Tumor tracking method based on a deformable 4D CT breathing motion model driven by an external surface surrogate

A Fassi, J Schaerer, M Fernandes, M Riboldi… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose To develop a tumor tracking method based on a surrogate-driven motion model,
which provides noninvasive dynamic localization of extracranial targets for the …

The markerless lung target tracking AAPM Grand Challenge (MATCH) results

M Mueller, P Poulsen, R Hansen, W Verbakel… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Lung stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) is a radiation therapy success
story with level 1 evidence demonstrating its efficacy. To provide real‐time respiratory …

A Bayesian approach for three-dimensional markerless tumor tracking using kV imaging during lung radiotherapy

CC Shieh, V Caillet, M Dunbar, PJ Keall… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The ability to monitor tumor motion without implanted markers can potentially enable broad
access to more accurate and precise lung radiotherapy. A major challenge is that kilovoltage …

RealDRR–rendering of realistic digitally reconstructed radiographs using locally trained image-to-image translation

J Dhont, D Verellen, I Mollaert, V Vanreusel… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) represent valuable patient-
specific pre-treatment training data for tumor tracking algorithms. However, using current …

Decompose kV projection using neural network for improved motion tracking in paraspinal SBRT

X He, W Cai, F Li, Q Fan, P Zhang, JJ Cuaron… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose On‐treatment kV images have been used in tracking patient motion. One challenge
of markerless motion tracking in paraspinal SBRT is the reduced contrast when the X‐ray …

Markerless tumor tracking using fast‐kV switching dual‐energy fluoroscopy on a benchtop system

M Haytmyradov, H Mostafavi, A Wang, L Zhu… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate markerless tumor tracking (MTT) using fast‐kV switching dual‐energy
(DE) fluoroscopy on a bench top system. Methods Fast‐kV switching DE fluoroscopy was …

Markerless tracking of small lung tumors for stereotactic radiotherapy

JR van Sörnsen de Koste, M Dahele… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose:(1) To validate retrospective markerless tracking software for small lung tumors by
comparing tracked motion in 4‐dimensional planning computed tomography (4DCT) derived …

A new scheme for real-time high-contrast imaging in lung cancer radiotherapy: a proof-of-concept study

H Yan, Z Tian, Y Shao, SB Jiang… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Visualization of anatomy in real time is of critical importance for motion management in lung
cancer radiotherapy. To achieve real-time, and high-contrast in-treatment imaging, we …

Markerless tumor tracking using short kilovoltage imaging arcs for lung image-guided radiotherapy

CC Shieh, PJ Keall, Z Kuncic… - Physics in medicine & …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The ability to monitor tumor motion without implanted markers is clinically advantageous for
lung image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT). Existing markerless tracking methods often suffer …

Markerless positional verification using template matching and triangulation of kV images acquired during irradiation for lung tumors treated in breath-hold

C Hazelaar, M Dahele, H Mostafavi… - Physics in Medicine …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Lung tumors treated in breath-hold are subject to inter-and intra-breath-hold variations,
which makes tumor position monitoring during each breath-hold important. A markerless …