Treatment efficiency and quality improvement via double imaging modality (DIM) versus single imaging modality (SIM) image-guided radiotherapy for prostate cancer [0.03%]
双模态成像(DIM)与单模态成像(SIM)图像引导放射治疗前列腺癌的疗效和质量改进对比研究
Milad Mirzaei,Suki Gill,Mahsheed Sabet et al.
Milad Mirzaei et al.
Purpose: Daily image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for prostate cancer reduces treatment-related toxicity. However, positional and anatomical variations can result in patient re-setup, increased treatment time, and additiona...
S E Alexander,J Selous-Hodges,A Araujo et al.
S E Alexander et al.
Introduction: Bladder and rectal preparation regimes for prostate cancer (PCa) radiotherapy (RT) can heighten anxiety before and during RT. Patient's perception of RT preparation is under-represented in the literature. To...
Training for tomorrow: Establishing a worldwide curriculum in online adaptive radiation therapy [0.03%]
为明天做培训：建立全球在线自适应放疗课程体系
Meegan Shepherd,Elizabeth Joyce,Bethany Williams et al.
Meegan Shepherd et al.
This commentary discusses the implementation of online adaptive radiation therapy (oART) in cancer treatment within the context of current challenges faced by radiation therapy professionals. oART enables modifications to treatment plans ba...
Pan-Canadian assessment of image guided adaptive radiation therapy and the role of the radiation therapist [0.03%]
泛加拿大评估影像引导的自适应放射治疗以及放射治疗师的角色
Amanda Moreira,Tara Rosewall,Yat Tsang et al.
Amanda Moreira et al.
Purpose: Adaptive radiation therapy (ART) is a close-looped process where anatomic changes observed during treatment are identified, leading to plan modification prior to treatment delivery. The aim of this study was to e...
Geometric and dosimetric evaluation of CTV contour adaptations by radiation therapists for adaptive prostate radiotherapy on a 0.35 T MR-Linac [0.03%]
前列腺磁共振直线加速器自适应放射治疗中辐射医师勾画CTV的几何及剂量学评价研究
Boaz Kalkhoven,Marjolein N Hilberts,Melissa A L Verdonk et al.
Boaz Kalkhoven et al.
Background & purpose: Magnetic resonance guided adaptive radiotherapy (MRgART) enables hypofractionated prostate radiotherapy by daily contour adaptation. The MRgART workflow, however, is labour intensive and in many inst...
Global professional issues in radiation therapy: Collaboration, adaptation and innovation [0.03%]
国际放射治疗专业问题：合作、适应和创新
Yolanda Surjan,Sandra Ndarukwa
Yolanda Surjan
Radiation therapists' perspectives on artificial intelligence: Insights from a single institution on Improving effectiveness and educational supports [0.03%]
放射治疗师的人工智能视角：单机构关于提高有效性和教育支持的见解
Caroline Marr,Yat Tsang
Caroline Marr
Introduction: In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) technology has played an evolving role in radiation science, influencing the clinical practice of radiation therapists. This study aimed to explore the knowledge...
Integrating knowledge-based planning and noncoplanar oblique VMAT arcs: A study of dose to the heart and immune cells in thoracic radiotherapy [0.03%]
基于知识的计划和非共面斜VMAT弧的整合在胸部放疗中对心脏和免疫细胞剂量的影响研究
Brennan Diedrich,Justin Roper,Benjamin Hopkins et al.
Brennan Diedrich et al.
Background: Recent patient studies have linked higher immune cell doses with worse quality of life and survival. For thoracic radiotherapy, heart dose is a major contributor to the effective dose to immune cells (EDIC). ...
Case report: Clinical workflow considerations for treating soft-tissue sarcoma on a 1.5-T MR-Linac [0.03%]
个例报告：1.5T MR-直线加速器软组织肉瘤治疗的临床工作流程考虑事项
Gye Won Choi,Gary A Eastwick,Leonard H Kim
Gye Won Choi
We present specific issues that arose when using a 1.5-Tesla MR-Linac to treat a series of 4 soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) patients. These issues arose from the combination of typical STS attributes (long, off-axis target) and MR-Linac design-s...
Proton beam therapy image-guided radiotherapy training for RTTs - Experience from a single institution [0.03%]
质子射束治疗的影像引导放射治疗技师培训——单一机构的经验总结
Jannath Shirin Kottakunnan,Samaneh Shoraka,Amy Dodd et al.
Jannath Shirin Kottakunnan et al.
This study investigates whether an Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) workbook and Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) case studies enhances Radiation Therapists' (RTTs) confidence analysing Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) CBCTs. An 11-partic...