Isocenter verification for linac-based stereotactic radiation therapy: review of principles and techniques

J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2011 Nov 15;12(4):3645. doi: 10.1120/jacmp.v12i4.3645.

Abstract

There have been several manual, semi-automatic and fully-automatic methods proposed for verification of the position of mechanical isocenter as part of comprehensive quality assurance programs required for linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy (SRS/SRT) treatments. In this paper, a systematic review has been carried out to discuss the present methods for isocenter verification and compare their characteristics, to help physicists in making a decision on selection of their quality assurance routine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review
  • Systematic Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Radiosurgery / methods*
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted