Ultrasound scanning in a radiotherapy department

Badcock, Peter C.; Leeman, Samuel

doi:10.1259/0007-1285-49-581-478-a

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“…The role of 'B' mode scanning as a fully integral part of the radiotherapy planning procedure rather than solely for post planning verification has been described by a number of workers (Eule et al, 1973;Tolbert et al, 1974;Banjavic et al, 1975;Brascho, 1974;Slater et ul, 1974;Badcock, 1977). Anatomical information has been extracted from ultrasound scans in a number of indirect ways.…”

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The Role of Digital Ultrasound Scanners in Radiotherapy Planning

Waggett

Doorn

1982

Australas Radiol

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Ultrasound scanning has been used for some years in cancer therapy not only for the detection and staging of tumours, but also to aid radiotherapy planning. The modern ultrasound scanner, provided it is fully digital, is ideally suited to accurately obtaining certain cross sectional anatomical information. By running radiotherapy planning software on the ultrasound microcomputer, interfacing problems between scanner and planning computer have been avoided. This approach offers high precision with a modest capital outlay that should prove attractive to the smaller radiotherapy centres.

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“…Anatomical information has been extracted from ultrasound scans in a number of indirect ways. Badcock (1977) prints using a graphic tracing device. A more direct method was described by Brascho (1974) who delineated significant structures from the analogue scan converter display with a light pen linked to a planning computer.…”

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The Role of Digital Ultrasound Scanners in Radiotherapy Planning

Waggett

Doorn

1982

Australas Radiol

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Tumor localization and treatment planning with ultrasound

Brascho

1977

Cancer

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The successful management of cancer with high energy radiation requires precise knowledge of the tumor position relative to the body surface and normal organs. Diagnostic ultrasound assists in determining the size and location of tumors and vital normal structures in patients undergoing radiation therapy. Radiation fields can be established dynamically under direct ultrasound imaging, and anatomical information about the tumor, normal organs, and body contour utilized in dosimetry calculations. Diagnostic ultrasound is a safe, noninvasive technique of acquiring anatomical information that cannot be obtained by other routine diagnostic methods. Its application in clinical radiation therapy planning has the potential of improving cure rates and decreasing complication rates.

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