Authors: Peter Balter, Kristy K. Brock, Clifton David Fuller, Tze Yee Lim, James Long, Brigid A. McDonald, Androniki Mitrou, Andrew J. Schaefer, Stina Svensson
Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, RaySearch Laboratories, Rice University, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: CBCT-based accumulated dose can provide up-to-date dose information on responding anatomy. To optimize resources, it is necessary to determine how many scans provide adequate information for ...
Authors: Serdar Charyyev, Kaan Dere, Edgar Gelover, Mohammad Khurram Khan, Liyong Lin, Mark McDonald, Cristina Oancea, Alexander Stanforth, Sibo Tian, Suk Whan (Paul) Yoon, Mingyao Zhu
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford University, Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Advacam
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The conventional implementation of proton spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) utilizes physical collimators with apertures to generate minibeams, creating alternating regions of high-d...
Authors: Eva Lee, R. Lee MacDonald, Alasdair Syme, Christopher G. Thomas
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, QE2 Cancer Centre, Nova Scotia Health, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health
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Dynamic couch rotation in radiotherapy offers dosimetric benefits, however patient comfort remains a concern. This study investigates couch kinematics in trajectory-based radiotherapy plan...
Authors: Cheryl Anderson, Lara Best, Amanda Cherpak, Jennifer DeGiobbi, Marc C. LeBlanc, R. Lee MacDonald, Peter R. Martin, Natasha McMaster, Murali Rajaraman, James L. Robar, Lucy Ward, Derek Wilke, Kenny Zhan
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, QE2 Cancer Centre, Nova Scotia Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work investigates the potential benefit of adaptive planning using the Ethos radiotherapy system (Varian Medical Systems) with direct-dose calculation on HyperSight cone beam CT (CBCT) f...
Authors: Alyssa Gadsby, William J. Godwin, Daniel G. McDonald, Jean L. Peng, Alek K. Rapchak, Sean A Roles, Austin M. Skinner, Stephanie Tan
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
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This study evaluates optimization strategies in the Gamma Knife Gamma Plan Lightning optimizer for simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) scenarios, aiming to identify clinically viable setti...