Open AccessKilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography imaging dose estimation and optimization: Need of daily cone-beam computed tomography
Author(s) -
Gaurav Trivedi,
Chandra Kumar Dixit,
Arun S. Oinam,
R. Kapoor,
Amit Bahl
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_949_17
Subject(s) - cone beam computed tomography , imaging phantom , nuclear medicine , medicine , dosimetry , ionization chamber , image guided radiation therapy , truebeam , computed tomography , head and neck , beam (structure) , radiology , optics , linear particle accelerator , physics , surgery , ion , quantum mechanics , ionization
The aim of the present study was to access the need of daily cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and the requirement of in-house protocols of image acquisition frequency to reduce unnecessary exposure to the patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment.