Table assisted rotation correction
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Gevaert (and verellen) IJROBP 83, 2012 p467:
Using Brainlab mask system, 40 pats
Before and after IGRT on Novalis couch:
Mean 3D:
Before:
M=1.91 mm
±
1.25 mm and
after:
M=0.58 mm
±
0.42 mm.
Mean rotational errors:
Before:
-0.10
±
1.03 (vert), 0.23
±
0.82 (long) and -0.09
±
0.72 (lat)
After:
0.01
±
0.35 (vert),0.03
±
0.31 (long) and 0.03
±
0.33 (lat)
(intrafraction, after approx 15 min)
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Ohtakara R&O 102, 2012 p198: Brainlab vs standard mask:
Both are suitable for 6DOF brain SBRT set-up, with standard mask requiring 0.5 mm
larger margin
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Further reading:
Winey et al JACMP 15(3)p122 2014