Authors: Ke Colin Huang, Zirui Jiang, Joshua Low, Christopher F. Njeh, Oluwaseyi Oderinde, Yong Yue
Affiliation: Purdue University, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Enhancing the accuracy of tumor response predictions enables the development of tailored therapeutic strategies for patients with breast cancer (BCa). In this study, we developed deep-radiomi...
Authors: Odunola Grace Babawale, B. Gino Fallone, Alireza Gazor, Andrei D. Ghila, Patricia A. K. Oliver, Michael W. Reynolds, Keith D. Wachowicz, Tania Rosalia Wood, Shima Y. Tari, Eugene Yip, Jihyun Yun
Affiliation: Nova Scotia Health, Dept. of Medical Physics and Dalhousie University, Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta; MagnetTx Oncology Solutions, www.magnetTX.com, Department of Medical Physics, Arthur J. E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta, Department of Medical Physics, BC Cancer, Medical Physics Division, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta and Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the dose to a moving target and its surroundings in a magnetic field using 4D-Monte-Carlo (MC) simulation.
Methods: The study utilizes a previously validated MC model of our li...
Authors: Nebi Demez, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Lauren A. Rigsby, Tino Romaguera, Nishan Shrestha
Affiliation: Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Treatment plans on the ViewRay MRIdian are often planned with the target placed off isocenter due to the proximity of the bore to the patient, allowing for limited shifts. This is especially ...
Authors: Suman Gautam, Tianjun Ma, William Song
Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We propose an artificial intelligence (AI)-based method to rapidly predict the patient-speciļ¬c quality assurance (PSQA) results for magnetic resonance (MR)-guided online adaptive radiation th...
Authors: Mingli Chen, Xuejun Gu, Hao Jiang, Mahdieh Kazemimoghadam, Weiguo Lu, Gregory Szalkowski, Qingying Wang, Kangning Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Respiratory motion management is crucial for accurate radiation delivery to moving targets while protecting healthy tissue, relying on time-resolved volumetric imaging and continuous deformab...
Authors: Jamieson Baker, Emel Calugaru, Yijian Cao, Jenghwa Chang, Jessica Jung, Jian Liu, Cindy Pham, Anurag Sharma, John Starner, Ching-Ling Teng, Michael A. Trager, Gabriella Wernicke
Affiliation: Northwell, Northwell Health, Radiation Medicine, Northwell Health, Hofstra University Medical Physics Program
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Our hospital network has options to treat recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) with surgically targeted Cesium-131 brachytherapy, external beam stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) with Varian TrueBeam, H...
Authors: Jiayi Chen, Manju Liu, Ning Wen, Haoran Zhang, Yibin Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Ruijin Hospital, Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Duke Kunshan University, Department of Radiation Oncology,Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study introduces a novel Dual Energy CT (DECT)-Guided Intelligent Radiation Therapy (DEIT) platform designed to streamline and optimize the radiotherapy process. The DEIT system combines...
Authors: Jie Deng, Yunxiang Li, Xiao Liang, Weiguo Lu, Jiacheng Xie, You Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, The University of Texas at Dallas
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Recently, foundational models trained on large datasets have shown remarkable performance across various tasks. Developing a foundational model for medical image modality translation in head-...
Authors: Drexell Hunter Boggs, Carlos E. Cardenas, Allison Dalton, John B Fiveash, Joel A. Pogue, Richard A. Popple, Farnaz Rahim Li
Affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Preview: Purpose: External-beam Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) using stereotactic-body radiotherapy (SBRT) is increasingly adopted as an alternative to whole-breast radiation, offering targeted ...
Authors: Jie Liu
Affiliation: Inova Health System
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The respiratory signal commonly acquired by using external surrogates or detecting the diaphragm position only represents the phase information and has poor correlation with the tumor moti...
Authors: Liqin HU, Tao He, Jing JIA, Pengcheng LONG, Wei Meng, Yang Yuan
Affiliation: SuperAccuracy Science & Technology Co. Ltd.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A multi-criteria optimization method based on reinforcement learning and adaptive boosting(RLAB MCO) has been developed to enhance radiotherapy plan quality by offering reasonable and effecti...
Authors: Shari Damast, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Christopher J. Tien
Affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Current contour similarity evaluation approaches (Dice Similarity Coefficient, Mean Distance to Agreement) are limited to geometric agreement without assessment of ultimate dosimetric impact....
Authors: Nina Burbure, Tawfik Giaddui, Shidong Li, Curtis Miyamoto, Jeremy Price, Bin Wang
Affiliation: FCCC at Temple University Hospital, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Higher rates of local failures and toxicities challenged radiation therapy of centrally located lung cancer (CLLC). We assessed the treatment response by measuring the early changes of PET+ n...
Authors: Xiaoying Pan, X. Sharon Qi
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Computer Science and technology,Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Survival prediction for cancer presents a substantial hurdle in personalized oncology, due to intricate, high-dimensional medical data. Our study introduces an innovative feature selection...
Authors: Courtney R. Buckey, Jay W. Burmeister, Minsong Cao, Grace Chang, Yu Kuang, Yixiang Liao, Yi Rong, Dandan Zheng
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Karmanos Cancer Center, Gershenson ROC, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Physics Program, University of Nevada, Rush University Medical Center, University of Rochester
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Investigate the adequacy of training for therapeutic medical physics residents in select special procedures.
Methods: After a review of existing literature, a multi-institutional group dev...
Authors: Christopher Colyer, Leon F Dunn, Jonathan Dunning, Simon Goodall, Andy Schofield
Affiliation: GenesisCare
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Modern radiotherapy is characterized by complex treatment plans utilizing dynamic MLCs, gantry positions and recently, collimator rotations. The purpose of this work was to compare the plan c...
Authors: Xiaoda Cong, Xuanfeng Ding, Gang Liu, Peilin Liu, Lewei Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Corewellhealth William Beaumont University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study quantitatively evaluates the interplay effect in intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) for lung cancer stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using two different machine deliver...
Authors: Yongrui Bai, Xuming Chen, Yong Liu, Xiumei Ma
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Hematologic toxicity (HT) is a common complication in patients with cervical or endometrial cancer. This study aims to develop a precise predictive model for acute HT in patients with cervica...
Authors: Penghao Gao, Zejun Jiang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Real-time tumor tracking can effectively compensate for the impact of respiratory motion on dose distribution. We propose a patient-specific external-internal correlation model driven by opti...
Authors: Stephen R. Bowen, Chunyan Duan, Daniel S. Hippe, Qiantuo Liu, Jing Sun, Jiajie Wang, Shouyi Wang, Faisal Yaseen, Xiaojing Zhu
Affiliation: Tongji University, University of Washington, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Shanghai University of Electric Power, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Texas at Arlington
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate prediction of patient response to radiotherapy plays a crucial role in monitoring disease progression and assessing treatment efficacy, enabling clinicians to develop personalized th...
Authors: Zachary Buchwald, Zach Eidex, Richard L.J. Qiu, Justin R. Roper, Mojtaba Safari, Hui-Kuo Shu, Xiaofeng Yang, David Yu
Affiliation: Emory University and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCA) are commonly used for patients with gliomas to delineate and characterize the brain tumors using T1-weighted (T1W) MRI. However, there is a rising conc...
Authors: John P. Aris, Wesley E. Bolch, Robert Joseph Dawson, Bonnie N. C. President, Yitian Wang
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Generation of a mesh-based microscale lung model is essential for accurate dosimetry analysis. Lungs exchange air with the environment and may be exposed to alpha-particle-emitting radionucli...
Authors: Pradeep Bhetwal, Wookjin Choi, Adam Dicker, Rupesh Ghimire, Yingcui Jia, Lauren Nkwonta, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, Wentao Wang, Maria Werner-Wasik
Affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Multi-disciplinary clinics are becoming standard of care for patients with lung cancer treated with SBRT. To improve clinical decision support in a multi-disciplinary clinic, it would be bene...
Authors: Nobuki Imano, Yuzuha Kadooka, Daisuke Kawahara, Misato Kishi, Yuji Murakami, Shumpei Onishi
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Department of Neurosurgery, Hiroshima University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiomics has proven useful in predicting overall survival in glioblastoma (GBM) patients, but consistent molecular correlations remain unidentified, leaving its biological basis unclear. Thi...
Authors: Giovanni Iacca, Gloria Miori, Laura Orsingher, Daniele Ravanelli, Annalisa Trianni
Affiliation: Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, University of Trento, Medical Physics Department, S.Chiara Hospital, APSS
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to predict and identify performance degradation in Digital Radiography (DR) systems, enabling proactive maintenance and minimizing cli...
Authors: Emi Ai Eastman, Chao Guo, Christina Lee, Xinhua Li, Alexander W. Scott, Yifang (Jimmy) Zhou
Affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Smoking is one of the risk factors for coronary artery disease. It is desirable to estimate the coronary artery calcification (CAC), a key biomarker for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular ...
Authors: Hassan Bagher-Ebadian, Indrin J. Chetty, Mohamed Elshaikh, Ahmed I Ghanem, Mohammad M. Ghassemi, Reza Khanmohammadi, Benjamin Movsas, Shayan Siddiqui, Kundan S Thind, Jawad Turfa
Affiliation: Michigan State University, Department of Radiation Oncology,Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health-Cancer, Detroit, MI and Alexandria Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Henry Ford Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Extracting late radiotherapy-induced toxicities from free-text notes using natural language processing is complicated by negative symptom identification, computational demands, and data priva...
