An assessment of the magnitude of intra-fraction movement of head-and-neck IMRT cases and its implication on the action-level of the imaging protocol.

Pang, Pei Ping Eric; Hendry, Julie; Cheah, Shie Lee; Soong, Yoke Lim; Fong, Kam Weng; Wee, Tien Seng Joseph; Tan, Wee Kiat Terence; Nei, Wen Long; Wang, Fuqiang; Wong, Ru Xin; Ng, Wee Loon; Chen, John

Pang, Pei Ping Eric; Hendry, Julie; Cheah, Shie Lee; Soong, Yoke Lim; Fong, Kam Weng; Wee, Tien Seng Joseph; Tan, Wee Kiat Terence; Nei, Wen Long; Wang, Fuqiang; Wong, Ru Xin; Ng, Wee Loon; Chen, John.

Affiliation

Pang PP; School of Radiography, Kingston University & St George's, University of London, Surrey, United Kingdom; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: eric.pang.p.p@nccs.com.sg.
Hendry J; School of Radiography, Kingston University & St George's, University of London, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Cheah SL; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Soong YL; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Fong KW; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Wee TS; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Tan WK; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Nei WL; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Wang F; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Wong RX; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Ng WL; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
Chen J; Division of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.

Radiother Oncol ; 112(3): 437-41, 2014 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25284062

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Head and Neck Neoplasms/radiotherapy; Movement; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods; Radiotherapy, Image-Guided/methods; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated/methods; Adult; Aged; Contrast Media; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted/methods; Immobilization; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Radiographic Image Enhancement/methods; Radiotherapy Dosage; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods

Key words

Action-level; Correction strategies; Head and neck; Imaging protocol; Intra-fraction; Planning margins

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted / Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / Head and Neck Neoplasms / Movement Type of study: Guideline / Observational_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Radiother Oncol Year: 2014 Type: Article

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