Imaging Challenges for Radiation Oncology

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Imaging Challenges for Radiation Oncology: Imaging for Treatment Verification—Monitoring Intrafractional Target Motion

Monday, Nov. 29, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

The session is presenting details about advantages and disadvantages of megavoltage electronic portal imaging device, clinical applications of radiofrequency beacons and characteristics and developments in fluoroscopy.

Speaker Information:
  • Jon J. Kruse, PhD, assistant professor of radiologic physics, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.;
  • Ross I. Berbeco, PhD, assistant professor, radiation oncology, Harvard Medical School in Boston; and
  • Lei Xing, PhD, director of physics, Stanford University School of Medicine in California.

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