BrachyView: Feasibility study into the application of Timepix detectors for soft tissue thickness imaging in prostate brachytherapy treatment
- NázevTitle
- BrachyView: Feasibility study into the application of Timepix detectors for soft tissue thickness imaging in prostate brachytherapy treatmentBrachyView: Feasibility study into the application of Timepix detectors for soft tissue thickness imaging in prostate brachytherapy treatment
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Článek v časopiseJournal article
- AutořiAuthors
- K. Loo, J. Jakůbek, J. Žemlička, M.P. Petasecca, M.S.N. Safavi-Naeini, J.B. Bucci, M.Z. Zaider, A.B.R. Rosenfeld
- DOIDOI
- 10.1016/j.radmeas.2014.03.004
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- Radiation Measurements. 2014,(71), 329-332. ISSN 1350-4487.
- RokYear
- 2014
- JazykLanguage
- eng
- WoSWoS
- 000347494400071
- ScopusScopus
- 2-s2.0-85027931561
- RIVRIV
- RIV/68407700:21670/14:00228340!RIV15-MSM-21670___
- ProjektProject
- Advanced Radiation Dosimetry European Network Training initiativeAdvanced Radiation Dosimetry European Network Training initiative
AbstraktAbstract
BrachyView is a novel in-body imaging system for real-time intraoperative prostate brachytherapy treatment planning, which monitors the position of low dose rate brachytherapy seeds using an array of high-resolution pixelated silicon detectors (Timepix). The detector array is also capable of performing in-body imaging of the prostate when used in conjunction with an external X-ray source. This study presents a quantitative analysis of the Timepix detector for use as a soft-tissue imaging plane by evaluating varying thicknesses of tissue-equivalent plastic incorporated into a medical prostate phantom. The feasibility of using BrachyView as a diagnostic tool is established by demonstrating the resolving power and high contrast obtainable with this configuration.
BrachyView is a novel in-body imaging system for real-time intraoperative prostate brachytherapy treatment planning, which monitors the position of low dose rate brachytherapy seeds using an array of high-resolution pixelated silicon detectors (Timepix). The detector array is also capable of performing in-body imaging of the prostate when used in conjunction with an external X-ray source. This study presents a quantitative analysis of the Timepix detector for use as a soft-tissue imaging plane by evaluating varying thicknesses of tissue-equivalent plastic incorporated into a medical prostate phantom. The feasibility of using BrachyView as a diagnostic tool is established by demonstrating the resolving power and high contrast obtainable with this configuration.