Title :
Ultrasound Image Registration for Patient Setup in Conformal Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer
Author :
Betrouni, N. ; Pasquier, David ; Dewalle, A.S. ; Jounwaz, R. ; Dubois, P. ; Lopes, Roseli ; Lartigau, Eric
Author_Institution :
INSERM, Lille II Univ.
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
The goal of 3D conformal radiotherapy (CRT) is to conform the high dose region to the target volume while sparing surrounding normal tissue. Knowledge about the mobility of organs relative to the bony anatomy and to the reference position is of great importance when daily positioning patient. In this work we present a method to monitor patient setup during CRT of prostate cancer. The method is based on ultrasound tracking and matching with planning modality
Keywords :
biological organs; biomedical ultrasonics; cancer; image matching; image registration; medical image processing; radiation therapy; tumours; 3D conformal radiotherapy; bony anatomy; high dose region; image Guided therapy; organs mobility; patient positioning; patient setup; patient setup monitoring; prostate cancer; ultrasound image registration; ultrasound matching; ultrasound tracking; Cathode ray tubes; Computed tomography; Image registration; Linear accelerators; Medical treatment; Optical imaging; Patient monitoring; Probes; Prostate cancer; Ultrasonic imaging; Conformal radiotherapy; Image Guided therapy; matching; ultrasound;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260455
