Trial reportStrahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al]2013
Three-dimensional surface scanning for accurate patient positioning and monitoring during breast cancer radiotherapy.
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- Detection of setup errors with a body-surface laser-scanning system for whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2022Article
- Correlation between 3D scanner image and MRI for tracking volume changes in head and neck cancer patients.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2021Article
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- Optical Surface Scanning for Patient Positioning in Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Analysis of 1902 Fractions.Technology in cancer research & treatment · 2018Article
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- Electromagnetic tracking (EMT) technology for improved treatment quality assurance in interstitial brachytherapy.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2017Article
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- Accuracy of surface registration compared to conventional volumetric registration in patient positioning for head-and-neck radiotherapy: a simulation study using patient data.Medical physics · 2014Article
- Quality of patient positioning during cerebral tomotherapy irradiation using different mask systems.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeClinical evaluation of an optical three-dimensional surface scanning (3D-SS) system for patient positioning and monitoring during radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer. MATERIALS AND
methodsA ceiling-mounted scanner was developed to acquire multiple 3D body surface images and tested in 14 conservatively operated breast cancer patients. A reference skin surface was derived from the planning computed tomography (CT) scan as basis for rigid registration with the surface scans. In addition to electronic portal images (EPIs), optical scans were acquired at three defined time points before and during daily RT. Patient setup was guided by laser alignments and corrected according to EPI findings. The accuracy of the 3D-SS system was validated by comparison of the optical scans to EPIs generated in parallel. Interfraction shifts were investigated by comparison of the first 3D-SS image with the reference body outline. Intrafractional motions were analysed by comparing the three daily surface scans with the first EPI.
resultsComparison of EPIs and 3D-SS images revealed good accordance (- 0.05±0.94 mm). Analysis of daily patient positions revealed average deviations of 0.4±2.4 mm laterally, 0.3±1.9 mm longitudinally and 0.2±3.3 mm vertically. After 2 weeks, a systematic interfraction shift in patient positioning was noted, particularly in the vertical direction (4.9±0.56 mm), which was attributed to patients progressively relaxing. 3D-SS images showed intrafractional shifts of 1.2±0.7 mm over a time course of 2 min.
conclusionOptical surface scanning is a simple, fast and reproducible method for breast cancer patient alignment. Particularly for more sophisticated irradiation techniques, it helps to improve accuracy in patient positioning during radiotherapy without the exposure to additional ionizing radiation.
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