Authors: Zachary Buchwald, Chih-Wei Chang, Zach Eidex, Richard L.J. Qiu, Mojtaba Safari, Shansong Wang, Xiaofeng Yang, David Yu
Affiliation: Emory University and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: MRI offers excellent soft tissue contrast for diagnosis and treatment but suffers from long acquisition times, causing patient discomfort and motion artifacts. To accelerate MRI, supervised d...
Authors: Cheewai Cheng, Indra J. Das, Jeffrey Yui Hei Wong, Poonam Yadav
Affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation treatment machine replacement brings chaos and urgency of timely completion of machine commissioning for every procedure used including TBI that are time consuming. Based on past ex...
Authors: Matthew Stephen Andriotty, Taoran Cui, Josh Kilian-Meneghin, Ke Nie, Xiao Wang, Zhenyu Xiong, Ning J. Yue, Yin Zhang
Affiliation: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, RWJBarnabas Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the potential impact of the Elekta Unityās 1.5T magnetic field upon the performance of a conventional linac installed in an adjacent vault.
Methods: The linac vaults for thi...
Authors: Shahed Badiyan, Bin Cai, Tu Dan, Michael Dohopolski, Steve B. Jiang, Deepkumar Mistry, Arnold Pompos, Robert Timmerman, Jing Wang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Biology-guided radiotherapy (BGRT) offers significant potential for personalized and adaptive cancer treatment, with clinically available systems such as SCINTIX from Reflexion now being intr...
Authors: Hui-Shan Jian, Yu-Ying Lin
Affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The image quality assurance of mammographic images is crucial for correct diagnosis. To develop and validate an explainable deep-learning classifier for phantom image quality assessment of di...
Authors: Xiaolong Fu, Runping Hou, Md Tauhidul Islam, Lei Xing
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To introduce a novel schematic image representation of radiomics data, called OmicsMap, for high-performance deep radiomics analysis. OmicsMap transforms tabular radiomics data into an image ...
Authors: Hao Gao, Xue Hong, Harold Li, Yuting Lin, Jufri Setianegara, Xin Tong, Chao Wang, Weijie Zhang, Ya-Nan Zhu
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Lattice radiotherapy (LATTICE) is a form of spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT) designed to deliver high radiation doses to specific tumor regions (vertices) while sparing surroun...
Authors: Joyoni Dey, Hunter Cole Meyer, Murtuza Taqi
Affiliation: Louisiana State University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We propose using super-resolution methods for X-ray grating interferometry without an analyzer with detectors that fail to meet the Nyquist sampling rate needed for traditional image recovery...
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: Chuangxin Chu, Haotian Huang, Tianhao Li, Jingyu Lu, Zhenyu Yang, Fang-Fang Yin, Tianyu Zeng, Chulong Zhang, Yujia Zheng
Affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Nanyang Technological University, Australian National University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University, North China University of Technology, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Deep learning segmentation models, such as U-Net, rely on high-quality image-segmentation pairs for accurate predictions. However, the recent increasing use of generative networks for creatin...
Authors: Zachary Carr, Katie W. Hulme, Zaiyang Long, Nathan A. Quails, Ashley Tao
Affiliation: Gundersen Health System, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, The Cleveland Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Meaningful interpretation of deviation index (DI) in clinical practice relies on appropriately set target exposure indices (EIT). EIT values for a given exam-view can be derived from the medi...
Authors: Hongyu Jiang, Wangyao Li, Dima Soultan, Fen Wang, Jun Xu
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To validate the Auto-Beam Hold functionality via the MMI connection between Varian SGRT system IDENTIFY 3.0 and treatment linacs.
Methods: A treatment plan was created in the Eclipse TPS u...
Authors: David L. Barbee, David Byun, Matt Long, Jose R. Teruel Antolin, Michael J Zelefsky
Affiliation: NYU Langone Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Online adaptive MR-Linac therapy requires contour adaptation, often adding 20 minutes to treatment time and reducing machine throughput. This study introduces a fully automated MR contour ...
Authors: Hongyi Jiang, Fang-Fang Yin
Affiliation: Duke University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Imaging moving tissues using PET-CT can be difficult. Separating signal into phases during construction reduces signal count and increases influence of noise. Algorithms that use signal fr...
Authors: Lei Xing, Zixia Zhou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Functional brain imaging techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), generate high-dimensional, dynamic data reflecting complex neural processes. However, extracting rob...
Authors: Yuanhan Chen, Ziqiang Chen, Qi Cheng, Feng Ding, Rui Fang, Shengwen Guo, Li Hao, Qiang He, Haiquan Huang, Yu Kuang, Xinling Liang, Yuanjiang Liao, Guohui Liu, Chen Lu, Qingquan Luo, Jing Sun, Yanhua Wu, Zhen Xie, Qin Zhang, Lang Zhou
Affiliation: South China University of Technology, Dongguan people's hospital, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Peopleās Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Peopleās Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangdong Easy Life Information Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Medical Physics Program, University of Nevada, Second Hospital of Jilin University, Chongqing Ninth People's Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a global healthcare issue with a rapid onset and severe consequences. Repeated measurement of serum creatinine (SCr) levels, a clinical standard of care, is cruci...
Authors: Rex A. Cardan, Carlos E. Cardenas, Quan Chen, Jingwei Duan, Joseph Harms, Joel A. Pogue, Richard A. Popple, Yi Rong, Dennis N. Stanley, Natalie N. Viscariello, Libing Zhu
Affiliation: Washington University in St. Louis, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Mayo Clinic Arizona, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Manual verification of organs-at-risk(OARs) delineations is a critical yet time-intensive process, often susceptible to unintentional oversights. To assist the reviewing process, a population...
Authors: Yabo Fu, Yang Lei, Yu Lei, Haibo Lin, Ruirui Liu, Tian Liu, Kenneth Rosenzweig, Charles B. Simone, Shouyi Wei, Jiahan Zhang
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York Proton Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Beam orientation optimization (BOO) in intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is traditionally a complex, non-convex problem tackled with heuristic methods. This study benchmarks global...
Authors: Yunfei Dong, Dongyang Guo, Zhenyu Yang, Fang-Fang Yin, Zeyu Zhang
Affiliation: Duke University, Duke Kunshan University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To develop a Biomechanically Guided Deep Learning Registration Network (BG-DRNet) that improves both accuracy and physiological plausibility in liver image registration. While cone-beam CT...
Authors: Amy Tien Yee Chang, Chi Wai Cheung, Tin Lok Chiu, Chen-Yu Huang, Chi Wa Kong, Pei-Xiong Li, Pak Hang Nam, Bin Yang, Siu Ki Yu
Affiliation: Comprehensive Oncology Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Medical Physics Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study introduces BrachyPlanCheck, an independent Monte Carlo (MC)-based dose calculation tool for 192Ir brachytherapy retrospective study or algorithm commissioning.
Methods: BrachyPl...
Authors: Ashok Bhandari, Kurtis Johnson, Yu Lei, Tianzhe Li, Kyuhak Oh, Shuo Wang, Chi Zhang, Su-Min Zhou
Affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to leverage neural network visualization tools to detect high-attention areas indicative of treatment failure in lung SBRT by examining correlation matrices betw...
Authors: Sen Bai, Guyu Dai, Dong Gao, Lecheng Jia, Guangjun Li, Yanfang Liu, Ying Song, Qing Xiao, Wei Zhang
Affiliation: United Imaging Healthcare, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Shenzhen United Imaging Research Institute of Innovative Medical Equipment
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Electronic portal imaging device (EPID) is currently the most widely used in-vivo dosimetry (IVD) device. However, the effective detector area shortage hinders further applications. This s...
Authors: Lei Dong, Yin Gao, Taoran Li, Michael Salerno, Boon-Keng Kevin Teo, Melissa Vila
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A novel solution, RapidArc Dynamic-RAD (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, USA) has been implemented to integrate VMAT with modulation of IMRT-like static-angle ports, including use of a dyna...
Authors: Michael Dohopolski, Xuejun Gu, Hao Jiang, Steve B. Jiang, Christopher Kabat, Jingying Lin, Weiguo Lu, Michael Tang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Neuralrad LLC, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To streamline access to clinical data stored in Oncology Information Systems such as MOSAIQ or ARIA, we developed an AI-powered chatbot capable of querying, summarizing, and interactively ans...
Authors: Dan Giardina, John Karageorgiou, Chris Malone, Naganathan Mani, Allan Thomas
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Relative to planar imaging, MAA-SPECT/CT offers more reliable lung shunt fraction (LSF) and lung mean dose (LMD) estimates in 90Y radioembolization. But lung truncation in SPECT/CT can limit ...
Authors: Aditya P. Apte, Joseph O. Deasy, Sharif F. Elguindi, Aditi Iyer, Jue Jiang, Eve Marie LoCastro, Jung Hun Oh, Amita Shukla-Dave, Harini Veeraraghavan
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We present publicly shareable applications (apps) for AI-based radiotherapy segmentation workflows with pyCERR on Seven Bridges Cancer Genomics Cloud-based platform (CGC-SB)
Methods: Runni...
Authors: Xiaoda Cong, Rohan Deraniyagala, Xuanfeng Ding, Xiaoqiang Li, Jian Liang, Peilin Liu, Craig Stevens, Xiangkun Xu, Weili Zheng
Affiliation: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewellhealth William Beaumont University Hospital, William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewellhealth William Beaumont Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Commission a step-and-shoot arc therapy(SPArc-step&shoot) for treating head-neck cancer patients as a desired interim milestone toward full dynamic treatment.
