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ArticleCureus2025

A Quality Control Procedure for Single Fiducial Tracking of Lung Lesions.

Martina Descovich, Evan Lau, Katelyn Hasse, Alexander Gottschalk

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Martina DescovichDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
Evan LauDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
Katelyn HasseDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
Alexander GottschalkDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Real-time adaptive motion management enables the synchronization of radiation delivery with the patient's breathing motion, thus reducing target margins and normal tissue exposure. The respiratory model is created by correlating the position of external markers placed on the patient's chest with the internal target position extracted from planar X-ray images. While a fiducial-less tracking algorithm is available for lung lesions with high radiographic contrast, many patients require the implantation of radio-opaque markers for localization. To limit the incidence of complications from the implantation procedure, a single fiducial marker may be implanted. As fiducials can migrate following implantation, it is important to verify the relationship between the tumor and the fiducial prior to treatment. The goal of this technical report is to provide a quality control (QC) procedure to assess the possibility of fiducial migration in lung patients treated on the robotic radiosurgery platform.

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anatomical alignmentbreathing motiondynamic trackingfiducial migrationsrotational corrections

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PMID40510067
PMCPMC12159563

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