth, A Steigler… - Radiotherapy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and purpose To evaluate the impact of treatment planning and delivery factors
on treatment outcome as measured by post-treatment disease progression. Materials and …

Dosimetric impact of mechanical movements of the Linac gantry during treatments with small fields

BI McCallum-Hee, T Milan, R White… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Current accepted linac Quality Assurance (QA) guidelines used for Volumetric
Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) suggest a mechanical isocentre tolerance level of 1 mm …

The impact of isocentric shifts on delivery accuracy during the irradiation of small cerebral targets—Quantification and possible corrections

LJ Wack, F Exner, S Wegener… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To assess the impact of isocenter shifts due to linac gantry and table rotation during
cranial stereotactic radiosurgery on D98, target volume coverage (TVC), conformity (CI), and …

Implementing corrections of isocentric shifts for the stereotactic irradiation of cerebral targets: Clinical validation

S Wegener, R Schindhelm… - Journal of Applied Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose: Any Linac will show geometric imprecisions, including non‐ideal
alignment of the gantry, collimator and couch axes, and gantry sag or wobble. Their angular …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial uncertainty of Elekta stereotactic cones in the treatment of multiple brain metastases using multiple cones

T Ji, X Cong - Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the spatial accuracy of radiation centers (RCs) of Elekta stereotactic
cones while changing the cone sizes during intra-fraction treatment of multiple brain …

Assessing focal spot alignment in clinical linear accelerators: a comprehensive evaluation with triplet phantoms

HL Riis, KH Engstrøm, L Slama, J Dass… - … Engineering Sciences in …, 2024 - Springer
A fundamental parameter to evaluate the beam delivery precision and stability on a clinical
linear accelerator (linac) is the focal spot position (FSP) measured relative to the collimator …