[PDF][PDF] The modern technology of radiation oncology

J Van Dyk - Madison, WI: Medical Physics Publishing, 1999 - medicalphysics.org
Radiation Oncology is a very technology intensive discipline of medicine. Complex,
sophisticated equipment is required to localize the tumor, to generate ionizing radiation, and …

Intraoperative dynamic dosimetry for prostate implants

DA Todor, M Zaider, GN Cohen… - Physics in Medicine …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper describes analytic tools in support of a paradigm shift in brachytherapy treatment
planning for prostate cancer—a shift from standard pre-planning to intraoperative planning …

Prostate brachytherapy seed localization by analysis of multiple projections: Identifying and addressing the seed overlap problem

Y Su, BJ Davis, MG Herman, RA Robb - Medical physics, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Intraoperative three‐dimensional reconstruction of seed locations during prostate
brachytherapy for purposes of immediate computation of radiation dosimetry is an active …

Automatic image‐to‐world registration based on x‐ray projections in cone‐beam CT‐guided interventions

NM Hamming, MJ Daly, JC Irish… - Medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Intraoperative imaging offers a means to account for morphological changes occurring
during the procedure and resolve geometric uncertainties via integration with a surgical …

Bypassing the learning curve in permanent seed implants using state-of-the-art technology

L Beaulieu, DAR Evans, S Aubin, S Angyalfi… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Purpose: The aim of this study was to demonstrate, based on clinical postplan dose
distributions, that technology can be used efficiently to eliminate the learning curve …

Quantifying the effect of seed orientation in postplanning dosimetry of low‐dose‐rate prostate brachytherapy

CA Collins Fekete, M Plamondon, AG Martin… - Medical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Radioactive seed orientations are usually ignored in clinical brachytherapy
dosimetry for prostate implants. Associated with the anisotropic dose distribution of seeds …

Seed localization and TRUS-fluoroscopy fusion for intraoperative prostate brachytherapy dosimetry

Y Su, BJ Davis, KM Furutani, MG Herman… - Computer Aided …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To develop and evaluate an integrated approach to intra-operative dosimetry for
permanent prostate brachytherapy (PPB) by combining a fluoroscopy-based seed …

Preliminary study of correction of original metal artifacts due to I-125 seeds in postimplant dosimetry for prostate permanent implant brachytherapy

Y Takahashi, S Mori, T Kozuka, K Gomi, T Nose… - Radiation …, 2006 - Springer
Purpose We investigated a subtraction-based reprojection approach to reduce CT metal
artifacts due to I-125 seeds and evaluated the clinical implications in postimplant dosimetry …

Microarray blob-defect removal improves array analysis

JS Song, K Maghsoudi, W Li, E Fox… - …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Motivation: New generation Affymetrix oligonucleotide microarrays often have blob-
like image defects that will require investigators to either repeat their hybridization assays or …

Registration between ultrasound and fluoroscopy or CT in prostate brachytherapy

P Fallavollita, Z Karim Aghaloo, EC Burdette… - Medical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose In prostate brachytherapy, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is used to visualize the
anatomy, while implanted seeds can be visualized by fluoroscopy. Intraoperative dosimetry …