Summary of Key Journal Papers: AlignRT

Bert et al [1] carried out a phantom evaluation of the AlignRT® system. This study investigated the surface measurement reproducibility, surface model accuracy, accuracy of recommended patient realignment and dynamic surface measurement. They concluded that the system performed well within clinically required accuracy (errors < 1 mm for alignment and surface matching; motion in concordance with RPM) and that operation and setup was convenient, and daily clinical use should be possible.

[1]  G. Sharp,et al.  A voluntary breath-hold treatment technique for the left breast with unfavorable cardiac anatomy using surface imaging. , 2012, International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.

[2]  George T. Y. Chen,et al.  A phantom evaluation of a stereo-vision surface imaging system for radiotherapy patient setup. , 2005, Medical physics.

[3]  Steve B. Jiang,et al.  Initial clinical experience with a frameless and maskless stereotactic radiosurgery treatment. , 2012, Practical radiation oncology.

[4]  Darren Kahler,et al.  Characterization of a real-time surface image-guided stereotactic positioning system. , 2010, Medical physics.

[5]  S. Wahab,et al.  Video surface image guidance for external beam partial breast irradiation. , 2012, Practical radiation oncology.

[6]  Steve B. Jiang,et al.  Frame-less and mask-less cranial stereotactic radiosurgery: a feasibility study , 2010, Physics in medicine and biology.

[7]  P. Cochat,et al.  Et al , 2008, Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie.

[8]  Steve B. Jiang,et al.  Comparison of target registration errors for multiple image-guided techniques in accelerated partial breast irradiation. , 2008, International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.

[9]  Christoph Bert,et al.  Clinical experience with a 3D surface patient setup system for alignment of partial-breast irradiation patients. , 2006, International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics.

[10]  J. Mechalakos,et al.  Motion monitoring for cranial frameless stereotactic radiosurgery using video-based three-dimensional optical surface imaging. , 2011, Medical physics.