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ArticleJournal of applied clinical medical physics2022

Differences in image density adjustment parameters on the image matching accuracy of a floor-mounted kV X-ray image-guided radiation therapy system.

Kanako Sakuragawa, Motoharu Sasaki, Takeshi Kamomae, Michihiro Yokoishi, Ryosuke Kasai, Akimi Kajino, Hitoshi Ikushima

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Kanako SakuragawaDepartment of Radiological Technology, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
Motoharu SasakiDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
Takeshi KamomaeDepartment of Radiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, 466-8550, Japan.
Michihiro YokoishiDepartment of Radiological Technology, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
Ryosuke KasaiDepartment of Radiological Technology, Tokushima University Hospital, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4699-1642
Akimi KajinoGraduate School of Health Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.
Hitoshi IkushimaDepartment of Therapeutic Radiology Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima, 770-8503, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1578-4293

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of two different image density adjustment parameters on the results of image matching at six degrees of freedom using radiographic images generated by the ExacTrac X-ray system in brain stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). This study comprised 32 patients who underwent brain SRS at our hospital from January 2020 to December 2020. In this study, (1) the default parameter (an image density parameter between "tissue" and "bone") was an image density parameter for digitally reconstructed radiograph (DRR) generation used at many facilities, and (2) the bone parameter was the steepest contrast parameter used at our hospital. Of the 32 patients, 24 (75%) had a couch angle of 0.5 mm or more in the translational direction or 0.5° or more in the rotational direction, and 10 (31%) had a couch angle of 1.0 mm or more in the translational direction or 1.0° or more in the rotational direction. Among the 131 cases of all couch angles, 46 (35%) cases had a translational direction of 0.5 mm or more or a rotational direction of 0.5° or more, and 15 (11%) had a translational direction of 1.0 mm or more or a rotational direction of 1.0° or more. The results of this study indicate the usefulness of using appropriate DRR parameters for each case, rather than using the default settings. The use of appropriate DRR parameters can lead to accurate position matching results, leading to fewer image-guided radiation therapy shots and a lower imaging dose.

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RadiosurgeryRadiotherapy, Image-GuidedCone-Beam Computed TomographyHumansRadiographyRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedX-Raysbrain metastasisdigitally reconstructed radiographExacTracstereotactic radiosurgery

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PMID34931431
PMCPMC8833277

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