This trial is to determine if prostate target delineation obtained through an ultrasound based system is equivalent in accuracy to the MRI image fusion, and if alignment correction vectors obtained from ultrasound imaging are of equivalent accuracy to orthogonal X-ray imaging for daily prostate positioning.
The investigators will also be assessing the following: 1. Whether polymer-based markers can be adequately visualized on daily stereoscopic imaging compared to gold seed markers. 2. Whether polymer-based markers are visible on ultrasound imaging. 3. To determine if the polymer-based marker produces fewer artifacts on treatment planning CT scans than gold markers.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Fiducial marker placement with rectal ultrasound imaging.
ProCure Proton Therapy Center
Warrenville, Illinois, United States
RECRUITINGUltrasound versus MRI image fusion for daily prostate positioning
Determine if prostate target delineation obtained through an ultrasound based system is equivalent in accuracy to the MRI image fusion method, and if alighment crrection vectors obtained from ultransound imaging are of equivalent accuracy to orthogonal X-ray imaging for daily prostate positioning.
Time frame: 4 months
Polymer based marker visualization
To determine if polymer based markers can be adequately visualized on daily stereoscopic imaging compared to gold seed markers
Time frame: 4 months
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