Initial validations for pursuing irradiation using a gimbals tracking system
Initial validations for pursuing irradiation using a gimbals tracking system
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DOI:
10.1016/j.radonc.2009.07.011
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发表时间:
2009-10-01
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
Hiraoka, Masahiro
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作者:
Takayama, Kenji;Mizowaki, Takashi;Hiraoka, Masahiro
Our newly designed image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) system enables the dynamic tracking irradiation with a gimbaled X-ray head and a dual on-board kilovolt imaging subsystem for real-time target localization. Examinations using a computer-controlled three-dimensionally movable phantom demonstrated that our gimbals tracking system significantly reduced motion blurring effects in the dose distribution compared to the non-tracking state. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. Radiotherapy and Oncology 93 (2009) 45-49