A method to predict patient-specific table coordinates for quality assurance in external beam radiation therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: With proper indexing, table coordinates can be predicted with reasonable accuracy. The data suggest an action of level of 2 cm with certain exceptions for specific immobilization devices and directions.
PMID: 30085393 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - August 7, 2018 Category: Physics Authors: Saenz DL, Astorga NR, Kirby N, Fakhreddine M, Rasmussen K, Stathakis S, Papanikolaou N Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research