Development of a Simple Radioactive marker System to Reduce Positioning Errors in Radiation Treatment

[摘要] The objective of this research is to implement an inexpensive, quick and simple monitor that provides an accurate indication of proper patient position during the treatment of cancer by external beam X-ray radiation and also checks for any significant changes in patient anatomy. It is believed that this system will significantly reduce the treatment margin, provide an additional, independent quality assurance check of positioning accuracy prior to all treatments and reduce the probability of misadministration of therapeutic dose.

[发布日期] 2007-03-19

[学科分类] 放射科、核医学、医学影像

[关键词] ACCURACY;ANATOMY;MONITORS;NEOPLASMS;PATIENTS;POSITIONING;X RADIATION;RADIOTHERAPY