Deep inspiration breath hold—based radiation therapy: a clinical review
J Boda-Heggemann, AC Knopf… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Several recent developments in linear accelerator–based radiation therapy (RT) such as fast
multileaf collimators, accelerated intensity modulation paradigms like volumeric modulated …
multileaf collimators, accelerated intensity modulation paradigms like volumeric modulated …
Tumour movement in proton therapy: solutions and remaining questions: a review
Movement of tumours, mostly by respiration, has been a major problem for treating lung
cancer, liver tumours and other locations in the abdomen and thorax. Organ motion is …
cancer, liver tumours and other locations in the abdomen and thorax. Organ motion is …
First clinical implementation of real‐time, real anatomy tracking and radiation beam control
OL Green, LJ Rankine, B Cai, A Curcuru… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose We describe the acceptance testing, commissioning, periodic quality assurance,
and workflow procedures developed for the first clinically implemented magnetic resonance …
and workflow procedures developed for the first clinically implemented magnetic resonance …
AAPM Task Group 264: The safe clinical implementation of MLC tracking in radiotherapy
The era of real‐time radiotherapy is upon us. Robotic and gimbaled linac tracking are
clinically established technologies with the clinical realization of couch tracking in …
clinically established technologies with the clinical realization of couch tracking in …
The first clinical implementation of electromagnetic transponder‐guided MLC tracking
Purpose: We report on the clinical process, quality assurance, and geometric and dosimetric
results of the first clinical implementation of electromagnetic transponder‐guided MLC …
results of the first clinical implementation of electromagnetic transponder‐guided MLC …
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 …
several of these technologies have been implemented clinically, the Therapy Committee …
Geometric accuracy of a novel gimbals based radiation therapy tumor tracking system
T Depuydt, D Verellen, O Haas, T Gevaert… - Radiotherapy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: VERO is a novel platform for image guided stereotactic body radiotherapy.
Orthogonal gimbals hold the linac-MLC assembly allowing real-time moving tumor tracking …
Orthogonal gimbals hold the linac-MLC assembly allowing real-time moving tumor tracking …
Management of three‐dimensional intrafraction motion through real‐time DMLC tracking
A Sawant, R Venkat, V Srivastava, D Carlson… - Medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor tracking using a dynamic multileaf collimator (DMLC) represents a promising
approach for intrafraction motion management in thoracic and abdominal cancer …
approach for intrafraction motion management in thoracic and abdominal cancer …
[HTML][HTML] A dosimetric comparison of real-time adaptive and non-adaptive radiotherapy: a multi-institutional study encompassing robotic, gimbaled, multileaf collimator …
Purpose A study of real-time adaptive radiotherapy systems was performed to test the
hypothesis that, across delivery systems and institutions, the dosimetric accuracy is …
hypothesis that, across delivery systems and institutions, the dosimetric accuracy is …
First demonstration of combined kV/MV image-guided real-time dynamic multileaf-collimator target tracking
PURPOSE: For intrafraction motion management, a real-time tracking system was
developed by combining fiducial marker-based tracking via simultaneous kilovoltage (kV) …
developed by combining fiducial marker-based tracking via simultaneous kilovoltage (kV) …