Poster - Thur Eve - 47: Automatic Comparison of Portal Images for the Detection of Radiotherapy Treatment Delivery Errors

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (7Part2) ◽  
pp. 3896-3896
Author(s):  
R Lee ◽  
M Tran ◽  
B McCurdy ◽  
S Pistorius
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Portal Images ◽  
Radiotherapy Treatment ◽  
Automatic Comparison

The role of Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs in the verification process

1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. S. Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Digital Imaging ◽  
Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs ◽  
Verification Methods ◽  
Digital Imaging Technology ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Portal Images ◽  
Verification Process ◽  
Effective Representation ◽  
Radiotherapy Treatment

This article reviews the development and potential impact of Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs (DRR's) in the planning and verification of radiotherapy treatments. It explores the requirements for the creation of usable DRR's their integration into current verification methods and it highlights some of the factors that may influence the routine use of DRR's. Continuing developments in radiotherapy techniques demand increasingly accurate verification methods. DRR's provide an efficient and effective representation of planned treatments for comparison with both simulator and portal images, encompassing the digital imaging technology which is the future of radiotherapy treatment verification.

An analysis of breast motion using high-frequency, dense surface points captured by an optical sensor during radiotherapy treatment delivery

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (21) ◽  
pp. 6515-6533 ◽  
Author(s):  
G J Price ◽  
P J Sharrock ◽  
T E Marchant ◽  
J M Parkhurst ◽  
D Burton ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Sensor ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Breast Motion ◽  
Radiotherapy Treatment

Optimization of Stereotactic Radiotherapy Treatment Delivery Technique for Base-Of-Skull Meningiomas

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda G. Clark ◽  
Charles Candish ◽  
Emily Vollans ◽  
Ermias Gete ◽  
Richard Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stereotactic Radiotherapy ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Base Of Skull ◽  
Delivery Technique ◽  
Radiotherapy Treatment

On-line quality assurance of rotational radiotherapy treatment delivery by means of a 2D ion chamber array and the Octavius phantom

2007 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 3825-3837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Van Esch ◽  
Christian Clermont ◽  
Magali Devillers ◽  
Mauro Iori ◽  
Dominique P. Huyskens
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Ion Chamber ◽  
On Line ◽  
Radiotherapy Treatment

scholarly journals How was it for you? Men, prostate cancer and radiotherapy

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 167-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Owens ◽  
S. Kelsey ◽  
A. White
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
External Beam Radiotherapy ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
External Beam ◽  
Treatment Delivery ◽  
Radiotherapy Department ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Men's Experience ◽  
Radiotherapy Treatment

This paper explores the views of men who have experienced external beam radiotherapy as part of their treatment for prostate cancer. Using three focus groups, the study aimed to explore men's experience of radiotherapy. However it soon became clear that it is not possible to disentangle the experience of radiotherapy from that of the whole cancer journey. Four themes emerged from qualitative analysis of the data, namely, making decisions (feeling prepared and informed), the experience of radiotherapy, side effects of treatment and sources of support.The findings indicate that health care professionals involved in radiotherapy treatment delivery need to understand and maintain sensitivity to the physical and emotional impact of the men's experience prior to radiotherapy in addition to those experienced during radiotherapy. In order to raise awareness and understanding of whole experience from the men's perspective, it is suggested that feedback of patient experience should become an integral part of radiotherapy department activity.This paper is an extract from a wider study that explores the experience of men undergoing brachytherapy and external beam radiotherapy.

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