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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Radiat Oncol))

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Elekta AB has developed a wide range of products and accessories to enable highly accurate and precise delivery for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). In this chapter the specific systems designed and manufactured by Elekta will be presented, including their developments for image guidance, multileaf collimation, specialized couchtops, and motion management strategies. Elekta has developed image guidance technology for kilovoltage cone beam CT, ultrasound, and 4D motion management tools. Elekta multileaf collimator (MLC) technology provides modulation for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and has recently been improved to provide 4 mm leaves for high conformality SBRT. Elekta couchtops and treatment tables with 6D motion provide for improved patient setup, and a wide range of motion management solutions such as abdominal compression, active breathing coordination, and laser-based positioning systems. These technologies are combined in the latest line of linacs from Elekta, including the Synery-S and Axesse with their dedicated stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) and SBRT features.

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  1. University of California at Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Julian R. Perks & Megan E. Daly

  2. University of Virginia Health System, 1300 Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    David Schlesinger

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California at Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, 4501 X Street, Suite 0144, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA

    Stanley H. Benedict

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  2. , Department of Radiation Oncology, Weil Cornell Medical College, Fannin, Ste#DB1-077 6565, Houston, 77030, Texas, USA

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  3. Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, National University Hospital, Lower Kent Ridge Road 5, Singapore, 119074, Singapore

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Perks, J.R., Daly, M.E., Schlesinger, D., Benedict, S.H. (2012). Elekta System. In: Lo, S., Teh, B., Lu, J., Schefter, T. (eds) Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2012_643

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