Authors: David Ayala Alvarez, Facundo Ballester, Luc Beaulieu, Francisco Berumen-Murillo, Jean-Simon Cote, Ernesto Mainegra-Hing, Iymad Mansour, Gaël Ndoutoume-Paquet, Jan P. Seuntjens, Rowan M. Thomson, Christian Valdes, Javier Vijande, Peter G. Watson
Affiliation: Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & University of Toronto, McGill University, Department of Physics and Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, IFIC-UV, University of Valencia, National Research Council Canada, Carleton University, 5Service de Physique Médicale et de Radioprotection, Centre Intégré de Cancérologie, CHU de Québec- Université Laval et Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Regional de Antofagasta, Université Laval, Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics, Department of Physics, Carleton University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Low-energy X-ray beams used in electronic brachytherapy (eBT) pose unique dosimetric challenges due to high depth-dose gradients, material-dependent detector responses, and the absence of sta...
Authors: David Ayala Alvarez, Facundo Ballester, Luc Beaulieu, Francisco Berumen-Murillo, Jean-Simon Cote, Ernesto Mainegra-Hing, Iymad Mansour, Gaël Ndoutoume-Paquet, Rowan M. Thomson, Christian Valdes, Javier Vijande, Peter G. Watson
Affiliation: Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval, Laval University, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, McGill University, Department of Physics and Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, IFIC-UV, University of Valencia, National Research Council Canada, Carleton University, 5Service de Physique Médicale et de Radioprotection, Centre Intégré de Cancérologie, CHU de Québec- Université Laval et Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Regional de Antofagasta
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Modelling electronic brachytherapy (eBT) sources is difficult because of the high-dose gradients and challenges associated with low-energy modelling. This study examines the accuracy of avail...
Authors: Brecca Bettcher, Tobey J Betthauser, Bradley T Christian, Sterling Johnson, Lisette LeMerise, Max McLachlan, Andrew McVea, Dhanabalan Murali, Ali Pirasteh, Matthew Zammit
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and Waisman Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The radiotracer [18F]NAV4694 is a desirable alternative to [11C]PiB for measuring amyloid neuropathology related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD), possessing similar imaging characteristics and fa...
Authors: Christian Fiandra, Marco Fusella, Gianfranco Loi, Silvia Pesente, Lorenzo Placidi, Claudio Vecchi, Orlando Zaccaria, Stefania Zara
Affiliation: Abano Terme Hospital, University of Turin, Maggiore della Carità, Tecnologie Avanzate Srl, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Deformable-image-registration (DIR) is essential in modern radiotherapy for adaptive RT, re-irradiation, and other clinical applications. Multimodal DIR is especially important in MRI-only wo...
Authors: Jaydev K. Dave, Krzysztof R Gorny, Chunming Gu, Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, Gina K. Hesley, Myung-Ho In, Zaiyang Long, Aiming Lu, Christin A. TiegsHeiden
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
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MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) enables precise tumor ablation with real-time MR-thermometry guidance. Our practice is exploring the potential use of Feraheme (Ferumoxytol), a superp...
Authors: Theodore Higgins Arsenault, Kenneth W. Gregg, Lauren E Henke, Rojano Kashani, Christian Erik Petersen, Alex T. Price, Atefeh Rezaei, Runyon C. Woods
Affiliation: University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: CBCT is subject to more artifacts due to increased photon scatter, especially in areas of increased tissue heterogeneities compared to fan-beam CTs (FBCTs). Improved imaging panels combined w...
Authors: Andrew Alexander, Brecca Bettcher, Bradley T Christian, Jose Guerrero-Gonzalez, Steven Kecskemeti, Lisette LeMerise, Max McLachlan, Andrew McVea, Matthew Zammit
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and Waisman Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) develop Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) with very high prevalence (>90%). Neuropathology includes amyloid plaque (Aβ) accumulation, followed by neurofibrillary ta...
Authors: Åsa K. Carlsson Tedgren, Taran Hellebust, Antonio Herreros, Jacob Johansen, Christian Kirisits, Panagiotis Papagiannis, Mark J. Rivard, Frank-Andre Siebert, Frank Verhaegen, Javier Vijande, Jan Wiersma, Marisol de Brabandere, Ruud van Leeuwen
Affiliation: UKSH, Campus Kiel, Klinik für Strahlentherapie (Radioonkologie), Department of Oncology, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital, Radiation Physics, Department of Medicine and Health (IMH), Linköping University, Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital Clínic-Universitat de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, IFIC-UV, Radiation Oncology, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Radiation Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics Laboratory, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Radiation Oncology (MAASTRO), GROW – School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study, which was carried out by the GEC-ESTRO BRAPHYQS working group, reports the increasing divergence between clinical reference air kerma rate (RAKR) measurements and vendor-provided ...