Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)-Based Online Adaptive Radiotherapy for Patients With Metal Implants: An Institutional Experience.

Fiona Li¹, Sean Tanny², Wesley Rivais¹, Olga Dona Lemus³, Alexander Podgorsak¹, Dandan Zheng¹

¹Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA.

²Radiation Oncology, Radformation, New York, USA.

³Radiation Oncology, University of Miami, Miami, USA.

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Abstract

Background Patients with metal implants (MIs) are often excluded from the current cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)-based online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) workflows because of concerns regarding imaging artifacts, potentially limiting access to this innovative technology. Purpose This study aimed to present our institutional experience treating patients with MI using an oART workflow and to…

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