VelocityTM and deformable image registration
Keywords:
Radiotherapy, VelocityTM, image registrationAbstract
Deformable registration is now a fundamental point for taking decisions in radiation therapy thanks to contour propagation, dose accumulation and adaptive therapy. Nevertheless, diagnostic images used to include noise and artifacts that compromises image quality. Anatomical changes and patient setup also bring misalignments in images, as well as abdominal gas, bolus, applicators, etc. missing in the registered image; all of this affects registration quality. Velocity™ software includes deformable registration algorithms to carry out a deformable registration with a high-quality level.
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