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

, 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, Green, Olga, Kim, Jin Sung, Mutic, Sasa, Olberg, Sven, Parikh, Parag J, Park, Justin C, Rodriguez, Vivian, Yang, Deshan, Zhang, Hao   +9 more
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Use of image guided radiation therapy techniques and imaging dose measurement at Indian hospitals: A survey

Journal 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, D S Dhote, Rajesh Kumar, Suresh Naidu, A Sutar, V Kannan   +5 more
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Feasibility of intensity-modulated and image-guided radiotherapy for functional organ preservation in locally advanced laryngeal cancer [PDF]

, 2012
Purpose: The study aims to assess the feasibility of intensity-modulated and image-guided radiotherapy (IMRT, and IGRT, respectively) for functional preservation in locally advanced laryngeal cancer.
Alexander Chi, Benjamin Slane, Chulso Moon, Dave Abraham, Fabio Almeida, Lexie Smith-Raymond, Michael Betz, Michelle Stevie, Misty Ceizyk, Nam P. Nguyen, Paul Vos, Rick Davis, Siyoung Jang, Steven Gelumbauskas, Vincent Vinh-Hung   +14 more
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Analysis of the setup deviations generated in the 6D ExacTrac X-ray system for patients in hypofractionated intracranial radiosurgery treatments

Brazilian 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, Victor Augusto Bertotti Ribeiro, Camila Pessoa Sales, Ana Paula Vollet Cunha, Caroline Zeppelini Emiliozzi   +4 more
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with symptomatic secondary immunodeficiency following the treatment of haematological malignancies

eJHaem, 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, Sian E. Faustini, Siobhan Young, Sarah Terjesen, Nicholas I. McCarthy, Rachel L. Anderson, Mark T. Drayson, Alex G. Richter   +7 more
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A quality assurance phantom for electronic portal imaging devices [PDF]

, 2011
Electronic portal imaging device (EPID) plays an important role in radiation therapy portal imaging, geometric and dosimetric verification. Consistent image quality and stable radiation response is necessary for proper utilization that requires routine ...
Cao, Minsong, Cheng, Chee-Wai, Das, Indra J., Johnstone, Peter A.S., Misic, Vladimir, Scheuring, Klaus, Schüle, Edmund   +6 more
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Precise Position Fixed Mode of Lung Cancer in Image-guided Radiotherapy

Zhongliu 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, DENG Ye, LUO Tingjun, LU Feng, LEI Yingman, ZHAO Zhibin, LIANG Wenjie   +6 more
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The implementation of MOSAIQ‐based image‐guided radiation therapy image matching within radiation therapy education

Journal 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, Peta Rutledge, Peter J. Caldwell, Julie Burbery   +3 more
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Factors Affecting Isocenter Displacement and Planning Target Volume Margin for Patients With Rectal Cancer Receiving Radiation Therapy

Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2022
Purpose: Setup errors are inherent in the process of daily radiation therapy (RT) delivery. Pelvic RT for rectal cancer is one of the body sites associated with the largest shift among other body sites.
Reham Mohamed, MD, Abousaleh Abousaleh Elawadi, PhD, Nwaf Alkhanein, MBBS, Muslihah Alharth, BSc, Mushabbab Asiri, MD   +4 more
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Clinical and Dosimetric Comparison Between Non-image Guided Radiation Therapy and Fiducial-Based Image Guided Radiation Therapy With or Without Reduced Margin in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Advances in Radiation Oncology
Purpose: This study aimed to compare the outcomes and toxicities between patients treated with image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) using fiducial markers and non-IGRT in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer.
Itsuko Serizawa, PhD, Takuyo Kozuka, PhD, Takashi Soyano, MD, Kazuma Sasamura, MD, Tatsuya Kamima, Bsc, Hiroaki Kunogi, PhD, Nozomi Kurihara, MPh, Noboru Numao, PhD, Shinya Yamamoto, PhD, Junji Yonese, PhD, Yasuo Yoshioka, PhD   +10 more
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