A 4D ultrasound real-time tracking system for external beam radiotherapy of upper abdominal lesions under breath-hold

• Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie Vol. 193; no. 3; pp. 213 - 220
• Main Authors: Sihono, Dwi Seno Kuncoro, Vogel, Lena, Weiß, Christel, Thölking, Johannes, Wenz, Frederik, Lohr, Frank, Boda-Heggemann, Judit, Wertz, Hansjörg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Breath Holding; Computer Systems; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - instrumentation; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Motion; Oncology; Original Article; Phantoms, Imaging; Radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Conformal - instrumentation; Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - instrumentation; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography - instrumentation; Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT); Intrafractional tracking; Upper abdomen; Ultraschall; Stereotaktische Körperbestrahlung; Intrafraktionäre Verfolgung; Radiotherapy, image-guided; Ultrasound; Bildgesteuerte Strahlentherapie; Abdomen

Background and purpose To evaluate a novel four-dimensional (4D) ultrasound (US) tracking system for external beam radiotherapy of upper abdominal lesions under computer-controlled deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH). Materials and methods The tracking accuracy of the research 4D US system was evalu...