Methods:
An in-house de...
Authors: Shupeng Chen, Xiaoda Cong, Raymond Dalfsen, Rohan Deraniyagala, Xuanfeng Ding, James E. Dolan, Xiaoqiang Li, Jian Liang, Peilin Liu, An Qin, Martin Soukup, Craig Stevens, Xiangkun Xu, Weili Zheng
Affiliation: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewellhealth William Beaumont University Hospital, William Beaumont University Hospital, Elekta, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Corewellhealth William Beaumont Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To facilitate clinical use of the proton feature of Monaco treatment planning system(TPS), we commissioned and validated it on a compact proton therapy system.
Methods: Pencil Beam Scannin...
Authors: Serdar Charyyev, Cynthia Fu-Yu Chuang, Veng Jean Heng, Lianli Liu, Lei Xing, Yong Yang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To replace large finite-size photon phase space files with a compact neural network capable of generating an infinite number of particles.
Methods: Three separate models were developed to ...
Authors: Paul Deak, Yang Li, Mark Pankuch, Yanling Qu, Maggie Stauffer, Hazel Wang
Affiliation: Northwestern Medicine Proton Center, GE, Northwestern Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The objective is to evaluate Relative Stopping Power(RSP) accuracy of ultra-fast switching KV Dual-Energy CT(DECT) in animal tissue and compare it to the RSP converted from Single Energy CT(S...
Authors: Aditya P. Apte, Joseph O. Deasy, Jue Jiang, Nancy Lee, Sudharsan Madhavan, Nishant Nadkarni, Lopamudra Nayak, Harini Veeraraghavan, Wei Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To track early response to radiotherapy using digital twins, it is crucial to quantify tumor volume and mass changes. Traditional tumor detection methods, particularly in image registration, ...
Authors: Yunfeng Cui, Will Giles, Xinyi Li, Ke Lu, Jennifer C. O'Daniel, Anna E. Rodrigues, Chunhao Wang, Lana Wang, Yibo Xie, Sua Yoo, Jingtong Zhao
Affiliation: Duke University, Duke University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To establish quantitative measurement of plan modulation for SRS/SBRT treated with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) on C-arm LINACs.
Methods:
A total of 461 plans were analyze...
Authors: Tianyuan Dai, Xiaoying Fan, Shuting Wang, Yong Yin
Affiliation: Department of Graduate, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology Physics and Technology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the interplay effect during intra-fractional motion and the effect of the robust optimization parameters for inter-fractional motion in the intens...
Authors: Baher Elgohari, M. Saiful Huq, Ronald John Lalonde, Fang Li, Noor Mail, Jeonghoon Park, Tyler Wilhite
Affiliation: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, UPMC, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To compare toxicity between consecutive-daily (QD) with every-other-day (QoD) delivery of lung stereotactic-body-radiation (SBRT) for central non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Methods...
Authors: Fangfen Dong, Jiaming Li, Xiaobo Li, Weipei Wang, Zhixin Wang, Bing Wu, Benhua Xu, Yong Yang, Yifa Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital/Fujian Key Laboratory of Intelligent Imaging and Precision Radiotherapy for Tumors/Clinical Research Center for Radiology and Radiotherapy of Fujian Province (Digestive, Hematologi, Zhangpu County Hospital, School of Medical Imaging, Fujian Medical University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To explore the construction and clinical application value of a deep learning-based positioning error prediction model, providing a reference for optimizing iSCOUT system-guided precision rad...
Authors: Mauro Carrara, Olivera Ciraj Bjelac, John E. Damilakis, Andre L. Dekker, Serafina Di Gioia, Renato Padovani, Egor Titovich, Qingrong Jackie Wu
Affiliation: University of Crete, Duke University Medical Center, Maastro Clinic, Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section, Division of Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this work is to present the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) activity in providing medical physicists (MPs) with knowledge, skills, and competencies to support the saf...
Authors: Min Cheol Han, Chae-Seon Hong, Changhwan Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Hojae Kim, Hojin Kim, Jin Sung Kim, HO Lee, Kwangwoo Park, Ye-In Park, Junyoung Son
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Overresponse in surface in-vivo dosimetry using optically stimulated luminescence dosimeter (OSLD) depends on the beam incidence angle. This study aimed to investigate correction factors to d...
Authors: Nrusingh C. Biswal, Matthew J Ferris, Michael J. MacFarlane, Jason K Molitoris, Byong Yong Yi, Mark J. Zakhary
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton head-and-neck treatment plans often struggle to maintain plan quality over the course of treatment due to tumor response, weight-loss, and setup variability. Plan robustness to these c...
Authors: Afrouz Ataei, Xinhui Duan, Andrew R. Godley, Mi-Ae Park, Mahbubur Rahman, Liqiang Ren, Chenyang Shen, Gary Xu
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Rush University, Imaging Services, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Electron density (ED) phantoms are crucial for calibrating CT number (HU) to relative ED in treatment planning. This study evaluates the differences in HU-to-ED calibrations between two co...
Authors: Afrouz Ataei, Andrew R. Godley, Mi-Ae Park, Mahbubur Rahman, Liqiang Ren, Chenyang Shen, Gary Xu
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Rush University, Imaging Services, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Even though many patients undergo diagnostic CT scans prior to treatment, simulation CT scans are commonly required for treatment planning. This study evaluates whether prior diagnostic CT sc...
Authors: Weikang Ai, Xiaoyu Hu, Xun Jia, Kai Yang, Yuncheng Zhong
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Real-time tumor tracking is critically important for respiratory motion management for lung cancer radiotherapy. A previously proposed application of a photon counting detector involves measu...
Authors: Yaspal Badyal, Rabten Datsang, Tianjun Ma, William Song
Affiliation: MVision AI, Virginia Commonwealth University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Deep learning (DL)-based dose distribution predictions for prostate cancer show significant potential for OAR sparing compared to manually optimized treatment plans. We aim to generate clinic...
Authors: Stephanie Bennett, Sean L. Berry, Caroline M. Colbert, Dustin J. Jacqmin, James A. Kavanaugh, Minsun Kim, Maura L. Kirk, Emily Kruse, Benjamin Li, Mu-Han Lin, Lindsey A. Olsen, Jose Carlos Pichardo, Justin R. Roper, Leah K. Schubert, Chunhao Wang, Sua Yoo
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, Abington - Jefferson Health, Mayo Clinic, University of Washington, University of Colorado Health, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington and Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Duke University, Pichardo Physics LLC, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: As clinics in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) transition to advanced radiotherapy techniques like IMRT and VMAT, gaps in training can result in suboptimal planning. To help support...
Authors: Clifford Ghee Ann Chua, Calvin Wei Yang Koh, Kah Seng Lew, Zubin Master, Sung Yong Park, Hong Qi Tan, Andrew Wibawa
Affiliation: National Cancer Centre Singapore
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the impact of spot position deviation on reference dosimetry measurements using different delivery patterns and to determine the optimal delivery pattern for reference dosimetr...
Authors: Morgan A. Daly, David J. Goodenough, Andrew M. Hernandez, John M. Hoffman, Joshua Levy, Michael F. McNitt-Gray, Ali Uneri, Bino Varghese
Affiliation: University of California, George Washington University, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Johns Hopkins Univ, University of Southern California, The Phantom Laboratory
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Quantitative imaging is affected by CT acquisition and reconstruction conditions, limiting robustness in multi-site or -scanner studies. This work aimed to develop a dataset that will enable ...
Authors: Michael Burke, David J. Carlson, Yiu-Hsin Chang, Huixiao Chen, Zhe (Jay) Chen, Emily A. Draeger, Dae Yup Han, Vanessa Hill, Ann-Teresa Jasman, John Kim, Svetlana Kuznetsova, MinYoung Lee, Daniel Longo, Henry S. Park, Adam Shulman, Lauren Tressel, Weili Zhong
Affiliation: Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The complexity of biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT), particularly with systems like RefleXion X1, necessitates robust pre-treatment quality assurance (QA) to ensure patient safety, treatm...
Authors: Alejandro Bertolet, Isaac Meyer, Harald Paganetti, Jan PO Schuemann, Wook-Geun Shin
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a methodology for Monte Carlo modeling of cell-specific DNA geometries based on Hi-C data using TOPAS-nBio, and to evaluate early DNA damage distributions.
Methods: Hi-C data of...
Authors: Victoria Doss, Tsion Gebre, Rachel B. Ger, Esi A Hagan, Elaina Hales, Russell K Hales, Xun Jia, Heng Li, Dezhi Liu, Todd R. McNutt, Meti Negassa, Anas Obaideen, Tinker Trent, K. Ranh Voong, Cecilia FPM de Sousa
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: As cancer care advances, more patients require re-irradiation, yet evidence-based data is lacking. This study aimed to develop a thoracic re-irradiation database and explore time-dependent re...
Authors: Ming Chao, Hao Guo, Tenzin Kunkyab, Yang Lei, Tian Liu, Kenneth Rosenzweig, Robert Samstein, Junyi Xia, Jiahan Zhang
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
This study aims to develop and validate an Eclipse Scripting Application Programming Interface (ESAPI)-based planning toolbox that incorporates preset human expertise to improve planning e...
Authors: Penghao Gao, Zejun Jiang, Huazhong Shu, Linlin Wang, Gongsen Zhang, Jian Zhu
Affiliation: Laboratory of Image Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Computer Network and Information Integration, Southeast University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We propose a cascading framework for time-varying anatomical volumetric reconstruction and tumor-tracking, guided by onboard orthogonal-view X-ray projections.
