Title :
An exact and objective positioning system for patients in conformal radiotherapy basing on optical 3D-surface-detection
Author :
Kloeck, Stephan ; Mueller, Reinhold G.
Abstract :
For an increase in precision and reproducibility of patient-positioning a new technique is described. It is based on a continuous measurement of the complete patient surface in the whole therapy-region by means of a fast optical 3D-sensor
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; optical sensors; position control; radiation therapy; complete patient surface; conformal radiotherapy; continuous measurement; exact objective patient positioning system; fast optical 3D-sensor; medical instrumentation; optical 3D-surface-detection; precision; reproducibility; whole therapy-region; Linear particle accelerator; Medical treatment; Neoplasms; Optical sensors; Position measurement; Reproducibility of results; Shape; Skin; Surface topography; Surface treatment;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900566
