Electromagnetic tracking for treatment verification in interstitial brachytherapy

Christoph Bert; Markus Kellermeier; Kari Tanderup

doi:10.5114/jcb.2016.63356

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Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

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Electromagnetic tracking for treatment verification in interstitial brachytherapy

Christoph Bert

,

Markus Kellermeier

,

Kari Tanderup

J Contemp Brachytherapy 2016; 8, 5: 448–453

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2016.63356

Online publish date: 2016/11/02

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Electromagnetic tracking (EMT) is used in several medical fields to determine the position and orientation of dedicated sensors, e.g., attached to surgical tools. Recently, EMT has been introduced to brachytherapy for implant reconstruction and error detection. The manuscript briefly summarizes the main issues of EMT and error detection in brachytherapy. The potential and complementarity of EMT as treatment verification technology will be discussed in relation to in vivo dosimetry and imaging.

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Electromagnetic tracking for treatment verification in interstitial brachytherapy

Christoph Bert , Markus Kellermeier , Kari Tanderup

brachytherapy, electromagnetic tracking, quality assurance

Christoph Bert

,

Markus Kellermeier

,

Kari Tanderup