Applications of linac-mounted kilovoltage Cone-beam Computed Tomography in modern radiation therapy: A review

Summary The use of Cone-beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in radiotherapy is increasing due to the widespread implementation of kilovoltage systems on the currently available linear accelerators. Cone beam CT acts as an effective Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) tool for the verification of patient position. It also opens up the possibility of real-time re-optimization of treatment plans for Adaptive Radiotherapy (ART). This paper reviews the most prominent applications of CBCT (linac-mounted) in radiation therapy, focusing on CBCT-based planning and dose calculation studies. This is followed by a concise review of the main issues associated with CBCT, such as imaging artifacts, dose and image quality. It explores how medical physicists and oncologists can best apply CBCT for therapeutic applications.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Polish Journal of Radiology

• Publication date

  2014-07-03

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Engineering

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.12659/PJR.890745PMID 25006356PMCID 4085117
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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