Methods: We employe multiple...
Authors: Rajiv Gupta, Rehab Naeem Khalid, Min Lang, Michael H Lev, Quirin Strotzer, Matthew Tivnan, Maryam Vejdani-Jahromi, Dufan Wu, Siyeop Yoon, Chen Zhennong
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Patient motion is a major source of artifacts in portable brain CT due to the slow scanning speed. A diffusion model was developed to reduce these motion artifacts. This work aims to assess t...
Authors: Huiming Dong, Jonathan Pham, X. Sharon Qi, Ann Raldow
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The study aimed to investigate longitudinal apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) as an early biomarker of treatment response in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) undergoing ...
Authors: Gregory T. Armstrong, James E. Bates, Christine V. Chung, Lei Dong, Ralph Ermoian, Jie Fu, Christine Hill-Kayser, Rebecca M. Howell, Meena S. Khan, Sharareh Koufigar, John T. Lucas, Thomas E. Merchant, Taylor Meyers, Tucker J. Netherton, Constance A. Owens, Arnold C. Paulino, Sogand Sadeghi
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Childrenās Research Hospital, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Childrenās Research Hospital, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington/ Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Clinical workflows often rely on auto-segmentation tools trained on adult data, which may exhibit suboptimal performance in pediatric imaging due to inherent anatomical variations and smaller...
Authors: Fatemeh Akbari, Artemis Dalby, Nelson A. Miksys, Prarthana Pasricha, Rowan M. Thomson
Affiliation: Ackerman Cancer Center, Carleton University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate dose evaluations for GammaTile brachytherapy, a novel treatment for brain malignancies. The analysis focuses on the impact of tissue heterogeneities, including the presence of ...
Authors: Tianyuan Dai, Xiaoying Fan, Shuting Wang, Yong Yin
Affiliation: Department of Graduate, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology Physics and Technology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Decreased lymphocytes increase the risk of infections and other problems. Radiation exposure can cause the development of severe lymphopenia. In this study, we used a dynamic blood flow model...
Authors: Minbin Chen, Gang Liu, Manju Liu, Weiwei Sang, Pulin Sun, Mingyuan Ye, Fang-Fang Yin, Lihua Zhang, Haiming Zhu
Affiliation: Jiahui International Hospital, Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University, Duke Kunshan University, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to conduct a dosimetric comparison between lattice radiotherapy (LRT) and 3D grid treatment planning techniques, focusing on their differences in delivering three-dimensional ...
Authors: Kin Yin Cheung, Chen-Yu Huang, Chi Wah Kong, Ka Ki Lau, Pei-Xiong Li, Pak Hang Nam, Mei Yan Tse, Jierong Wang, Bin Yang, Siu Ki Yu, Jing Yuan, Chi To Yung, Shang Peng Felix Yung
Affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Research Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Intrafraction motion management remains a major challenge in magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT). The recent clinical release of an active motion management system aims to enhance ...
Authors: J Isabelle Choi, Meng Wei Ho, Isabel Lin, Hang Qi, Qi Zeng, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: New York Proton Center, Scarsdale High School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton therapy is a promising treatment modality for breast cancer due to its unique dosimetric advantage. Accurate dose calculation is critical to ensure effective treatment outcomes. The fo...
Authors: Daniel A. Alexander, Jeffrey D. Bradley, Steven J. Feigenberg, Cole Friedes, Casey Hollawell, William Levin, Maksym Sharma, Boon-Keng Kevin Teo, Ying Xiao, Nikhil Yegya-Raman, Jennifer Wei Zou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Applied Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate lung function changes following definitive chemoradiation dose using CT-derived measurements in patients with locally advanced NSCLC at 6-months post-treatment compared to pre-...
Authors: Amar Kishan, Jun Lian, Yunkui Pang, Jonathan Pham, X. Sharon Qi, Michael Steinberg, Luca F Valle, Pew-Thian Yap
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a highly effective treatment for prostate cancer, yet predicting genitourinary (GU) toxicity has primarily relied on planned dosimetry. This study inv...
Authors: Prasanna Alluri, Mona Arbab, Xingzhe Li, Chang-Shiun Lin, Mu-han Lin, David D.M. Parsons, Asal Rahimi, Justin D. Visak, Narine Wandrey
Affiliation: UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Intelligence-Optimization-Engine (IOE) v1.0 relied heavily on planner expertise and patient-specific IMRT beam arrangements, requiring frequent revisions. While VMAT workflows offered potenti...
Authors: Chieh-Ya Chiu, Shen-Hao Li, Hsin-Hon Lin, Shu-Wei Wu
Affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University, Proton and Radiation Therapy Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Monte Carlo simulation enables precise calculation of dose distribution in proton therapy through tracing the radiation particles with patient tissues. However, achieving clinical-level preci...
Authors: Jing Cai, Zhi Chen, Hong Ge, Yu-Hua Huang, Bing Li, Zihan Li, Ge Ren
Affiliation: Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Algorithms based on subregional respiratory dynamics (SRD) capture spatiotemporal heterogeneity in the ventilation process, though rely on empirical modelings to map surrogate ventilation. Gi...
Authors: Chin-Cheng Chen, Chingyun Cheng, Longfei Diao, Benjamin Durkee, Minglei Kang, Haibo Lin, LeLe Liu, Yangguang Ma, Xuanqin Mou, YunTong Pei, Charles B. Simone, YuFei Wang, Xueqing Yan, Xingyi Zhao, Wang Zhengda
Affiliation: Peking University, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, New York Proton Center, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, School of Software Engineering, Xiāan Jiaotong University, School of information and communications engineering, Faculty of electronic and information engineering, Xiāan Jiaotong University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the effectiveness of apertures in improving lateral dose falloff in proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) single-energy Bragg peak (SEBP) FLASH radiotherapy (RT). The approac...
Authors: Felicia Chu, Qiongge Li, Jian Liu
Affiliation: Inova Hospital, Brown University Rhode Island Hospital, Hofstra University Medical Physics Program
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
This study aims to enhance the efficiency of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) planning for lung cancer by developing and evaluating optimization templates derived from historical...
Authors: Yang Lei, Haibo Lin, Tian Liu, Charles B. Simone, Shouyi Wei, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York Proton Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), encompassing pneumonitis and fibrosis, represents a critical dose-limiting factor in lung cancer radiation therapy. Variability in treatment outcomes is ...
Authors: Li Chen, Shouliang Ding, Xiaoyan Huang, Lecheng Jia, Hua Li, Hongdong Liu, Yanfei Liu, Zun Piao, Guangyu Wang
Affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Shenzhen United Imaging Research Institute of Innovative Medical Equipment
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Optimal radiotherapy planning is challenging, influenced by anatomical factors such as surrounding organs and tumor characteristics, which complicate dose distribution and target coverage. Wh...
Authors: Larry A. DeWerd, Keith A. Kunugi, Autumn Rasmussen
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ensuring the validity of the thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) response requires verifying that signal fadingādefined by a reduction in stored signalāis well-known and corrected for under the...
Authors: Emily Hansen, Jay Mistry, Alois M. Ndlovu, Niara Rowe, Roland Teboh
Affiliation: Hackensack University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: SCINTIX Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) on the RefleXion X1 relies on a new planning system and advanced planning techniques. The first patient SCINTIX BgRT plans are compared to similar c...
Authors: Rashmi Benda, Qinghao Chen, Shifeng Chen, Giovanni Lasio, Peter Olivieri, Huijun Xu, Junliang Xu, Byong Yong Yi, Baoshe Zhang, Jinghao Zhou
Affiliation: University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Group, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Capital Region Medical Center, University of Maryland Shore Regional Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
We investigated if the patients receiving lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) have adequate planning target volume (PTV) margins by evaluating the intrafraction motion using a ...
Authors: Ali Ammar, Quan Chen, Yi Rong, Libing Zhu
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate how defacing algorithms, essential for patient privacy in data sharing, impact AI-based segmentation performance in CT imaging for radiation therapy. This study evaluates wheth...
Authors: Yongha Gi, Jinju Heo, Jinyoung Hong, Yunhui Jo, Yousun KO, HyeongJin Lim, Sang Yoon PARK, Myonggeun Yoon
Affiliation: Korea University, Institute of Global Health Technology (IGHT), Korea University, Republic of Korea
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the gradient magnitude (GM) feature of the entorhinal cortex, observed in T1 MR images, in dementia classification.
Methods: A total of 1,422 ADNI T1 MR da...
Authors: Yuchao Hu, Yajun Jia, Zhangmin Li, Yong Sang, Jianan Wu, Man Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Radiation Oncology, Guangzhou Concord Cancer Hospital, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospitalļ¼ Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the imaging dose of 4D-CBCT in patients treated with thoracic radiotherapy.
Methods: A model of the Elekta XVI imaging system was created in TOPAS software. Percentage depth do...
Authors: Weixing Cai, Laura I. Cervino, Yabo Fu, Xiuxiu He, Tianfang Li, Xiang Li, Hao Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
This work aims to develop an innovative technique to evaluate patientsā daily respiratory pattern using three-dimensional (3D) deformation vector fields (DVF) derived from a free-breathing...
Authors: Chia-Lung Chien, Wen C. Hsi, Romy Megahed, Kayla Schneider
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The dosimetric variations induced by inter-fractional anatomical changes in intensity-modulated proton therapy could impact the clinic outcomes for head-and-neck (HN) cancer patients. This...
