Proceedings of the Korean Society of Medical Physics Conference (한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2002.09a
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- Pages.100-102
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- 2002
Abdomen Immobilization with Air Injected Balloon Blanket
- Suh, Ye-Lin (Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine University of Ulsan, Dept. of Physics, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Yi, Byong-Yong (Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine University of Ulsan) ;
- Ahn, Seung-Do (Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine University of Ulsan) ;
- Lee, Sang-Wook (Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine University of Ulsan) ;
- Kim, Jong-Hoon (Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine University of Ulsan) ;
- Shin, Seung-Ai (Dept. of Physics, Ewha Womans University) ;
- Park, Eun-Kyung (Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine University of Ulsan)
- Published : 2002.09.01
Abstract
The demand for a better immobilization device has been increased in the radiation oncology field. Especially, it is essential to have a reliable and practical immobilization tool for the whole body radiosurgery and the IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy). A useful method to immobilize the abdomen for the external beam radiation treatment is developed. The air-injected balloon blanket (AIBB) was designed as an immobilization device. As the air was injected into it, it pressed down the patient's abdomen and fixed the patient. The AIBB played a role not only to grab the patients' motion, but also to increase the patients' setup reproducibility. Patients' movements due to the respiration were reduced and the reconstruction could be maximized. The experimental results revealed that the AIBB could be used for the clinic.