Ultrafast single breath-hold cone-beam CT lung cancer imaging with faster linac gantry rotation

• Published in: Radiotherapy and oncology Vol. 135; pp. 78 - 85
• Main Authors: Arns, Anna, Wertz, Hansjoerg, Boda-Heggemann, Judit, Schneider, Frank, Blessing, Manuel, Abo-Madyan, Yasser, Steil, Volker, Wenz, Frederik, Fleckenstein, Jens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.06.2019
• Subjects: Breath Holding; CBCT; Cone-Beam Computed Tomography - methods; Humans; IGRT; Lung DIBH; Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Lung Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Particle Accelerators; Phantoms, Imaging; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - methods; Rotation; Single breath-hold imaging; Ultrafast imaging; Ultrafast imaging; IGRT; Lung DIBH; CBCT; Single breath-hold imaging

•CBCT imaging speed of 18 °/s considerably reduces acquisition times to 10–20 s.•Ultrafast CBCT imaging would strongly impact breath-hold lung treatment strategies.•Reduced imaging time for maintained registration accuracy on high-contrast areas.•Could be clinically applicable on high-contrast lung...