Automatic localization of the prostatic urethra for image guided radiation therapy

Treatment of prostate cancer with radiation therapy (RT) requires image guided RT (IGRT) to focus the radiation on the target volumes while minimizing doses to organs at risk. Here we describe a urinary catheter that allows imaging of the prostatic urethra and uses it for automatic localization of t...

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Main Authors: Nicola J. Nasser, Jonathan Klein, Eyal Fenig, Abed Agbarya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405632421000226