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Tissue-simulating Phantoms for Assessing Potential Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging Applications in Breast Cancer Surgery
Published on: September 19, 2014
An anthropomorphic phantom study of visualisation of surgical clips for partial breast irradiation (PBI) setup
Carys W Thomas1, Alan M Nichol, Julie E Park
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Abstract:
Surgical clips were investigated for partial breast image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT). Small titanium clips were insufficiently well visualised. Medium tantalum clips were best for megavoltage IGRT and small tantalum clips were best for floor mounted kilovoltage IGRT (ExacTrac). Both small tantalum and medium titanium clips were suitable for isocentric kilovoltage IGRT.
