Survey on fan-beam computed tomography for radiotherapy: Current implementation and future perspectives of motion management and surface guidance devices.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

This work reports on the results of a survey performed on the use of computed tomography (CT) imaging for motion management, surface guidance devices, and their quality assurance (QA). Additionally, it details the collected user insights regarding professional needs in CT for radiotherapy. The purpose of the survey is to understand current practice, professional needs and future directions in the field of fan-beam CT in radiation therapy (RT).

Materials and methods

An online institutional survey was conducted between 1-Sep-2022 and 10-Oct-2022 among medical physics experts at Belgian and Dutch radiotherapy institutions, to assess the current status, challenges, and future directions of motion management and surface image-guided radiotherapy. The survey

SUBMITTER: Papalazarou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10767488 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature