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Assistance systems for patient positioning in radiotherapy practice [PDF]

Health Systems
Ralf Müller-Polyzou, Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, Nicolas Meier   +2 more
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Interactive teaching environment for diagnostic radiography with real-time X-ray simulation and patient positioning

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 2021
Purpose Traditional undergraduate radiographer training mixes academic lectures and clinical practice. Our goal is to bridge the current disconnection between theory and practice in a safe environment, avoiding the risk of radiation for both ...
Aarón Sújar, Graham Kelly, Marcos García, F. Vidal   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Calculation of Inter- and Intra-Fraction Motion Errors at External Radiotherapy Using a Markerless Strategy Based on Image Registration Combined with Correlation Model [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2019
Introduction: A new method based on image registration technique and an intelligent correlation model to calculate. The present study aimed to propose inter- and intra-fraction motion errors in order to address the limitations of conventional Patient ...
Payam Samadi Miandoab, Ahmad Esmaili Torshabi, Sohelia parandeh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Accuracy Evaluation of Augmented Reality-based Patient Positioning System in Radiotherapy: A Phantom Study

In Vivo, 2021
Background/Aim: To develop and evaluate the accuracy of augmented reality (AR)-based patient positioning systems in radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: AR head-mounted displays (AR-HMDs), which virtually superimpose a three-dimensional (3D) image ...
K. Tarutani, H. Takaki, Masataka Igeta, Masayuki Fujiwara, Ayako Okamura, Futo Horio, Yuki Toudou, Satoshi Nakajima, K. Kagawa, M. Tanooka, K. Yamakado   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Faster and more accurate patient positioning with surface guided radiotherapy for ultra-hypofractionated prostate cancer patients

Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2021
Highlights • 1 min time reduction for prostate patient setup using SGRT.• Accurate initial positioning for deep-seated target with surface imaging.• Improved workflow using intuitive color map for setup guidance.
A. Mannerberg, M. Kügele, S. Hamid, A. Edvardsson, K. Petersson, A. Gunnlaugsson, S. Bäck, S. Engelholm, S. Ceberg   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Severe brachial plexus injury after retropubic radical prostatectomy -A case report- [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2012
A 69-year-old man with prostate cancer underwent surgery for 16 h. Approximately 6 h after surgery, the patient developed severe pain and motor weakness in his right arm.
Jaegyok Song
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of breathing state on the accuracy of automated patient positioning in thoracic CT using a 3D camera for body contour detection

European Radiology, 2021
Objective To assess the influence of breathing state on the accuracy of a 3D camera for body contour detection and patient positioning in thoracic CT. Materials and methods Patients who underwent CT of the thorax with both an inspiratory and expiratory ...
R. Booij, M. van Straten, A. Wimmer, R. Budde   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Surface-Guided Radiotherapy: Can We Move on from the Era of Three-Point Markers to the New Era of Thousands of Points?

Bioengineering, 2023
The surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) technique improves patient positioning with submillimeter accuracy compared with the conventional positioning technique of lasers using three-point tattoos.
Michalis Psarras, Despoina Stasinou, Theodoros Stroubinis, Maria Protopapa, Anna Zygogianni, Vassilis Kouloulias, Kalliopi Platoni   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anti-spastic pattern positioning

Revista Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Reabilitação, 2022
Objectives: Analyze whether the positioning is performed in an antispastic pattern in persons following a cerebrovascular accident (Stroke), which positions are most used and whether these decisions are influenced by the characteristics of patients or of
Emília da Conceição Marinho Pinto, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva Martins, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro, André Filipe Morais Pinto Novo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Upright patient positioning for gantry-free breast radiotherapy: feasibility tests using a robotic chair and specialised bras

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
For external beam radiotherapy using photons or particles, upright patient positioning on a rotating, robotic chair (a gantry-less system) could offer substantial cost savings.
Sophie Boisbouvier, Sophie Boisbouvier, Tracy Underwood, Tracy Underwood, Joanna McNamara, Heidi Probst   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source