Investigation of fiducial marker and soft-tissue image guidance techniques in prostate radiation therapy
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Timothy Deegan Thesis (PDF 9MB) |
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This thesis examines and compares imaging methods used during the radiotherapy treatment of prostate cancer. The studies found that radiation therapists were able to localise and target the prostate consistently with planar imaging techniques and that the use of small gold markers in the prostate reduced the variation in prostate localisation when using volumetric imaging. It was concluded that larger safety margins are required when using volumetric imaging without gold markers.
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| ID Code: | 82289 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (Masters by Research by Publication) |
| Supervisor: | Fielding, Andrew & Oloyede, Kunle |
| Keywords: | cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), fiducial markers, image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), interobserver agreement, interobserver variability, method comparison, prostate, radiation therapy |
| Divisions: | Past > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > Science & Engineering Faculty Past > Schools > School of Chemistry, Physics & Mechanical Engineering |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 14 Apr 2015 05:59 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2017 14:42 |
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