title: Electromagnetic tracking for treatment verification in interstitial brachytherapy.
abstract: Electromagnetic tracking (EMT) is used in several medical fields to determine the position and orientation of dedicated sensors, e.g., attached to surgical tools. Recently, EMT has been introduced to brachytherapy for implant reconstruction and error detection. The manuscript briefly summarizes the main issues of EMT and error detection in brachytherapy. The potential and complementarity of EMT as treatment verification technology will be discussed in relation toin vivodosimetry and imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bert
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kellermeier
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Department of Medical Physics, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Kari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanderup
keywords: brachytherapy; electromagnetic tracking; quality assurance