Authors: Ergun E. Ahunbay, Abdul Kareem Parchur, Eric S. Paulson, Ilaria Rinaldi, Angelo Schiavi, Li Zhao
Affiliation: Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Secondary dose calculations (SDC) facilitate patient-specific quality assurance for online adaptive intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT). However, there is currently a lack of commercial...
Authors: Pat Esposito, Ashley Klein, Carmine Verna, Ling Zhuang
Affiliation: Northwestern Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate dosimetric parameters and treatment delivery efficiency between volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and hybrid dynamic conformal arc (HDCA) on SRS and SBRT planning through st...
Authors: Seohyeon An, Yoonsun Chung, Seonghoon Jeong, Seongmoon Jung, Chae-Eon Kim, In Jung Kim, Sung Hun Kim, Se Byeong Lee, Sang-il Pak, Jong In Park
Affiliation: POHANG ACCELERATOR LABORATORY, Hanyang University, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Ilsan Paik Hospital, National Cancer Center, National Cancer Center Korea, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the performance of three ion chambersāAdvanced Markus (AMC), PinPoint, and Roosāunder FLASH proton beam conditions and assess the response of the nozzle monitor chamber for their ...
Authors: Li Tong, Chuyan Wang, Zhengkui Wang, Yingli Yang, Jie Zhang
Affiliation: Shanghai United imaging Healthcare Advanced Technology Research Institute, Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., LTD, Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, Ruijin Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Pelvic radiotherapy (RT)-induced bone marrow (BM) damage affects patient prognosis by causing hematologic toxicity. However, consensus on BM-sparing (BMS) RT is still lacking, owing to the...
Authors: Michelle Alonso-Basanta, Joshua Bryer, Lei Dong, Barbara Garcia, Elissa Khoudary, Brandon M. Koger, Taoran Li, Michael Salerno, Karen Tang, Boon-Keng Kevin Teo
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The Varian HyperSight imaging solution features a workflow for planning on CBCT images (CBCTp). This study evaluates the feasibility of CBCTp images in the setting of an offline adaptive plan...
Authors: Nina Burbure, Tawfik G. Giaddui, Shidong Li, Curtis Miyamoto, Jeremy Price, Bin Wang
Affiliation: FCCC at Temple University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Our GammaKnife(GK) has been upgraded from 4C to ICON recently. In this study we evaluated the performance of Lightning IPO for ICON.
Methods: 10 cases with single brain metastasis previous...
Authors: Jeffrey D. Bradley, Steven J. Feigenberg, Cole Friedes, Yin Gao, Xun Jia, Kevin Teo, Lingshu Yin, Jennifer Wei Zou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Understanding how physicians evaluate plans is critical for automatic planning and ensuring consistent, high-quality care. While deep-learning models excel in complex decision-making, the lac...
Authors: Lawrence F. Bronk, Fada Guan, Xun Jia, Youfang Lai, Miao Qi
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are widely regarded as critical indicators of cellular response to ionizing radiation. This study aims to establish a direct, unbiased and universal correlatio...
Authors: Chen-Ju Feng, Shih-Ming Hsu, Chin-Hsiung Lin, Shih-Yong Luo, Shao-Chun Tseng, Chin-Hui Wu, Ya-Ru Yang
Affiliation: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Tzu-Chi University, NanoRay Biotech Co., Ltd
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The range of auger electrons in water is 2~500 nm, and its linear energy transfer reaches 26 keV/Ī¼m. This study investigated the feasibility of the auger electron radiation therapy.
Method...
Authors: Daniela Branco, John M Bryant, Surendra Bahadur Chand, Pratiksha Shahi, Joseph Weygand
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Applied Science, Dartmouth Health, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, , B.P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, University of California San Diego / California Protons, Department of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Cervical cancer remains a significant health burden in Nepal, with 2169 new cases and 1313 deaths recorded in 2022. This study evaluates the feasibility of implementing step-and-shoot IMRT...
Authors: Noriko Kishi, Takashi Mizowaki, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Yukine Shimizu
Affiliation: Kyoto University, Kyoto Univercity, Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To predict tumor positions in markerless dynamic tumor tracking (ML-DTT)-VMAT by compensating for the asynchrony between the tumor and the diaphragm.
Methods: Rotational fluoroscopic X-ray...
Authors: Sung Hwan Ahn, Yongha Gi, Jinju Heo, Jinyoung Hong, Yunhui Jo, Yousun KO, Hyeongjin Lim, Sang Yoon PARK, Myonggeun Yoon
Affiliation: Institute of Global Health Technology (IGHT), Korea University, Republic of Korea, Korea University, Samsung Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of real-time monitoring of conductivity changes induced by thermal variations during tumor treating fields (TTFields) therapy using Electrical I...
Authors: Uriel Aura, Qing Chen, Arpit M. Chhabra, J Isabelle Choi, Chanda Guha, Meng Wei Ho, Sheng Huang, Minglei Kang, Stanislav Lazarev, Nancy Y Lee, Yang Lei, Haibo Lin, Hang Qi, Mahbubur Rahman, Charles B. Simone, Shouyi Wei, Irini Yacoub, Francis Yu, Anna Zhai, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: DYN'R Medical System, New York Proton Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute&Hospital, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Managing tumor motion during pencil beam scanning proton therapy remains challenging. This study investigated the feasibility and dosimetric benefits of Free-Breathing Respiratory-Gated Deliv...
Authors: Kenneth L. Homann, Natalie A Lockney, Hong Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop a treatment planning methodology utilizing liver functional imaging via contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in patients undergoing stereotac...
Authors: Girish Bal, Jan Kralj, Ayan Mitra, PhD, Ling Shao, Matjaz Subic, Yevgen Voronenko
Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Cosylab
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work enhances the efficiency of radiation therapy treatment planning by optimizing the beamlet dose matrix and full patient dose computations using GPU acceleration. The Collapsed-Cone C...
Authors: Ling Chen, Alexei V. Trofimov, Yi Wang, Dufan Wu
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Selecting gaze angles of the eye is an important part of set-up of proton therapy for ocular tumors, ensuring that the treatment beam could irradiate the tumor while maximally sparing impo...
Authors: Jianrong Dai, Jun Dang, Enzhuo Quan, Yong Sang, Jianan Wu
Affiliation: Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen Center, National Cancer Center / National Clinical Research Center for Cancer / Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital / Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital & Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The current conformity index (CI) formula is distorted for radiotherapy plans with multiple, non-enclosing targets. We redefined the volume of reference isodose (VTV) parameter in the CI form...
Authors: Peng Dong, Elizabeth Kidd, Sheng Liu, Thomas R. Niedermayr, Oscar Pastor-Serrano, Lei Xing, Yong Yang, James Zou
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiotherapy treatment planning is a time-consuming and potentially subjective process that requires iterative adjustments of optimization parameters to balance conflicting objectives. In thi...
Authors: Enhui Chang, Yunfei Dong, Yifei Hao, Chengliang Jin, Shengsheng Lai, Yi Long, Mengni Wu, Yulu Wu, Ruimeng Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Yue Yuan, Lei Zhang, Wanli Zhang, Yaogong Zhang
Affiliation: Duke Kunshan University, Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Macrotrabecular-Massive Hepatocellular Carcinoma (MTM-HCC) is one type of liver cancer showed minimum image signature for accurate non-invasive diagnosis. This study aims to develop and evalu...
Authors: B. Gino Fallone, Alireza Gazor, Andrei D. Ghila, Gawon Han, Patricia A. K. Oliver, Michael W. Reynolds, Keith D. Wachowicz, Tania Rosalia Wood, Shima Y. Tari, Eugene Yip
Affiliation: Medical Physics Division, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Nova Scotia Health, Dept. of Medical Physics and Dalhousie University, Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta; MagnetTx Oncology Solutions, www.magnetTX.com, Department of Medical Physics, Arthur J. E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta, Department of Medical Physics, BC Cancer, Medical Physics Division, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta and Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop and validate a high-fidelity Monte-Carlo (MC) model of a 0.5T bi-planar Linac-MR in TOPAS, focusing on accurate Multileaf Collimator (MLC) modelling and positioning for open apertu...
Authors: Ryan Andosca, Peter Boyle, Grace Hyun Kim, Minji Victoria Kim, Michael Vincent Lauria, Michael F. McNitt-Gray, Gabriel Melendez-Corres, Jack Neylon, Brad Stiehl, Pang Yu Teng
Affiliation: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Department of Radiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Endobronchial Valves (EBV) are one of the few treatment options for patients with moderate to severe emphysema. Eligibility is typically assessed from CT image data analysis including Emphyse...
Authors: John Ginn, Chenlu Qin, Deshan Yang
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Clinical implementation of auto-segmentation tools has been hindered by poor interpretability and generalizability of AI models, necessitating the development of automated contour quality ass...
Authors: Minbin Chen, Gang Liu, Manju Liu, Weiwei Sang, Pulin Sun, Mingyuan Ye, Fang-Fang Yin, Lihua Zhang, Haiming Zhu
Affiliation: Jiahui International Hospital, Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University, Duke Kunshan University, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effects of varying the number of arcs on treatment plans created using Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) for Lattice radiotherapy (LRT).
Methods: Thre...
Authors: David Chighvinadze, Indra J. Das, Jeremy D. Donaghue, Kevin Stephans, Gregory Videtic, Sugandima Weragoda, Ping Xia
Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Sandusky, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Fairview
Abstract Preview: Purpose:: Evaluate the impact of lung density variations on plan quality and delivery parameters in lung SBRT Plans.
