Performance of a 6D Treatment Chair for Patient Positioning in an Upright Posture for Fixed Ion Beam Lines

Purpose: To evaluate the mechanical accuracy and the robustness of position alignment under x-ray-based image guidance of a treatment chair with six degrees of freedom (6DTC) which was developed for patient treatment in an upright posture at fixed horizontal beam lines in particle (proton, carbon io...

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Main Authors: Yinxiangzi Sheng, Jiayao Sun, Weiwei Wang, Brian Stuart, Lin Kong, Jing Gao, Dan You, Xiaodong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.00122/full