DocumentCode
2523194
Title
IMAGE-GUIDED MOTION ADAPTATION IN RADIOTHERAPY
Author
Murphy, Martin J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Radiat. Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA
fYear
2007
fDate
12-15 April 2007
Firstpage
996
Lastpage
999
Abstract
In this paper we review the engineering problems and solutions for real-time spatial tracking of radiotherapy treatment sites during free breathing. These techniques will allow the reduction and possible elimination of dose-limiting motion margins in external-beam radiation delivery plans
Keywords
dosimetry; image motion analysis; medical image processing; pneumodynamics; radiation therapy; tracking; dose-limiting motion margins; external-beam radiation delivery plans; free breathing; image-guided motion adaptation; motion tracking; radiotherapy; real-time spatial tracking; Biomedical optical imaging; Lung neoplasms; Oncology; Optical imaging; Optical transmitters; Pancreas; Target tracking; Tracking loops; Transponders; X-ray imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro, 2007. ISBI 2007. 4th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0672-2
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-0672-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISBI.2007.357022
Filename
4193456
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