Automated MV markerless tumor tracking for VMAT.

Automated MV markerless tumor tracking for VMAT. Phys Med Biol. 2020 Apr 24;: Authors: Ferguson D, Harris T, Shi M, Jacobson MW, Myronakis ME, Lehmann M, Huber P, Morf D, Fueglistaller R, Baturin P, Valencia Lozano I, Williams CL, Berbeco RI Abstract Tumor tracking during radiotherapy treatment can improve dose accuracy, conformity and sparing of healthy tissue. Many methods have been introduced to tackle this challenge utilizing multiple imaging modalities, including a template matching based approach using the megavoltage (MV) on-board portal imager demonstrated on 3D conformal treatments. However, the complexity of treatments is evolving with the introduction of VMAT and IMRT, and successful motion management is becoming more important due to a trend towards hypofractionation. We have developed a markerless lung tumor tracking algorithm, utilizing the electronic portal imager (EPID) of the treatment machine. The algorithm has been specifically adapted to track during complex treatment deliveries with gantry and MLC motion. The core of the algorithm is an adaptive template matching method that relies on template stability metrics and local relative orientations to perform multiple feature tracking simultaneously. Only a single image is required to initialize the algorithm and features are automatically added, modified or removed in response to the input images. This algorithm was evaluated against images collected during VMAT arcs ...
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