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A Framework for On-line Calibration of LINAC Devices

Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras volume 28, Article number: 32 (2018) Cite this article

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General description of an on-line procedure of calibration for IGRT (image guided radiotherapy) is given. The algorithm allows to improve targeting cancer by estimating its position in space and suggesting appropriate correction of the position of the patient. The description is given in the Geometric Algebra language which significantly simplifies calculations and clarifies presentation.

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  1. Faculty of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, PL-31155, Kraków, Poland

    R. A. Kycia, Z. Tabor & A. Woszczyna

  2. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37, Brno, Czechia

    R. A. Kycia

  3. Krakow Branch, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center and Institute of Oncology, Garncarska 11, 31-115, Kraków, Poland

    D. Kabat & M. Tulik

  4. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska 24, PL-31155, Kraków, Poland

    Z. Latała

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Kycia, R.A., Tabor, Z., Woszczyna, A. et al. A Framework for On-line Calibration of LINAC Devices. Adv. Appl. Clifford Algebras 28, 32 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00006-018-0849-8

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Keywords

  • Image guided radiotherapy
  • Calibration
  • LINAC
  • Geometric algebra
  • Projection