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Patient dose due to IGRT

Difficult to synthesize a complete picture of the patient’s

exposure:

Imaging modalities range from

planar portal images

to

fluoroscopy to

CT-based solutions

.

Procedures can be as simple as acquiring

single set-up images

or

as complex as assessment of

intra-fraction target tracking

.

Patient dose can be concentrated on the

skin

(planar kV x-ray

imaging) or distributes throughout the anatomical

volume

of

interest (CT-based)

High

image quality

versus

necessary information

has an impact

on settings and dose