Three-dimensional imaging for brachytherapy planning.
A computerized 3-D brachytherapy treatment planning program has been developed which simulates catheter trajectories, radioisotope seed positioning and percentage dosimetry zones about a catheter/seed array in relationship to CT or MRI images. The high activity 125I seed is used in this program. A visual and a non-linear mathematical optimization program will also be described.
Hardy
T L
TL
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
Brynildson
L R
LR
Gray
J G
JG
Spurlock
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D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes