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http://dx.doi.org/10.14316/pmp.2015.26.3.143

Analysis on the Positional Accuracy of the Non-orthogonal Two-pair kV Imaging Systems for Real-time Tumor Tracking Using XCAT  

Jeong, Hanseong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
Kim, Youngju (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
Oh, Ohsung (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
Lee, Seho (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
Jeon, Hosang (Department of Radiation Oncology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital)
Lee, Seung Wook (School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University)
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Progress in Medical Physics / v.26, no.3, 2015 , pp. 143-152 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we aim to design the architecture of the kV imaging system for tumor tracking in the dual-head gantry system and analyze its accuracy by simulations. We established mathematical formulas and algorithms to track the tumor position with the two-pair kV imaging systems when they are in the non-orthogonal positions. The algorithms have been designed in the homogeneous coordinate framework and the position of the source and the detector coordinates are used to estimate the tumor position. 4D XCAT (4D extended cardiac-torso) software was used in the simulation to identify the influence of the angle between the two-pair kV imaging systems and the resolution of the detectors to the accuracy in the position estimation. A metal marker fiducial has been inserted in a numerical human phantom of XCAT and the kV projections were acquired at various angles and resolutions using CT projection software of the XCAT. As a result, a positional accuracy of less than about 1mm was achieved when the resolution of the detector is higher than 1.5 mm/pixel and the angle between the kV imaging systems is approximately between $90^{\circ}$ and $50^{\circ}$. When the resolution is lower than 1.5 mm/pixel, the positional errors were higher than 1mm and the error fluctuation by the angles was greater. The resolution of the detector was critical in the positional accuracy for the tumor tracking and determines the range for the acceptable angle range between the kV imaging systems. Also, we found that the positional accuracy analysis method using XCAT developed in this study is highly useful and will be a invaluable tool for further refined design of the kV imaging systems for tumor tracking systems.
Keywords
Tumor tracking; Resolution; kV imaging; XCAT; Radiation therapy;
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