A tilt and roll device for automated correction of rotational setup errors

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1739-1740

  Hornick, David C ^a   Litzenberg, Dale W ^a   Lam, Kwok L ^a   Balter, James M ^a   Hetrick, Joel ^a   Ten Haken, Randall K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer controlled; Patient setup

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); STEPPING MOTORS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS; WELDS;

DESIGN SPECIFICATION; HIGH-ACCURACY; PATIENT SETUP; RANGE OF MOTIONS; ROTATIONAL MOTION; SETUP ERRORS; TREATMENT TABLE;

MEDICAL COMPUTING;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DEVICE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0031686707     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598355     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. J. Balter, R. K. Ten Haken, and K. L. Lam, "Treatment setup verification," in Teletherapy, Present and Future, edited by T. R. Mackie and J. R. Palta (Advanced Medical Publishing, Madison, WI, 1996), pp. 61-66.
2. A. L. Boyer, L. E. Antonuk, A Fenster et al., "A review of Portal Imaging Devices. (EPIDs)," Med. Phys. 19, 1-16 (1992).
3. J. Balter, G. T Y. Chen, and C. A. Pelizzari, "Correlation of projection radiographs in radiation therapy using open curve and point pairs," Med. Phys. 19, 329-334 (1992).
4. J. E. Schewe, J. M Balter, K. L. Lam, and R. K. Ten Haken, "Measurement of patient setup errors using port films and a computer-aided graphical alignment tool," Med. Dosim. 21 (1996).
5. J. Balter, D. L. McShan, K. L. Lam, J. Kim, and R. K. Ten Haken, "Incorporation of patient setup measurement and adjustment within a computer-controlled radiotherapy system," in Proceedings of the XIIth International Conference on the use of Computers in Radiation Therapy-ICCRT, edited by G. Starkschall and D. D. Leavitt (Advanced Medical Publishing, Madison, WI, 1997).
6. S. M. Morrill, M. Langer, and R. G. Lane, "Theoretical advantages to real-time linac couch control to compensate for organ motion," Med. Phys. 23, 1083 (1996) (abstract)
7. K. L. Lam, D. C. Hornick, J. Balter, S. Emanuel, S. Kota, and R. K. Ten Haken, "Development of a tilt and roll table for automated correction of setup errors," Med. Phys. 22, 940 (1995) (abstract).
8. J. Hanley, G Mageras, J. Sun, and G. J. Kutcher, "The effects of out-of-plane rotations on two-dimensional portal image registration in conformal radiotherapy of the prostate," Int J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol., Phys. 33, 1331-1343 (1995).
9. J. Balter, K. L. Lam, H. M. Sandler, F. J. Littles, R. L. Bree, and R. K. Ten Haken. "Automated localization of the prostate at the time of treatment using implanted radiopaque markers: Technical feasibility," Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol., Phys. 33, 1281-1286 (1995).