A tool to automatically analyze electromagnetic tracking data from high dose rate brachytherapy of breast cancer patients

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-365444
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.36544

Götz, Th. I. ; Lahmer, G. ; Strnad, V. ; Bert, Ch. ; Hensel, B. ; Tomé, A. M. ; Lang, E. W.

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Abstract

During High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR-BT) the spatial position of the radiation source inside catheters implanted into a female breast is determined via electromagnetic tracking (EMT). Dwell positions and dwell times of the radiation source are established, relative to the patient's anatomy, from an initial X-ray-CT-image. During the irradiation treatment, catheter displacements can occur due ...