Assistance systems for patient positioning in radiotherapy practice

Evaluation of daily patient positioning for radiotherapy with a ...

For treatment planning, patients with thoracic targets were positioned in supine position using an alpha-cradle (wingSTEP™, IT-V, Austria).

Radiotherapy Ergonomic Patient Positioning System

Our ergonomic positioning system consists of a seat for patients on a scissor lift for vertical positioning, a gantry system for horizontal positioning.

Optical Surface Scanning for Patient Positioning in Radiation Therapy

Recently, optical surface scanners have been introduced into clinical practice in addition to well-established positioning systems, such as room laser and skin ...

Opportunities and challenges of upright patient positioning in ...

Upright positioning has seen a surge in interest as a means to reduce radiotherapy (RT) cost, improve patient comfort, and, in selected cases, ...

Development and Accuracy Evaluation of Augmented Reality-based ...

Traditionally, patient positioning for radiotherapy has been performed by positioning laser and alignment markers drawn on a patient's skin (5-7). For image- ...

EP2420288A1 - Patient positioning system for radiation therapy ...

A patient positioning system for a radiation therapy system (100). The positioning system includes multiple external measurement devices (124) which obtain ...

Please Place Your Seat in the Full Upright Position - Frontiers

Recently, systems for upright patient positioning have been developed, including a chair designed to position and rotate patients for HNC treatment using fixed ...

A vision system for patient positioning in radiation therapy

To simulate the patient positioning table, a test rig, as shown in Figure 2, was constructed to support the target, laser projector and the ...

Safety is No Accident - American Society for Radiation Oncology

... help facility leaders advocate on behalf of patients from a position of strength. ... Human factors and systems engineering approach to patient safety for ...

Patient positioning - alphaXRT

Our modular positioning solutions offer multiple adjustable choices for maximum patient comfort and control. Ergonomically shaped and sized for both adults and ...

10 Patient Setup and Immobilisation - Human Health Campus

There are specialised systems in use and being developed (e.g. stereotactic radiosurgery system). ... Example of breast radiotherapy patient positioning with both ...

Patient Positioning Radiation Therapy | Imaging Technology News

Boston Scientific Corp. announced the close of its acquisition of Augmenix Inc., developer of the SpaceOAR Hydrogel System to help reduce common and ...

Patient Positioning and Immobilization | Oncohema Key

The beam coordinate system is defined by the central ray of the radiation beam (zb) and the xb and yb axes, which are in a plane orthogonal to ...

Patient positioning: why lasers point the way to optimized workflows ...

Accurate and reproducible patient positioning is the essential first step in any optimized radiation therapy workflow, allowing the clinical ...

A Lean Approach to Standardize Patient Positioning for ...

A new simulation workflow was designed using a feature in the treatment planning and management system known as Delta Couch Shift (DCS). DCS automates patient ...

Lasers and QA Solutions for Radiation Therapy | LAP

LAP laser systems are used worldwide and lead the market in patient positioning. Phantoms and software from LAP assure quality during radiation therapy.

Patient positioning and immobilization procedures for hybrid MR ...

Patients are also asked to wear a bra without additional support wire to ensure reproducible breast position during each treatment day. Fig. 4.

ESTRO-ACROP guideline on surface guided radiation therapy

Surface guidance systems enable patient positioning and motion monitoring without using ionising radiation. Surface Guided Radiation Therapy ...

Patient Positioning in Radiotherapy - IEEE Xplore

In this paper, we review patient positioning techniques and compare their technical principle, system components, application in workflow, general advantages ...

Laser Modules for Patient Positioning from ProPhotonix

Patient-positioning systems typically use a laser module mounted alongside the imaging instruments, clearly showing where images will be taken and allowing the ...