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Assessment of Set-up Accuracy in Tangential Breast Treatment Using Electronic Portal Imaging Device  

Lee, Byung-Koo (Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea University Anam Hospital)
Kang, Soo-Man (Department of Radiation Oncology, Kosin University Gospel Hospital)
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Journal of radiological science and technology / v.35, no.3, 2012 , pp. 249-254 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the setup accuracy for tangential breast treatment patients using electronic portal image and 2-D reconstruction image Twenty two patients undergoing tangential breast treatment. To explore the setup accuracy, distances between chosen landmarks were taken as reference parameters. The difference between measured reference parameters on simulation films and electronic portal images (EPIs) was calculated as the setup error. A total of 22 simulation films and 110 EPIs were evaluated. In the tangential fields, the calculated reference parameters were the central lung distance (CLD), central soft-tissue distance (CSTD), and above lung distance (ALD), below lung distance (BLD). In the medial tangential field, the average difference values for these parameters were 1.0, -6.4, -2.1 and 2.0, respectively; and the ${\sigma}$ values were 1.5, 2.3, 4.1 and 1.1, respectively. In the lateral tangential field, the average difference values for these parameters were -1.5, -4.3, -2.7 and -1.3, respectively; and the ${\sigma}$ values were 3.3, 2.1, 2.9 and 2.5, respectively. CLD, CSTD, ALD and BLD in the tangential fields are easily identifiable and are helpful for detecting setup errors using EPIs in patients undergoing tangential breast radiotherapy treatment.
Keywords
Setup accuracy; Tangential breast treatment; EPI (electronic portal imaging);
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