Methods: For a hypothetical case with a real patient anatomy, three GTVs with vo...
Authors: Kin Yin Cheung, Chen-Yu Huang, Chi Wa Kong, Pei-Xiong Li, Pak Hang Nam, Bin Yang, Siu Ki Yu, Chi To Yung
Affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The Elekta Unity system facilitates daily adaptive radiotherapy using MRI-based treatment planning. However, MR images are prone to motion artefacts caused by respiratory motion, potential...
Authors: Xiangli Cui, Wei Han, Jie Li, Lingling Liu
Affiliation: Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the influence of tissue heterogeneity on proton beam linear energy transfer (LET) and relative biological effectiveness (RBE) using nine RBE models. This study quantifies the i...
Authors: Minbin Chen, Xiaoyi Dai, Xiaoyu Duan, Chunhao Wang, Fan Xia, Zhenyu Yang, Fang-Fang Yin, Chulong Zhang, Rihui Zhang
Affiliation: Duke University, Duke Kunshan University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University, The First People's Hospital of Kunshan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Deep learning (DL)-based mammography diagnosis presents unique challenges, as accurate interpretation requires both global breast condition analysis and local lesion structural information. E...
Authors: Zong Fan, Fan Lam, Hua Li, Rita Huan-Ting Peng, Yuan Yang
Affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Washington University School of Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate lesion segmentation in MRI is critical for early diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring disease progression in various neurological disorders. Cross-site MRI data can alleviat...
Authors: Shahed Badiyan, Chien-Yi Liao, Mu-Han Lin, Dan Nguyen, Justin D. Visak, Hui Ju Wang, Brien Timothy Washington, Kenneth Westover, Yuanyuan Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Knowledge-based planning (KBP) plays a crucial role in improving treatment plans by leveraging previous clinical data to guide new cases. KBP is applied to the Ethos 2.0 Intelligent Optimizat...
Authors: Xuezhen Feng, Li-Sheng Geng, Haoze Li, Xi Liu, Tianyu Xiong, Ruijie Yang
Affiliation: Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, School of Physics, Beihang University, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Third Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aimed to develop a deep learning-based algorithm for automatically delineate gross tumor volume (GTV) for lung cancer patients, alleviating the workload of radiologists and improvi...
Authors: Xiaoda Cong, Xuanfeng Ding, Gang Liu, Peilin Liu, Jiajian Shen
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Corewellhealth William Beaumont University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to develop the first SPArc optimization algorithm based on the Dynamic Programming (SPArc-DP), to improve the treatment delivery efficiency for synchrotron-accelerator-based P...
Authors: Yi Rong, Russell Blaine Tarver
Affiliation: The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Mayo Clinic Arizona
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Authors: Peter Jermain, Ying Niu, Abdul Rashid, Yuan Yuan, Mohammad Zarenia
Affiliation: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Radiation Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: ZAP-X is a self-shielded radiosurgery system that utilizes a linac-based isocentric technique and a compact gyroscopic gantry design. While it provides a large solid angle for beam orientatio...
Authors: Kenny Guida, Hongyu Jiang, Harold Li, Hem Bahadur Moktan Tamang
Affiliation: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Varian Eclipse v18.0 introduced Enhanced Leaf Model (ELM) of MLC, which provides better dose calculation accuracy than original DLG-based MLC model. The leaf-gap (LG) parameter for ELM repres...
Authors: Andres Portocarrero Bonifaz, Ian Schreiber
Affiliation: CARTI Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To explore how calculation grid resolution, along with other planning factors, affects head and neck dose calculation accuracy and contributes to potential discrepancies in the Eclipse Treatm...
Authors: Liu Hong, Zhong Su
Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Abstract Preview: Purpose: During treatment delivery on TrueBeam platform 2.7, Triggered Imaging (TI) enables kV images acquisition at regular intervals and Auto Beam Hold (ABH) provides beam pausing if the target is m...
Authors: Omer Gal, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Matthew D. Hall, Rupesh Kotecha, Minesh P. Mehta, Andrew J. Wroe, Jen Yu
Affiliation: Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Linear energy transfer (LET) is directly related to relative-biological-effectiveness dose in proton therapy. This study aims to investigate how the treatment field hinge angles affect LET of...
Authors: Amanda J. Deisher, Andrew YK Foong, Witold Matysiak, Jing Qian, Xueyan Tang, Erik J. Tryggestad, Mi Zhou
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Phase gating is commonly employed to mitigate the impact of tumor motion in radiotherapy. Due to the machine-specific time delay between triggering and radiation delivery, the triggering sign...
Authors: Byong Yong Yi
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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Authors: Ryan Alden, Tithi Biswas, Kaushik Halder, Felix Maria-Joseph, Michael Mix, Rihan Podder, Tarun Kanti Podder
Affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University, IIT-Roorkee, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiomics feature-based model for predicting distant recurrence can potentially provide critical insight for clinical decision-making and assistance in treatment strategies. This study focuse...
Authors: Victoria Susan Ainsworth, Stephen M. Avery, Serhii Brovchuk, Thomas Brown, Sean A. Dresser, Matthew D. Goss, Viktor M. Iakovenko, Kelly Kisling, Nataliya Kovalchuk, Robert F. Krauss, Wilfred F. Ngwa, Jatinder R. Palta, Julie A. Raffi, Peter Allan Sandwall, Natalka Suchowerska, William Swanson, Shada J. Wadi-Ramahi, Ruslan Zelinskyi
Affiliation: Allegheny Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Stanford University, O.O. Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, MaineHealth, University of California, San Diego, Duke University, Emory University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Medical Physics Department, Medical center of Yuriy Spizhenko, OhioHealth, University of Massachusetts Lowell, St. Francis Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The AAPM International Council, in collaboration with Help Ukraine Group (HUG) and Ukrainian Association of Medical Physicists (UAMP), developed a novel hybrid year-long training course to as...
Authors: Silvia Calusi, Lucia Cavigli, Alberto Dalla Mora, Laura Di Sieno, Giacomo Insero, Riccardo Lisci, Livia Marrazzo, Cosimo Nardi, Stefania Pallotta, Andrea Profili, Fulvio Ratto, Giovanni Romano, Michaela Servi, Immacolata Vanore, Yary Volpe
Affiliation: Italian National Research Council IFAC-CNR, Institute of Applied Physics, Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Agricultural Food and Forestry System, University of Florence, Medical Physics Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences āMario Serioā, University of Florence
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a multi-purpose lung phantom prototype to replicate respiratory dynamics and morphological features observed in clinical radiological (CT and MR) imaging of lung parenchyma.
Met...
Authors: Waleed Mutlaq Almutairi, Ke Colin Huang, Vishwas Mukundan, Christopher F. Njeh, Oluwaseyi Oderinde, Yong Yue
Affiliation: Purdue University, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Advanced Molecular Imaging in Radiotherapy (AdMIRe) Research Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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This study aimed to develop a machine learning (ML) model for early prediction of chemoradiotherapy (CRT) response in order to enhance personalized treatment selection for oral or orophary...
Authors: Won Chang, Vadim L. Stakhursky, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy
Affiliation: Jefferson Einstein, Alliance Cancer Specialists, Thomas Jefferson University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 4DCBCT is a powerful tool for localization of moving targets when treating lung tumors with hypofractionated regimens (SBRT). However, for patients with implanted cardiac devices (ICD) in clo...
Authors: Shahed Badiyan, Chien-Yi Liao, Mu-Han Lin, David D.M. Parsons, Justin D. Visak, Brien Timothy Washington, Kenneth Westover, Yuanyuan Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Adaptive radiotherapy (ART) programs are resource-intensive due to their technical complexities, requiring highly skilled planners. Leveraging integrated automated treatment planning system (...
Authors: Ziqi Gao, Lei Xing, Siqi Ye, S. Kevin Zhou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To address the challenge of high memory usage in volumetric cone-beam CT (CBCT) imaging, we propose a method that combines joint reconstruction and super-resolution for sparsely sampled CBCT ...
Authors: Ali Ajdari, Alice Bondi, Thomas R. Bortfeld, Gregory Buti, Xinru Chen, Zhongxing Liao, Antony John Lomax, Ting Xu
Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department Of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Paul Scherrer Institut, ETH Zurich
Abstract Preview: Title: Addressing Imaging and Biomarker-driven Uncertainty in Machine Learning-based Radiotherapy Outcome Prediction
Alice Bondi, Gregory Buti, Antony Lomax, Thomas Bortfeld, Xinru Chen, Ting Xu, Z...
Authors: Yunfei Dong, Dongyang Guo, Jiongli Pan, Tao Peng, Caiyin Tang, Zhenyu Yang, Fang-Fang Yin, Lei Zhang, Tianyi Zhang, Yaogong Zhang
Affiliation: Duke Kunshan University, Department of Radiology, Taizhou Peopleās Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, School of Future Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to improve the accuracy of CT-based diagnosis of thyroid cancer by developing a hybrid model that integrates Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) with Long Short-Term Memory (...
