Authors: Mohamed Bahaaeldin Mohamed Afifi, Lili Chen, Xiaoming Chen, Ahmed A. Eldib, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Robert A. Price
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Reirradiation of recurrent cancer or a newly developed lesion in a proximal location poses a challenge for radiation treatments. This is occasionally encountered in many modern clinics and ef...
Authors: Lili Chen, Ahmed A. Eldib, Chang Ming Charlie Ma
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Specialized adaptive radiotherapy (ART) systems have been developed and clinically implemented, which are either cost-ineffective such as MR-linacs or inflexible in workflow such as the Ethos...
Authors: Mahmoud H Abdelgawad, Shahabeddin mostafanazhad Aslmarand, Lili Chen, Xiaoming Chen, Ahmed A. Eldib, Teh Lin, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Robert A. Price
Affiliation: Physics department, Faculty of science, Al-Azhar University, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Many modern radiotherapy clinics are moving to online adaptive radiotherapy. A recent upgrade of the CBCT-based adaptive radiotherapy system introduced ultra-high-speed image acquisition. Thi...
Authors: Ahmed A. Eldib, Teh Lin, Chang Ming Charlie Ma
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Surface imaging has been used clinically more regularly. The accuracy of several commercial products has been studied. AAPM TG302 also has proposed the system quality assurance and commission...
Authors: Shahabeddin mostafanazhad Aslmarand, Lili Chen, Dusica Cvetkovic, Troy A. Dos Santos, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Dae-Myoung Yang
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Pulsed low-dose-rate radiotherapy (PLDR) has been proposed to reduce normal tissue toxicity while maintaining tumor control comparable to conventional radiotherapy (CRT). This study assess...
Authors: Lili Chen, Dusica Cvetkovic, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Dae-Myoung Yang
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-mediated radiodynamic therapy (RDT) has been shown to be an effective treatment option using high-energy photon beams. RDT utilizes tumoricidal capabilities caus...
Authors: Lili Chen, Dusica Cvetkovic, Tristan K. Gaddis, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Dae-Myoung Yang
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Recent studies have shown that combining photosensitizers with radiation therapy can enhance tumor control while reducing damage to normal tissues, a technique known as Radiodynamic Therap...
Authors: Chang Ming Charlie Ma
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Authors: Chang Ming Charlie Ma
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Authors: Lili Chen, Andy T. Clark, Dusica Cvetkovic, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Dae-Myoung Yang
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiodynamic therapy (RDT) shows promise as a strategy to inhibit the metastasis of premetastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This study evaluates the therapeutic effect of RDT in inhibiti...
Authors: Lili Chen, Xiaoming Chen, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Joshua Meyer
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Fast CBCT (HyperSight) acquisition technique together with a surface-guided breath-hold (SGBH) would allow a better image quality for accurate target/organ delineation. It facilitates breath-...
Authors: Sameera Kumar, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Robert A. Price
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Difficulty assessing lung limits during treatment planning in the retreatment environment can be compounded as limits are volume-based (ie. VxGy<37%) and require a critical volume with a m...
Authors: Lili Chen, Dusica Cvetkovic, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Dae-Myoung Yang
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cytotoxicity caused by the reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a mechanism for treating cancer cells in radiation therapy. 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-mediated radiodynamic therapy (RDT), whic...