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KMID : 1164220120240020175
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Journal of Korean Society for Radiotherapeutic Technology
2012 Volume.24 No. 2 p.175 ~ p.181
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Influence of Aquaplastic Mask Immobilization on Patient Positioning in Head & Neck Radiotherapy
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Lee Ho-Yeon
Bae Sun-Myeong
Kim Jin-San
Kang Tae-Young
Kwak Jung-Won
Back Geum-Mun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the influence of aquaplastic mask which is used for the radiotherapy for patients with head and neck cancer on patient positioning by analyzing the results of 2D/2D matching with the use of Exactrac 6D couch system.
Materials and Methods: 2D/2D matching-based Image guidance was performed with the use of Exactrac 6D couch system on a total of 14 patients with head and neck cancer who received radiotherapy at this hospital in a period from June 2010 to June 2011. The adjusted 6D values obtained after the image guidance were classified into values related with patients and values not related with patients as to the correlation between the results.
Results: In the analysis of the relation of each adjusted value to patients, the coefficient of determination (R2) of longitudinal and pitch direction was 0.76, of longitudinal and yaw direction was 0.48, and of pitch and yaw direction was 0.42 although the coefficient of determination for above factors was 0.03 or less when the dependency of patients was excluded.
Conclusion: It was demonstrated that intrinsic factors of aquaplastic mask had influence on the immobilization of patients by aquaplastic mask although various factors related with patients had influence on the immobilization of patients. It is believed that if these factors are adjusted, the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer can be more accurate.
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KEYWORD
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aquaplastic mask, exactrac system, 2D/2D matching, Image-guide radiotherapy
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