Authors: Houssam Abou Mourad, Christopher Ackerman, Stephen Adler, Kirk Aduddell, Muhammad K. Afghan, Hamid G. Aghdam, Diego Aguilar, Kang-Hyun Ahn, Francis Ai, Hua Ai, Ray Anthony Aikens, Manik Aima, Victoria Ainsworth, Erfan Akbari, Blessing Akinro, Rani Al-Senan, Khalid Alabbasi, Sam Alam, Daniel Alexander, Mohammed H. Aljallad, Mazin T. Alkhafaji, Ahmad K. Alkhatib, Scott J. Alleman, James Logan Allen, Ibtisam Almajnooni, Tiba Alnaqshabandi, Murat Alp, Stephen J. Amadon, Riska Amilia, Ala Amini, Shiho Amster, Mason R. Anders, Erin Angel, Ledi Anggara, John A. Antolak, Debora Antonio, Felicity Appiah, Haiqa Arain, Lahcen Arhjoul, Ali V. Aritkan, Muhammad Arshad, Mark E. Artz, Nathan S. Artz, Frank A Ascoli, John R. Ashburn, Benjamin Astarita, Masakazu Atsumi, Rex G. Ayers, Tara M. Bachman, Nina L. Bahar, Bing Bai, Michael J. Bailey, Chris Baird, Mohammad Bakhtiari, Andrew J. Ballesio, Isabel Balvoa, Qinan Bao, Jeffrey J. Barbarits, Joseph Barbiere, Philip C. Bardos, Gary T. Barnes, John C. Barrett, Divya Bartley, Steven J. Bartolac, Robert Barton, Christopher P. Bass, Loni Bates, Alan Baydush, John E. Bayouth, Stephen Beach, Kevin Beaudette, Kaelyn Becker, Natalie A. Beckmann, Colleen Beer, Sepideh Behinaein, Jake M. Bell, David M. Bellezza, Maria R. Bellon, Ahmed Benelfassi, Stephanie Louise Bennett, Todd Bernath, Kate Bevins, Nicholas B. Bevins, Brian J. Bismack, David Blaich, Anthony P. Blatnica, Joseph W. Blickenstaff, Steven Blum, Maggie Bobbett, Dayna Bodensteiner, Daniel Boedeker, Robert C. Boggs, Jason D. Bond, Sjirk N. Boon, Jennifer M. Borsavage, Ryan J. Bosca-Harasim, Ryan J. Bosca-Harasim, Satya R. Bose, Todd Bossenberger, Cristina Boswell, Djamal Boukerroui, Christopher M. Bowen, Aaron Brammer, Rich Brancaleoone, Eric Brass, Luis Bravo, William Breeden, Christina Breeze, Eric E. Brost, Justin L. Brown, Karen L. Brown, Marissa Brown, Norman Lee Brown, Payton Brown, Patrick V. Brunick, Ryan Brunkhorst, Gwendolyn P. Brunner, Camelia E. Bunaciu, Maria Bunta, Olwen Burton, Karim Butalag, Priscilla F. Butler, Angela Cagwin, Jeffrey L. Campbell, Warren G. Campbell, Tyler Cantrell, Xu Cao, Yanan Cao, Peter F. Caracappa, Amanda M. Caringi, Joe Caron, Joshua Carter, Kenneth W. Cashon, Sarah Castillo, Everett Cavanaugh, Suran Chae, Abhi Chakrabarti, PhD, Philip Chan, Jina Chang, Sha X. Chang, Youssef M. Charara, Pierre E. Charpentier, Priyanka Chaudhary, Senthamil Selvan Chelliah, Chen Chen, Doris Chen, Kuan Ling Chen, Max Chen, Mingyue Chen, Mu Chen, Xinan Chen, Yie Chen, Yong Chen, Caroline Cheney, Shyh-Shi R. Chern, Stephen Thomas Chesser, Kin Man Cheung, Pai-Chun Melinda Chi, Yuwei Chi, Omar Chibani, Hung Ching, Gwi Ae Cho, Jongmin Cho, David Choi, Wing Yan Choi, Nitish Chopra, Daniel Christ, Olav I. Christianson, Emmanuel Christodoulou, Heeteak Chung, Sophia Claudio, Arely Clavel, William J. Clouse, Gilad Cohen, Michael S. Cohen, Vladimir Collantes, Jason Collier, Jacob Collins, Daria C. Comsa, Charles Conduah, Virgil N. Cooper, Anita M. Corrao, Frank D. Corwin, Mihaela Cosma, Ben Coull-Neveu, Mary K. Cox, Daniel F. Craft, Steven D. Crawford, Troy M. Crawford, Charles E. Creagh, Beatrice Croteau, Camille Crumbley, Wilbert F. Cruz, Guoqiang Cui, J. Adam M. Cunha, Scott Cupp, Bruce H. Curran, Jordan McCauley Cutsinger, Alita D Almeida, Harold DSouza, Nana Dabo-Akoteng, Robert Dahl, Shaun W. Dahl, Ghayath Dakkouri, Malek Daneshvarnezhad, Mylinh Dang, Matt Daniels, George M. Daskalov, David A. Davenport, Amanda Davidek, Scott E. Davidson, Maria De Ornelas, Dylan A. DeAngelis, Mike Deady, Daniel Dean, Savannah Decker, Savannah Decker, Michael Delafuente, Omer Demirkaya, Logan Dempsey, Marc Dennis, Viv Dennis, Dana Derby, Garron A. Deshazer, Veronique Destombes, Ajaya K. Devabhaktuni, Suneetha Devpura, James A. Deye, Shalmali Dharmadhikari, Dominic J. DiCostanzo, Richard V. DiPietro, Emily Diller, Lei Ding, Nayha V. Dixit, Charles Dodge, David N. Dodoo Amoo, Shana Donchatz, Lei Dong, Elangovan Doraisamy, Jennifer E. Dorand, Sarah Driver, Jiayi Du, Michael Duax, Ibrahim M. Duhaini, Ibrahim Duhaini, Kristen Duke, Richard Dunia, Leon Dunn, Shannon R. Durfee, Brittany Earl, Behzad Ebrahimi, Colton Eckert, Hisham Elasmar, John G. Eley, Abdelhamid Elfaham, David C. Ellerbusch, Scott J. Emerson, Sara Endo, David Erickson, Freddy Escorcia, Caroline Esposito, Patrice Essien, Adam Evearitt, Benjamin Fahimian, Liliosa C. Fajardo, Kevin Fallon, Guoqing Fan, Jiahua Fan, Mingdong Fan, Pei Fan, Bing Fang, Jian Fang, Yile Fang, Marc A. Felice, Ye Feng, Michele Sutton Ferenci, Philippe Feru, Jade Alecia Fischer, Aaron Fishbein, Caitlyn M. Fitzherbert, Damian Fondevila, Grant Fong, Robert Wesley Foster, Luke Fourie, Jeffrey Brian Fowlkes, Alexandre Franca Velo, D. Jay Freedman, Ronald W. Frick, Jie Fu, Samuel Fulton, Kamalakar Gaddam, Justin D. Gagneur, Mariana Gallo, Mariana Gallo, David Gammel, Robert G. Gandy, Junfang Gao, Yiming Gao, Victor L. Garcia, Michael Garcia-Alcoser, Jeffrey Garrett, Steven Anthony Gasiecki, Keith Gatermann, Avinash Gautam, Bhoj Gautam, Olivier Gayou, Andrew J. Gearhart, Paul B. Geis, Renil B. George, David P. Gierga, Robert Gilliam, James Giltz, Eric L. Gingold, Frederic Girard, Garth Gladfelder, Sharon Glaze, Brendan K. Glennon, Steven P. Glennon, Guy Godwin, David Lloyd Goff, Lisa M. Goggin, Daniel Goldberg-Zimring, Edward Joseph Goldschmidt, Ehsan Golkar, Angel Gomez, Jason Gong, Manish K. Goyal, Frank Graeff, Royce L. Gragg, Jonathan Gray, Alexander D. Green, Olga L. Green, Andrew Christopher Greene, Travis Greene, Jared Grice, Kevin T. Grizzard, Suveena Guglani, Jeffrey B. Guild, Patrick P. Guo, Sandesh Gupta, Megan Gute, Jonathan Ha, Rachael L. Hachadorian, Christopher Haddad, Lubomir Hadjiiski, Scott W. Hadley, Tomoe Hagio, Kelsey Hall, Logan P. Hall, Klaus A. Hamacher, Amineh Hamad Khatib, Amineh O. Hamad Khatib, Brian R. Hames, Carnell Hampton, Samuel S. Hancock, Robyn S. Handschuh, Jeremy Hansen, Paul Harden, Joseph Harms, Daniel P. Harrington, Carley Harris, Jamie Marie Harris, Jennifer Hart, Richard P. Harvey, Jeremy Hawk, Naoki Hayashi, Maria Laura Haye, Katherine Hazelwood, David Hearshen, Bret H. Heintz, Adam Henry, Frank William Hensley, Michael Chris Hermansen, Marissa Hernandez, Nadia Hernandez, Dayadna Hernandez Perez, Sarah Hetherington, Emily Hewson, Maynard High, Brian P. Hill, Charles B. Hill, Yunsil Ho, Simeon Hodges, David M. Hoeprich, Michael N. Hoff, Robert F. Hoffman, Russell Holden, Clay Holdsworth, Scott Hollingsworth, John R. Holmes, Steve Holmes, Neal S. Holter, Thomas M. Holtschneider, Amirul Hoque, Sabbir Hossain, Tyler S. Howlin, Andrew Robert Hoy, An Ting Hsia, Hao-Yun Hsu, David Hu, Tom C. Hu, Yu-Chi