A Comparison of the Use of Bony Anatomy and Internal Markers for Offline Verification and an Evaluation of the Potential Benefit of Online and Offline Verification Protocols for Prostate Radiotherapy

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8239048	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2008	10 Pages	PDF

Abstract

An offline protocol using gold markers is effective in reducing the systematic error. The value of online protocols is reduced by intrafraction motion.

Keywords

Electronic portal imaging Organ motion Intrafraction motion Radiotherapy Prostate cancer

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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A Comparison of the Use of Bony Anatomy and Internal Markers for Offline Verification and an Evaluation of the Potential Benefit of Online and Offline Verification Protocols for Prostate Radiotherapy

Authors

Helen A. M.Sc., Vibeke N. Ph.D., Christopher C. F.R.C.R., Phil M. D.Phil., Andrew Ph.D., Elizabeth M.Phil., Emma J. Ph.D., Louise B.Sc., Elizabeth B.Sc., Richard D.C.R.(T), Vincent S. F.R.A.C.R., F.R.C.R., Alan C. F.R.C.S., David P. F.R.C.R., F.R.C.P.,