Authors: Daming LI, Jinsen Xie, Zhe Zhang
Affiliation: Peking University Shenzhen Hospital Radiotherapy Department, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China
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This study aims to investigate the feasibility of online dose measurement of the Trilogy linear accelerator output based on target current pulse signals.
Methods:
A data acquisition ...
Authors: Shaojie Chang, Thomas A. Foley, Hao Gong, Emily Koons, Shuai Leng, Cynthia H. McCollough, Eric E. Williamson
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To enhance coronary CT angiography (cCTA) capabilities on conventional energy integrating detector CT (EID-CT) using artificial intelligence (AI). The AI framework incorporates high-resolutio...
Authors: Fumiaki Komatsu, Shunsuke Moriya, Ryosuke Nakamura, Takeji Sakae, Toshiyuki Terunuma, Tetsuya Tomita
Affiliation: Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a deep learning (DL) model capable of accurately tracking lung tumors independent of beam angle variations.
Methods: A thoracic dynamic phantom simulating lung motion in the sup...
Authors: Yanle Hu, Shuai Leng, Cynthia H. McCollough, Maryam Sadeghian, Joe Swicklik
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To assess the dependency of CT numbers on position in the field-of-view (FOV) using single-energy (SE) and dual-energy (DE) images and energy-integrating detector (EID) and photon-counting de...
Authors: Ting Chen, Siming Lu, Tanxia Qu, Hesheng Wang
Affiliation: NYU Langone Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study, the first in a two-part series, aims to determine the isocenter position and size for the MR Linac UNITY, focusing on the central axis (CAX) alignment of its Multi-Leaf Collimator...
Authors: Hiroki Katayama, Hiroki Kawasaki, Motonori Kitaoka, Yosuke Takahashi, Takashi Tanii, Masato Tsuzuki
Affiliation: Kagawa University Hospital
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Surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) with ExacTrac Dynamic (ETD) allows motion tracking and beam gating during treatment delivery. Accurate evaluation of beam-on and beam-off delays is essen...
Authors: Bing-Hao Chiang, Eric C. Ford, Juergen Meyer, Timothy D. Solberg
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluated the potential risk reduction of various pretreatment patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) programs for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in mitigating fai...
Authors: Melissa Bronson, Elizabeth L. Covington, Robert T. Dess, Joseph R. Evans, William C. Jackson, Charles S. Mayo, Michelle L. Mierzwa, Benjamin S. Rosen, VG Vinod Vydiswaran, Grant Weyburne, Zheng Zhang, Henry Zocher
Affiliation: PCORnet®, The National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, University of Michigan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Diagnosis and staging are an integral part of cancer care, but this information is often scattered across various electronic medical records. The fragmentation increases overall documentation...
Authors: Maria Jose Almada, Oscar Apaza, Carlos Bohorquez, Ezequiel Cabrera, Rogelio Diaz Moreno, Maximiliano Musso, Rosa Petit, Carlos Daniel Venencia, Lucy D. Wolfsberger
Affiliation: LAP, FaMAF, UNC, Instituto Zunino - Fundacion Marie Curie
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PSQA employs gamma analysis to verify the planned versus delivered dose. Evaluating the effectiveness of PSQA techniques in identifying errors is crucial. This study aims to incorporate ML...
Authors: Hajee Reyaz Ali Sahib, Sangeeta Hazarika, Muthukumaran Manavalan, Jaswin Raj, Daya Nand Sharma, Seema Sharma, Subramani Vellaiyan
Affiliation: AIIMS NCI Jhajjar, PTW North America Corporation, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
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Purpose is to investigate the effect of extended source-to-imager distances (SID) on the resolution of VMAT patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) in portal dosimetry (PD).
Methods:<...
Authors: Nicholas Carlson, Joel J. St-Aubin
Affiliation: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University of Iowa
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To establish baselines metrics and determine longitudinal accuracy and reproducibility of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) values for a 1.5T Elekta Un...
Authors: Meghan Lubner, Aria M. Salyapongse, Teva Shapiro, Scott D. Slavic, Timothy P. Szczykutowicz, Giuseppe Toia, Zhye Yin
Affiliation: GE HealthCare, Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University Wisconsin-Madison, GE Healthcare, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison, UW-Madison, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Radiology
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To compare iodine quantification on a prototype deep silicon photon-counting detector (PCD) CT and conventional clinical energy-integrating (EID) dual-energy (DE) CT.
Methods:
A phan...
Authors: Afrouz Ataei, Xinhui Duan, Mi-Ae Park, Liqiang Ren
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Rush University
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Photon-counting CT (PCCT) has become commercially available recently, offering significant potential to enhance patient care. However, it also introduces unique challenges. One such challe...
Authors: Tess Armstrong, Nema Bassiri, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Michael Kasper, Natalia Lutsik, Eric Mellon, Kathryn E. Mittauer, Siamak P. Nejad-Davarani, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Hui Wang, Joseph Weygand
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Applied Science, Dartmouth Health, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, ViewRay, Inc., Miami Cancer Institute, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation treatments on the MR-linac (MRL) enable daily acquisition of anatomical and physiological images for adaptive treatment planning. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) estimated ...
Authors: Ryan Burri, Nazanin Hoshyar, Jerry W. McCoy, Yulin Song, Huma Syed
Affiliation: Bay Pines VA Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The study aimed to streamline traditionally manual, iterative, and time-consuming VMAT commissioning process. The goal was to identify an optimal set of MLC dosimetric parameters that minimiz...
Authors: Cambridge L Bui-Nguyen, Alexander S. Nguyen, Liqiang (Lee) Tao
Affiliation: Varian AOS @Epic Care, UC Berkeley
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To quantity variations in Winston Lutz (WL) test results due to different energies used in SBRT, SRT or SRS.
Methods: A WL phantom with a 6.4 mm diameter center radio-opaque sphere is used...