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BrachyView: Feasibility Study into the Application of Timepix Detectors for Soft Tissue Thickness Imaging in Prostate Brachytherapy Treatment

Author
Loo Kevin, MSc. IEAP
Jakůbek Jan, Ing. Ph.D. IEAP
Žemlička Jan, Ing. IEAP
Petasecca M. Univ Wollongong, Ctr Med Radiat Phys, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Safavi-Naeini M. Univ Wollongong, Ctr Med Radiat Phys, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Bucci J. St George Hosp, Canc Care Ctr, Kogarah, NSW 2217, Australia
Zaider M. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA
Rosenfeld Anatoly Centre for Medical Radiation Physics - University of Wollongong, Australia

Year
2014

Scientific journal
Radiation Measurements

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Abstract
BrachyView is a novel in-body imaging system for real-time intraoperative prostate brachytherapy treatment planning, which monitors the position of low dose rate brachytherapy seeds using an array of high-resolution pixelated silicon detectors (Timepix). The detector array is also capable of performing in-body imaging of the prostate when used in conjunction with an external X-ray source. This study presents a quantitative analysis of the Timepix detector for use as a soft-tissue imaging plane by evaluating varying thicknesses of tissue-equivalent plastic incorporated into a medical prostate phantom. The feasibility of using BrachyView as a diagnostic tool is established by demonstrating the resolving power and high contrast obtainable with this configuration.

Cite article as:
K. Loo, J. Jakůbek, J. Žemlička, M. Petasecca, M. Safavi-Naeini, J. Bucci, M. Zaider, A. Rosenfeld, "BrachyView: Feasibility Study into the Application of Timepix Detectors for Soft Tissue Thickness Imaging in Prostate Brachytherapy Treatment", Radiation Measurements (2014)

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