Minimal mask immobilization with optical surface guidance for head and neck radiotherapy

Purpose Full face and neck thermoplastic masks provide standard‐of‐care immobilization for patients receiving H&N IMRT. However, these masks are uncomfortable and increase skin dose. The purpose of this pilot trial was to investigate the feasibility and setup accuracy of minimal face and neck ma...

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Published in:	Journal of applied clinical medical physics Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 17 - 24
Main Authors:	Zhao, Bo, Maquilan, Genevieve, Jiang, Steve, Schwartz, David L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2018 John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biopsy Cancer therapies Feasibility Studies Head & neck cancer head and neck Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy Humans image guidance Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods immobilization Immobilization - methods interfraction motion intrafraction motion Medical imaging Middle Aged Oncology Organs at Risk - radiation effects Patient Positioning Patients Phantoms, Imaging Radiation Oncology Physics Radiation therapy Radiotherapy Dosage Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods Radiotherapy Setup Errors - prevention & control Radiotherapy, Image-Guided - methods Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated - methods SGRT Skin Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods SGRT head and neck immobilization interfraction motion intrafraction motion image guidance
ISSN:	1526-9914, 1526-9914
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