A radiation therapy platform to enable upright cone beam computed tomography and future upright treatment on existing photon therapy machines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The conventional lying down position for radiation therapy can be challenging for patients due to pain, swallowing or breathing issues. To provide an alternative upright treatment position for these patients, we have developed a portable rotating radiation therapy platform which integrates with conventional photon treatment machines. The device enables cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging of patients in an upright position, and the future delivery of therapeutic radiation.

Purpose

To design, manufacture, and test a device for upright radiation therapy. A collaborative partnership between physicists, engineers, radiation therapists, radiation oncologists, implementation researchers and consumers was established, to create a device that meets both the clinic

SUBMITTER: Korte JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788243 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature