First use of electromagnetic setup and real-time tracking in a pediatric patient with vaginal rhabdomyosarcoma

Randall J Kimple; Katharine E Wallen; Talisha Person; Raina N Erwin; Michael A Helmrath; Stuart Gold; David E Morris

doi:10.1016/j.prro.2010.08.001

First use of electromagnetic setup and real-time tracking in a pediatric patient with vaginal rhabdomyosarcoma

Pract Radiat Oncol. 2011 Jan-Mar;1(1):47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2010.08.001. Epub 2011 Jan 14.

Authors

Randall J Kimple¹, Katharine E Wallen², Talisha Person³, Raina N Erwin³, Michael A Helmrath⁴, Stuart Gold⁵, David E Morris⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Electronic address: rkimple@humonc.wisc.edu.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
⁶ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

PMID: 24673871
DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2010.08.001

Abstract

We report the first use of the Calypso system (Calypso Medical, Seattle, WA) in a pediatric patient with group III vaginal rhabdomyosarcoma. The Calypso system was used to improve patient setup, to limit anesthesia, to provide for real-time tracking of target location, and to minimize the need for daily portal imaging studies and their associated extraneous radiation dose.