[HTML][HTML] In vivo dosimetry in brachytherapy: Requirements and future directions for research, development, and clinical practice

GP Fonseca, JG Johansen, RL Smith… - Physics and imaging in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brachytherapy can deliver high doses to the target while sparing healthy tissues due to its
steep dose gradient leading to excellent clinical outcome. Treatment accuracy depends on …

Review on high spatial resolution dosimetry with pixelated semiconductor detectors for radiation therapy

I Filipev, J Paino, J Poder, D Cutajar, N Hardcastle… - Radiation …, 2024 - Elsevier
Current and emerging radiation therapy treatment techniques are characterized by complex
and spatially non-uniform dose distributions with steep dose gradients delivered through …

3D source tracking and error detection in HDR using two independent scintillator dosimetry systems

HM Linares Rosales, JG Johansen… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The aim of this study is to perform three‐dimensional (3D) source position
reconstruction by combining in vivo dosimetry measurements from two independent detector …

Feasibility of 4D HDR brachytherapy source tracking using x‐ray tomosynthesis: Monte Carlo investigation

R Vasyltsiv, X Qian, Z Xu, S Ryu, W Zhao… - Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy rapidly delivers dose to targets with steep
dose gradients. This treatment method must adhere to prescribed treatment plans with high …

Estimating blurless and noise-free Ir-192 source images from gamma camera images for high-dose-rate brachytherapy using a deep-learning approach

K Nakanishi, S Yamamoto, T Yabe… - Biomedical Physics …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Precise monitoring of the position and dwell time of iridium-192 (Ir-192) during
high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is crucial to avoid serious damage to normal tissues …

Real-time verification of a high-dose-rate iridium 192 source position using a modified C-arm fluoroscope

T Nose, M Chatani, Y Otani, T Teshima… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy misdeliveries can occur at any institution, and
they can cause disastrous results. Even a patient's death has been reported. Misdeliveries …

Brachytherapy treatment verification using gamma radiation from the internal treatment source combined with an imaging panel—a phantom study

GP Fonseca, T Van Wagenberg… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Brachytherapy has an excellent clinical outcome for different treatment sites. However, in
vivo treatment verification is not performed in the majority of hospitals due to the lack of …

Optimization of the energy window setting in Ir-192 source imaging for high-dose-rate brachytherapy using a YAP (Ce) gamma camera

J Nagata, K Nakanishi, S Yamamoto, T Yabe, K Yogo… - Physica Medica, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Although real-time imaging of the high-activity iridium-192 (Ir-192) source position
during high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy using a high-energy gamma camera system is a …

[HTML][HTML] Medipix detectors in radiation therapy for advanced quality-assurance

A Rosenfeld, S Alnaghy, M Petasecca, D Cutajar… - Radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Spectroscopy-based photon-counting detector systems, Medipix, have many applications in
medicine. Medipix detectors benefit from providing energy information as well as high …

Short‐time sequential high‐energy gamma photon imaging using list‐mode data acquisition system for high‐dose‐rate brachytherapy

J Nagata, S Yamamoto, T Yabe, K Yogo… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Measurement of the dwell time and moving speed of a high‐activity iridium‐192 (Ir‐
192) source used for high‐dose‐rate (HDR) brachytherapy is important for estimating the …