Patient Positioning in Radiotherapy
| Autor: | Zhen Chen, Wei Guo, Anthimos Georgiadis, Ralf Müller-Polyzou, Nicolas Meier |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
palliative oncology Computer science medicine.medical_treatment Planning target volume Patient positioning tumours radiation therapy external beam radiotherapy Linear particle accelerator cancer treatment 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Engineering medicine curative oncology cancer Medical physics External beam radiotherapy precise delivery defined fractions radiotherapy laser based system patient position target volume linear accelerator patient positioning Cancer treatment Radiation therapy Workflow 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medical computing patient positioning techniques |
| Zdroj: | Guo, W, Müller-Polyzou, R, Chen, Z, Meier, N & Georgiadis, A 2020, Patient Positioning in Radiotherapy . in IEEE Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2020-Conference Proceedings : IEEE Medical Measurements and Applications, June 1-3, 2020, Bari, Italy ., 9137355, IEEE Medical Measurements and Applications, MeMeA 2020-Conference Proceedings, IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Piscataway, pp. 1-6, International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications-MeMeA 2020, Bari, Italy, 01.06.20 . https://doi.org/10.1109/MeMeA49120.2020.9137355 MeMeA |
| DOI: | 10.1109/MeMeA49120.2020.9137355 |
| Popis: | External beam radiotherapy is one of the main methods of cancer treatment in curative and palliative oncology. It aims at precise delivery of high dose to a target volume, which is performed in a series of defined fractions by a linear accelerator. To ensure the effectiveness of the therapy and the safety of the patient, high reproducibility of the patient position is mandatory. In this paper, we review patient positioning techniques and compare their technical principle, system components, application in workflow, general advantages and drawbacks. Furthermore, we explore future potential for the implementation of digital tools. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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