BrachyView, a novel in-body imaging system for HDR prostate brachytherapy: Experimental evaluation

Authors

Mitra Safavi-Naeini, University of WollongongFollow
Zhangbo Han, University of WollongongFollow
Sarah Alnaghy, University of WollongongFollow
Dean L. Cutajar, University of WollongongFollow
Marco Petasecca, University of WollongongFollow
Michael L. F Lerch, University of WollongongFollow
Daniel R. Franklin, University of Technology SydneyFollow
Joseph A. Bucci, St George Cancer Care Centre Kogarah Australia
M Carrara, Fondazione Irccs Istituto Nazionale Tumori
Marco Zaider, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center USAFollow
Anatoly B. Rosenfeld, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

105336

Publication Details

Safavi-Naeini, M., Han, Z., Alnaghy, S., Cutajar, D., Petasecca, M., Lerch, M. L. F., Franklin, D. R., Bucci, J., Carrara, M., Zaider, M. & Rosenfeld, A. B. (2015). BrachyView, a novel in-body imaging system for HDR prostate brachytherapy: Experimental evaluation. Medical Physics, 42 (12), 7098-7107.

Abstract

Purpose: This paper presents initial experimental results from a prototype of high dose rate (HDR) BrachyView, a novel in-body source tracking system for HDR brachytherapy based on a multipinhole tungsten collimator and a high resolution pixellated silicon detector array. The probe and its associated position estimation algorithms are validated and a comprehensive evaluation of the accuracy of its position estimation capabilities is presented.

Grant Number

NHMRC/573428

Additional Grant Number

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/NHMRC/573428