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Imaging in Brachytherapy
clinical examination remains important (!)
IMAGE ASSISTED PROVISIONAL TREATMENT PLANNING
(treatment simulation and provisional dose calculation)
conventional radiography (CR);
sectional imaging: MRI, CT, US, (PET)
light imaging: endoscopy (ES)
IMAGE GUIDED APPLICATION
CR, MRI, CT, US, ES (with or without on-line treatment planning)
IMAGE ASSISTED DEFINITIVE TREATMENT PLANNING (“guided”)
Imaging after application for definitive treatment planning
(CR, US, CT, MRI, PET)
IMAGE ASSISTED QUALITY CONTROL OF DOSE DELIVERY
Imaging for quality control during or after brachytherapy
(CR, CT, MRI)
GEC ESTRO
Handbook of Brachytherapy 2002