Electromagnetic tracking for treatment verification in interstitial brachytherapy

Electromagnetic tracking (EMT) is used in several medical fields to determine the position and orientation of dedicated sensors, e.g., attached to surgical tools. Recently, EMT has been introduced to brachytherapy for implant reconstruction and error detection. The manuscript briefly summarizes the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bert, Christoph, Kellermeier, Markus, Tanderup, Kari
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2016
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Review Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27895688
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2016.63356
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Sumario:Electromagnetic tracking (EMT) is used in several medical fields to determine the position and orientation of dedicated sensors, e.g., attached to surgical tools. Recently, EMT has been introduced to brachytherapy for implant reconstruction and error detection. The manuscript briefly summarizes the main issues of EMT and error detection in brachytherapy. The potential and complementarity of EMT as treatment verification technology will be discussed in relation to in vivo dosimetry and imaging.

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