A tool to automatically analyze electromagnetic tracking data from high dose rate brachytherapy of breast cancer patients.

During High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR-BT) the spatial position of the radiation source inside catheters implanted into a female breast is determined via electromagnetic tracking (EMT). Dwell positions and dwell times of the radiation source are established, relative to the patient's anatomy,...

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Main Authors: Th I Götz, G Lahmer, V Strnad, Ch Bert, B Hensel, A M Tomé, E W Lang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5608198?pdf=render