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VIVID 3D Digitizer and Breast Cancer Treatment
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From Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.
In the planning of radiation treatments for breast cancer it is important to have a detailed knowledge of the patient outline in order to correctly calculate the dose distribution that can be expected within the patient. In simple cases this information is obtained from a CT scan of the patient. For the scanning of a breast, the patient can be in the same position as they would be for irradiation treatment by linear accelerators and the digitizer is placed about 1m away. CT data provides the best level of detail because both external patient shape and internal anatomical information is collected. In some cases however, it is not practical for either economical or physical reasons to us CT scans. For instance, in the planning of breast irradiation the normal patient position prevents the subject fitting within the bore of the CT scanner. The implications for CT scanner resources of scanning such a large patient population are also significant. Products & Services
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