Comparison of carina-based versus bony anatomy-based registration for setup verification in esophageal cancer radiotherapy

Comparison of carina-based versus bony anatomy-based registration for setup verification in esophageal cancer radiotherapy

Abstract Background To investigate the feasibility and geometric accuracy of carina-based registration for CBCT-guided setup verification in esophageal cancer IGRT, compared with current practice bony anatomy-based registration. Methods Included were 24 esophageal cancer patients with 65 implanted f...

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Main Authors: Mélanie Machiels, Peng Jin, Christianne H. van Gurp, Jeanin E. van Hooft, Tanja Alderliesten, Maarten C. C. M. Hulshof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Radiotherapy
Fiducial markers
Setup verification
Carina-based registration
Image-guided radiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-0986-1

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