Authors: E Courtney Henry, Srinivas Cheenu Kappadath, Armeen Mahvash
Affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor responses for single-arm single-center prospective 90Y-radioembolization clinical trial (n=40) that used patient-specific voxel-dos...
Authors: Shengwen Deng, Sven L. Gallo, Robert S. Jones, David W. Jordan, Arashdeep Kaur, Aishwarya M. Kulkarni, Quibai Li, William R.M. Pedersen
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Radiology, Radiation Safety, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Radiation Safety, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; Department of Radiology, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
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Y-90 (Yttrium) SIRT radioembolization takes advantage of delivering localized radiation to the liver. Pre-treatment dosimetry is highly dependent on accurate MAA mapping, which may have an...
Authors: Jason Chiang, Magnus Dahlbom, Veronica Hankil, Xinyi Li, Catherine (Caffi) Meyer, Kyung Hyun Sung
Affiliation: UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles
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Yttrium-90 (90Y) radioembolization is a well-established therapy for large or multifocal liver tumors. Accurate dosimetry is critical but remains challenging, as low particle density risks...
Authors: Lukas M. Carter, Jazmin Schwartz
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate lung shunt fraction (LSF) estimation is essential for the safety and efficacy of 90Y-radioembolization therapy. This study compares planar gamma camera imaging and tomographic SPECT-...
Authors: Smith Apisarnthanarax, Stephen R. Bowen, Sunan Cui, Jie Fu, Clemens Grassberger, Yulun He, Yejin Kim, Matthew J. Nyflot, Sharon Pai
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, University of Washington, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Department of Physics, University of Washington, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 99mTc-sulfur colloid SPECT imaging enables quantitative assessment of voxel-wise liver function in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Accurately predicting post-radiotherapy (RT) l...
Authors: Roger Eric Goldman, Adrianna Imani Johnson Carter, Talia Marx, Brahim Mehadji, Emilie Roncali, Catherine T. Vu
Affiliation: UC Davis, Department of Radiology, UC Davis Health
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Accurate estimation of the Lung Shunt Fraction (LSF) is critical for yttrium-90 (90Y) radioembolization treatment planning to minimize risks of excessive lung irradiation due to arterio-ve...