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Expanding the use of real-time electromagnetic tracking in radiation oncology. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In the past 10 years, techniques to improve radiotherapy delivery, such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for both inter- and intrafraction tumor localization, and hypofractionated delivery techniques ...
Kupelian, Patrick A   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of erectile potency and radiation dose to the penile bulb using image guided radiotherapy in the CHHiP trial

open access: yesClinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2020
Background and purpose: The penile bulb (PB) dose may be critical in development of post prostate radiotherapy erectile dysfunction (ED). This study aimed to generate PB dose constraints based on dose-volume histograms (DVHs) in patients treated with ...
Julia Murray   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimization of treatment planning workflow and tumor coverage during daily adaptive magnetic resonance image guided radiation therapy (MR-IGRT) of pancreatic cancer [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background To simplify the adaptive treatment planning workflow while achieving the optimal tumor-dose coverage in pancreatic cancer patients undergoing daily adaptive magnetic resonance image guided radiation therapy (MR-IGRT). Methods In daily adaptive
Cai, Bin   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Use of image guided radiation therapy techniques and imaging dose measurement at Indian hospitals: A survey

open access: yesJournal of Medical Physics, 2015
A national survey was conducted to obtain information about the use of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) techniques and IGRT dose measurement methods being followed at Indian radiotherapy centers.
Sudesh Deshpande   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Technical Note: Enhancing Soft Tissue Contrast And Radiation‐Induced Image Changes With Dual‐Energy CT For Radiation Therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Purpose The purpose of this work is to investigate the use of low‐energy monoenergetic decompositions obtained from dual‐energy CT (DECT) to enhance image contrast and the detection of radiation‐induced changes of CT textures in pancreatic cancer ...
Alvarez   +17 more
core   +2 more sources

A Monte Carlo study of organ and effective doses of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans in radiotherapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans utilized for image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) procedures have become an essential part of radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to assess organ and effective doses resulting from new CBCT scan protocols (head, thorax, and
Abuhaimed, Abdullah   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Analysis of the setup deviations generated in the 6D ExacTrac X-ray system for patients in hypofractionated intracranial radiosurgery treatments

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of the pre-treatment daily imaging system with the Brainlab ExacTrac X-Ray 6D for patients in hypofractionated intracranial treatments and radiosurgery procedures in order to quantify setups errors and ...
Maíra Milanelo Vasques   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with symptomatic secondary immunodeficiency following the treatment of haematological malignancies

open access: yeseJHaem, 2023
Secondary immunodeficiency (SID), manifesting as increased susceptibility to infection, is an emergent clinical problem in haematoncology. Management of SID includes vaccination, prophylactic antibiotics (pAbx) and immunoglobulin replacement therapy ...
Adrian M. Shields   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Precise Position Fixed Mode of Lung Cancer in Image-guided Radiotherapy

open access: yesZhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2018
Objective To investigate the best position fixed method of lung cancer in image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT). Methods From January 2016 to June 2017, 90 patients with lung cancer treated in our hospital were randomly selected to observe the setup errors ...
LI Liping   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The implementation of MOSAIQ‐based image‐guided radiation therapy image matching within radiation therapy education

open access: yesJournal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2021
Image‐guided radiation therapy (IGRT) technologies are routinely used by radiation therapists (RTs) in clinical departments. However, there is limited literature on the acquisition and assessment of IGRT image‐matching competencies in undergraduate ...
Crispen Chamunyonga   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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