Quality assurance in stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy according to DIN 6875-1 [PDF]
, 2004 The new DIN (' Deutsche Industrie- Norm') 6875- 1, which is currently being finalised, deals with quality assurance ( QA) criteria and tests methods for linear accelerator and Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery/ radiotherapy including treatment ...
Wolff, R. +13 more
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Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in African Cancer Centers [PDF]
, 2021 In the advent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, professional societies including the American Society for Radiation Oncology and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network recommended adopting evidence-based hypofractionated radiotherapy ...
Ige, T +11 more
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A real-time contouring feedback tool for consensus-based contour training
Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 PurposeVariability in contouring structures of interest for radiotherapy continues to be challenging. Although training can reduce such variability, having radiation oncologists provide feedback can be impractical. We developed a contour training tool to
Christopher L. Nelson +17 more
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Assessment of Treatment Plan Quality between Flattening Filter and Flattening Filter Free Photon Beam for Carcinoma of the Esophagus with IMRT Technique [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2023 Background: As compared to the flattened photon beam, removing the flattening filter (FF) from the head of a gantry decreases the average energy of the photon beam and increases the dose rate, leading to an impact on the quality of treatment plans ...
Dinesh Kumar Saroj +5 more
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The Impact of Dose Calculation Algorithm for SBRT Lung Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2022 Introduction: The study aimed to provide the dose accuracy effects between the Anisotropic Analytical Algorithm (AAA) and the deterministic solver Acuros XB (AXB) that are available on Eclipse TPS (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA) treatment ...
Ahmed Mostafa +3 more
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Generalization vs. Specificity: In Which Cases Should a Clinic Train its Own Segmentation Models?
Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 As artificial intelligence for image segmentation becomes increasingly available, the question whether these solutions generalize between different hospitals and geographies arises.
Jan Schreier +2 more
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Data for TROTS – The Radiotherapy Optimisation Test Set [PDF]
, 2017 The Radiotherapy Optimisation Test Set (TROTS) is an extensive set of problems originating from radiotherapy (radiation therapy) treatment planning. This dataset is created for 2 purposes: (1) to supply a large-scale dense dataset to measure performance ...
Heijmen, B.J.M. (Ben) +6 more
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Tomography, 2022 The purpose of this work is to present useful recommendations for the use of [18F]FDG-PET/CT imaging in radiotherapy planning and monitoring under different versions of EARL accreditation for harmonization of PET devices.
Elisa Jiménez-Ortega +6 more
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Comparative Dosimetric Evaluation of Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) in Thoracic Esophageal Cancer [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2023 Introduction: With the introduction of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) approach, better dosimetry results and patient outcomes has been attained for various anatomical sites.
Atul Mishra +5 more
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NowotworyINTRODUCTION: Dosimetry verification is required before starting each treatment. The legal regulations do not clearly define one method of plan verification.
Adam Gądek +4 more
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