Ultrasound guidance in minimally invasive robotic procedures

M Antico, F Sasazawa, L Wu, A Jaiprakash… - Medical image …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the past decade, medical robotics has gained significant traction within the surgical field.
While the introduction of fully autonomous robotic systems for surgical procedures still …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor bed delineation for external beam accelerated partial breast irradiation: a systematic review

TJ Yang, R Tao, PHM Elkhuizen… - Radiotherapy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
In recent years, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) has been considered an
alternative to whole breast irradiation for patients undergoing breast-conserving therapy …

Postoperative proton radiotherapy for localized and locoregional breast cancer: potential for clinically relevant improvements?

C Ares, S Khan, AM MacArtain, J Heuberger… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To study the potential reduction of dose to organs at risk (OARs) with intensity-
modulated proton radiotherapy (IMPT) compared with intensity-modulated radiotherapy …

Initial efficacy results of RTOG 0319: three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) confined to the region of the lumpectomy cavity for stage I/II breast …

F Vicini, K Winter, J Wong, H Pass… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This prospective study (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0319) examines the
use of three-dimensional conformal external beam radiotherapy (3D-CRT) to deliver …

Interim cosmetic results and toxicity using 3D conformal external beam radiotherapy to deliver accelerated partial breast irradiation in patients with early-stage breast …

FA Vicini, P Chen, M Wallace, C Mitchell… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We present our ongoing clinical experience utilizing three-dimensional (3D)-
conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) to deliver accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) …

Dosimetric comparison for volumetric modulated arc therapy and intensitymodulated radiotherapy on the left-sided chest wall and internal mammary nodes irradiation …

Q Zhang, XL Yu, WG Hu, JY Chen, JZ Wang… - Radiology and …, 2015 - sciendo.com
Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate the dosimetric benefit of applying
volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) on the post-mastectomy left-sided breast cancer …

External respiratory motion analysis and statistics for patients and volunteers

S Quirk, N Becker, WL Smith - Journal of Applied Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed a large patient and volunteer study of external respiratory motion in order to
develop a population database of respiratory information. We analyzed 120 lung, liver, and …

Dosimetric comparison of two dose expansion methods in intensity modulated radiotherapy for breast cancer

R Tang, A Li, Y Li, G Deng, Y Wang, Q Xiao, L Zhang… - Radiation …, 2023 - Springer
Background To explore the dosimetric difference between IMRT-VB plan based on the
establishment of external expansion structure and virtual bolus (VB) and IMRT-SF based on …

Intra-fraction respiratory motion and baseline drift during breast Helical Tomotherapy

R Ricotti, D Ciardo, G Fattori, MC Leonardi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and purpose To investigate the intra-fraction breast motion during long-lasting
treatments of breast cancer with Helical Tomotherapy by means of an optical tracking …

Impact of chest wall motion caused by respiration in adjuvant radiotherapy for postoperative breast cancer patients

C Lowanichkiattikul, M Dhanachai, C Sitathanee… - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
To determine the chest wall movement of each patient during deep inspiratory breath hold
(DIBH) and expiratory breath hold (EBH) in postoperative breast cancer patients …