PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
PET/CT for radiotherapy planning of head-âÂÂneck cancer
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Sources <strong>of</strong> errors<br />
Inaccurate beam data<br />
Wrong monitor unit calibration<br />
Inaccurate beam measurements<br />
Wrong beam geometry<br />
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Accuracy <strong>of</strong> volume definition<br />
With advanced treatment techniques only voxels labeled as tumor will be<br />
irradiated<br />
Target volume delineation becomes extremely important<br />
Inter- and Intra-observer variations should be mimimized<br />
Accuracy <strong>of</strong> image fusion<br />
Patient repositioning<br />
Image registration <strong>CT</strong> / MR / <strong>PET</strong><br />
Data transfer/consistency between RTP and Linac<br />
And many more potential problems...<br />
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