ULTRASOUND-GUIDED ADAPTIVE BRACHYTHERAPY

摘要

A system for placement and tracking of a treatment element includes a placement device (116), and an ultrasonically marked device (109) configured to mark a position responsive to ultrasonic energy. The ultrasonically marked device is mounted on or integrated into the placement device. An ultrasonic probe (107) is configured to transmit and receive ultrasonic energy. A program (115) is configured to track progress of the placement device using the ultrasonically marked device such that a position of a treatment element placed by the placement device or to be placed by the placement device is determined in three- dimensional space and stored in memory.