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ArticleBJR open2023

The geometric and dosimetric accuracy of kilovoltage cone beam computed tomography images for adaptive treatment: a systematic review.

Hussam Jassim, Hassan A Nedaei, Ghazale Geraily, Nooshin Banaee, Ali Kazemian

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Article in BJR open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 authors.

Hussam Jassim
Hassan A Nedaei
Ghazale Geraily
Nooshin BanaeeMedical Radiation Research Center, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Kazemian

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Abstract

Objectives: To provide an overview and meta-analysis of different techniques adopted to accomplish kVCBCT for dose calculation and automated segmentation. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed on eligible studies demonstrating kVCBCT-based dose calculation and automated contouring of different tumor features. Meta-analysis of the performance was accomplished on the reported γ analysis and dice similarity coefficient (DSC) score of both collected results as three subgroups (head and neck, chest, and abdomen). Results: After the literature scrutinization ( Conclusions: Large cohorts of patients ought to be undertaken to validate methods achieving low levels of dosimetric and geometric errors. Quality guidelines should be established when reporting on kVCBCT, which include agreed metrics for reporting on the quality of corrected kVCBCT and defines protocols of new site-specific standardized imaging used when obtaining kVCBCT images for adaptive radiotherapy. Advances in knowledge: This review gives useful knowledge about methods making kVCBCT feasible for kVCBCT-based adaptive radiotherapy, simplifying patient pathway and reducing concomitant imaging dose to the patient.

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PMCPMC10301728

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