Published September 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

A Study for Reappearance According to the Scan Type, the CT Scanning by a Moving Phantom

  • 1. Proton Center, National Cancer Center, Goyang (Korea, Republic of)

Description

CT scan shows that significant tumor movement occurs in lesions located in the proximity of the heart, diaphragm, and lung hilus. There are differences concerning three kinds of type to get images following the Scan type called Axial, Helical, Cine (4D-CT) mode, when the scanning by CT. To know how each protocol describe accurately, this paper is going to give you reappearance using the moving phantom. To reconstruct the movement of superior-inferior and anterior-posterior, the manufactured moving phantom and the motor following breathing were used. To distinguish movement from captured images by CT scanning, a localizer adhered to the marker on the motor. The moving phantom fixed the movement of superior-inferior upon 1.3 cm /1 min. The motor following breathing fixed the movement of anterior-posterior upon 0.2 cm /1 min. After fixing each movement, CT scanning was taken by following the CT protocols. The movement of A localizer and volume-reappearance analyzed by RTP machine. Total volume of a marker was 88.2 cm3 considering movement of superior-inferior. Total volume was 184.3 cm3. Total volume according to each CT scan protocol were 135 cm3 by axial mode, 164.9 cm3 by helical mode, 181.7 cm3 by cine (4D-CT) mode. The most closely describable protocol about moving reappearance was cine mode, the marker attached localizer as well. CT scan should reappear concerning a exact organ-description and target, when the moving organ is being scanned by three kinds of CT protocols. The cine (4D-CT) mode has the advantage of the most highly reconstructible ability of the three protocols in reappearance of the marker using a moving phantom. The marker on the phantom has always regular motion but breathing patients don't move like a phantom. Breathing education and devices setting patients were needed so that images reconstruct breathing as exactly as possible. Users should also consider that an amount of radiation to patients is being bombed.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Society for Radiotherapeutic Technology
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
2
Series
10 refs, 6 figs, 4 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 123-129
ISSN
1598-8449

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
43125184
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART; IMAGES; LUNGS; PATIENTS; PHANTOMS
Descriptors DEC
BODY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOCKUP; ORGANS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL MODELS; TOMOGRAPHY