title: [Setup accuracy of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) using virtual isocenter in image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)].
abstract: We use Novalis Body system for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in lung and liver tumors. Novalis system is dedicated to SBRT with image-guided patient setup system ExacTrac. The spinal bone is the main landmark in patient setup during SBRT using ExacTrac kV X-ray system. When the target tumor is located laterally distant from the spinal bone at the midline, it is difficult to ensure the accuracy of the setup, especially if there are rotational gaps (yaw, pitch and roll) in the setup. For this, we resolve the problem by using a virtual isocenter (VIC) different from isocenter (IC) .We evaluated the setup accuracy in a rand phantom by using VIC and checked the setup errors using rand phantom and patient cases by our original method during the setup for IC. The accuracy of setup using VIC was less than 1.0 mm. Our original method was useful for checking patient setup when VIC used.
authors.affiliation: Nagoya Radiosurgery Center, Nagoya Kyoritsu Hospital.
authors.forename: Hisato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Yukio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komori
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000592:standards*; D061089:Radiotherapy, Image-Guided