Tarun K Podder, Luc Beaulieu, Barrett Caldwell, Robert A Cormack, Jostin B Crass, Adam P Dicker, Aaron Fenster, Gabor Fichtinger, Michael A Meltsner, Marinus A Moerland, Ravinder Nath, Mark J Rivard, Tim Salcudean, Danny Y Song, Bruce R Thomadsen, Yan Yu
In the last decade, there have been significant developments into integration of robots and automation tools with brachytherapy delivery systems. These systems aim to improve the current paradigm by executing higher precision and accuracy in seed placement, improving calculation of optimal seed locations, minimizing surgical trauma, and reducing radiation exposure to medical staff. Most of the applications of this technology have been in the implantation of seeds in patients with early-stage prostate cancer...
October 2014: Medical Physics