Automated ultrafast kilovoltage-megavoltage cone-beam CT for image guided radiotherapy of lung cancer: System description and real-time results

Due to automation the kV-MV CBCT workflow is speeded up by a factor of >10 compared to the manual approach. Thus, the system allows a simple, fast and reliable imaging procedure and fulfills all requirements to be successfully introduced into the clinical workflow now, enabling single-breath-hold volume imaging.