ArticleTechnical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology2021
Surface-guided radiotherapy for lung cancer can reduce the number of close patient contacts without compromising initial setup accuracy.
Article in Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Scaling Surface-Guided Radiation Therapy to Larger Lung Cancer Cohorts: Frameless Immobilization and Enhanced Setup Accuracy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Analysis of setup error and setup efficiency in SBRT for non-small cell lung cancer via a surface-guided radiation therapy system.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Translating SGRT from Breast to Lung Cancer: A Study on Frameless Immobilization and Real-Time Monitoring Efficacy, Focusing on Setup Accuracy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Automated Test for Monthly Quality Assurance of Optical Surface Imaging Dynamic Localization Accuracy.Cureus · 2024Article
- Surface-Guided Radiotherapy: Can We Move on from the Era of Three-Point Markers to the New Era of Thousands of Points?Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Real-Time Tracking of Laryngeal Motion via the Surface Depth-Sensing Technique for Radiotherapy in Laryngeal Cancer Patients.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Surface-guided radiotherapy improves rotational accuracy in gynecological cancer patients.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2023Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) can assist with patient setup by providing a real-time feedback mechanism over the whole patient treatment surface. It also has the potential to reduce the number of close contacts between staff and the patient, which is advocated for infection control during the COVID-19 pandemic. Residual translations and rotations (post-CBCT) were acquired following a conventional setup protocol (using permanent marks and lasers) and an SGRT setup protocol. The SGRT protocol resulted in one of the two therapeutic radiographers not having any close contact (<2m) with a patient during setup. Data from 702 imaging sessions showed similar setup accuracy with either protocol, fewer large translations and fewer repeat setup occurrences using the SGRT protocol. The potential of SGRT for infection control should be recognised alongside other benefits.
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