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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
763
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-23
pubmed:abstractText
As radiotherapy treatment set-ups are becoming more complicated and a greater emphasis is placed on accuracy, there is an increasing need to verify and record the actual treatments being given. A direct electronic imaging device is currently marketed by Varian (the DYNARAY ID), which uses the latest technology in detection and image processing to obtain digital images of the patient's anatomy using the actual treatment beam. At Norwich we have been using a prototype machine in a busy district radiotherapy centre and have examined over 50 patients. We have found the images easy to obtain and the technique superior to the standard practice of using verification radiographs. The role of this device lies in aiding quality assurance of treatments whilst generating a permanent record of the actual treatment given.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0007-1285
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
596-602
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical application of an electronic imaging device for assisting patient set-up in radiotherapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Radiotherapy Physics Department, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article