Hu, Long Huang, Mi Huang, Joshua Hubbell, Michael J. Huberts, Julie C. Hudson, Geoffrey Hugo, Donglai Huo, Justin D. Hurley, Martina H. Hurwitz, Mohammad NASEEM Hussain, Andrew Hwang, Ui-Jung Hwang, Joe Ianni, Geoffrey Ibbott, Khalil Ibrahim, Ileana Iftimia, Mohammad Islam, Oleksandra Ivashchenko, Keyvan Jabbari, Joshua Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Ferenc Jacso, Mary Ellen Jafari, Karim Jaffer, Amit Jain, Ngoneh Jallow, Sachin R. Jambawalikar, Joshua A. James, Sunyoung Jang, Desiree Jangha, Tomaj Javidtash, Jun-Hsuang Jen, Peter Jenkins, Todd P. Jenkins, Andrew R. Jensen, Mads Lykke Jensen, Hosang Jin, Bowen Jing, Danielle Marie Johnson, Joshua D. Johnson, Holly Johnston, Kevin Jones, Badal R. Juneja, Nikhil Sriram Kabilan, Robert Kaderka, Jaclyn Kain, Faraz Kalantari, Maduka M. Kaluarachchi, Ali Kamen, Amrit Kaphle, Alireza Kassaee, Saravjeet Kaur, Vaiva Kaveckyte, Linda A. Kelley, Katelyn Kelly, Kathryn Elise Bales Kelly, Delsin B. Khan, Om Khanal, Maksud Khatri, William Steadman Kiger, Bryan Kim, Jong Oh Kim, Sangroh Kim, Sophia Kim, Brian W. King, Erica Kinsey, Assen S. Kirov, Marc T. Kleiman, Matic Knap, Robert J. Kobistek, Inger-Karine Kolkman-Deurloo, Erika Kathryn Kollitz, Dramane Konate, Xiang Kong, Walter Kopecky, Sandra Kos, Nataliya Kovalchuk, Shane Krafft, James A. Kraus, Robert Krauss, Deae-eddine Krim, Serguei Kriminski, Kerry T. Krugh, Lichung Ku, Esra Kucukmokroc, Randi Kudner, Andrew T. Kuhls-Gilcrist, Antti Juhani Kulmala, Akila D. Kumarasiri, Zacariah E. Labby, Taylor Lackey, Edcer Jerecho Laguda, Thang Lam, Michael A. S. Lamba, Kara Lambson, Laurel Zenaida Larramendi, Andy D. Lau, Wolfram Laub, Tyler Laugh, Robert P. Laureckas, Donald Laury, Patricia Lavey, Ashlie Laydon, Adam LeVay, Brandon Lee, Brian Lee, Dong-Chang Lee, Ji Hyun Lee, Jui-Min Lee, Bryan Lemieux, Matthew Lesher, Nicole Leslie, Etienne Lessard, Trish Lewis, Alan Li, Alexander N. Li, Hui Li, Jenny Li, Jiaxin Li, Qiongge Li, Taoran Li, Xiang Li, Yanlong Li, Zisheng Li, Xing Liang, Yun Liang, Chien-Yi Liao, Karisa Liaw, Sung-Yen Lin, Tiffany Lin, Holly M. Lincoln, Lin Ling, Chang Liu, Shaohua Liu, Yu Liu, Chih-Ming Mark Lo, Eric Lobb, Dilson Lobo, Virginia L. Lockamy, Lauren C. Long, Nelia S. Long, Troy Long, Michele Loscocco, Thomas Lowinger, Cynthia Lu, Minghui Lu, Winnie Lu, Yonggang Lu, Jianqiao Luo, Pei-Chin Luo, Xuhan Luo, Jan Luse, Daniel A. Lutterman, Dang Hoang Oanh Luu, Yulia Lyatskaya, Trina Lynd, Morgan Cervo Lyon, Chi Ma, Jingfei Ma, Tianjun Ma, Laurie Madden, Gregory E. Madison, Kurt Maffei, Michael J. Maffett, Nyasha G. Maforo, Dennise Magill, Emma Magness, Alphonso W. Magri, Dennis Mah, Usman Mahmood, Rebecca N. Mahon, Courage Mahuvava, Andrew D. Maidment, Gerassimos M. Makrigiorgos, Harish K. Malhotra, Kate Mallory, P. Scott Mange, Vivek Maradia, Jacob Marasco, Camilla Marino, Loren R. Marous, Wagner Marques, Craig M. Marsden, Edward I. Marshall, Jonathan Marshall, Caroline Martel, Colin Martin, Alejandro Martinez, Jeffrey P. Masten, Richard Mathew, Bobby Mathews, Anetia S. Matthews Jackson, Matthew R. Maynard, Joel R. McAllister, Rafe McBeth, James A. McCulloch, Kiernan T. McCullough, Keelin McGee, Kiaran P. McGee, Brian M. McGill, Christopher M. McGuinness, Robert McKoy, Steven M. McQuiggan, Lacey Medlock, Chirag D. Mehta, Nancy Meiler, Robert Meiler, Matthew A. Meineke, Caroline Melancon, Daniel S. Meleason, Carolyn Meltzer, Chunhua Men, Stephanie Merkl, Michael Merrick, Keith A. Michel, Georgeta Mihai, Ana Mihail, Devin A. Miles, Edward J. Miller, Elizabeth A. Miller, Ronaldo Minniti, Linda Minor, Filmon Misgina, Ajeet Kumar Mishra, Chad Mitchell, Drew P. Mitchell, Gregory S. Mitchell, Jessica Mitchell, Jacqueline Moga, Uwe Mollenhauer, Julien-Fabrice Ngoune Momo, Emi Mondragon, Nicholas Mongillo, Victor J. Montemayor, Scott Montgomery, Diego Luis Montufar Hidalgo, Mohammadamin Moradi, Serban Morcovescu, Jill Anna Moreau, Terrance Moretti, Toby Morris, Courtney K. Morrison, Alexander Albert Morrow, Jill Moton, Jonathon Mueller, Reshma Munbodh, Daniel W. Mundy, Daniela Murgulet, Scott A. Murphy, Benjamin C. Musall, Jana E. Musgrove, Samantha Musial, Yong Hum Na, Joel Nace, Paul Naine, Justin Napolitano, Vrinda Narayana, Ganesh Narayanasamy, Moulay Ali Nassiri, Muhammad Naveed, Richard D. Nawfel, Ritish Nedunoori, Aaron Nelson, Kristin J. Nelson, Aaron Nelson, MD, Neerajan Nepal, Emily Neubauer Sugar, Shree Neupane, David Newey, Mark Newpower, Susan Ng, Bau H. Nguyen, Daniel J. Nicewonger, Xingyu Nie, Ethan Nikolau, Kevin D. Nitzling, Kai Niu, John M. Noll, Prashanth K. Nookala, Khalid Noori, James T. Norweck, Hamidreza Nourzadeh, Jessica L. Nute, Sebastiaan Nysten, Kevin OGrady, Ceferino Obcemea, Keith Ober, Jacqueline Ogburn, Timilehin Ogunbeku, Mina Okello, Brian Olson, Martin Keane Ongeti, Savannah Orrill, Joseph Ott, Bahadir Ozus, Jan Pachon, Alexis Paige-Glenn, Jason Paisley, Farideh Pak, Randahl C. Palmer, Kiran Pant, Virginia Pappas, Abby Pardes, So-Yeon Park, Alexis Parker, Karla Parker, Homayon Parsai, Tommy O. Parsons, Pankaj Patel, Amy Patrick, Johnlly G. Pattaserial, Lindsey M. Patton, Taylor J. Patton, Nava R. Paudel, Timothy John Paul, Colin Paulbeck, Olga V. Pen, Cheng Peng, Yuanlin Peng, Carmelo Perez, Dominik PeruÅ”ko, Alexander Pevsner, Douglas Pfeiffer, Melanie Piantino, Daniel Piatigorski, Rajesh Pidikiti, Natalie Piechowska, Greg Pierce, Tina Pike, Donika Plyku, Robert Pohlman, Mariela Adelaida Porras-Chaverri, Subechhya Pradhan, Guillem Pratx, Chris Proctor, Alexander Pryanichnikov, Diane Pugel, Yue Qiu, Adam C. Quinton, Todd Racine, Andrea Radine, Dustin K. Ragan, Balasubramanian Rajagopalan, Kishore Rajendran, Eric V. Ramirez, Mehdi Ramshad, Vijay K. Rana, Brianne Raulston, Amy K. Readshaw, Hailey Reaux, Ian Reineck, Xuemin Ren, Meral L. Reyhan, Davenport Ria, Matthew J. Riblett, Kenneth M. Richardson, Rebecca F Richardson, Matthew Richeson, Ashlyn Rickard, Adam Riegel, Lynn N. Rill, Miguel A. Rios, E. Russell Ritenour, Scott P. Robertson, Marthony L. Robins, Rebecca Robinson Rey, Steve Rodney, Priscila Rodrigues, Edgardo Rodriguez, Tino Romaguera, Emilie Roncali, Joseph E. Roring, Alison R. Roth, Lawrence N. Rothenberg, Nick Rothwein, Kricia Emilia Ruano Espinoza, Damian DG Rudder, Donald R. Ruegsegger, Erwin W. Ruff, Brandon J. Russell, Frederick Rustad, Narayan Sahoo, Jonathan H. Saleeby, Habeeb H. Saleh, Flavio Salinas Aranda, Steffen Sammet, Daniel Sandoval, Aman Sangal, Joseph P. Santoro, MaĆra Santos, Alexis Marie Sanwick, Milind Sardesai, Vikren Sarkar, Duminda Satharasinghe, Jessica L. Saunders, Carmen Sawyers, Sarah B. Scarboro, James Scheuermann, Colleen G. Schinkel, Dale Schippers, Joshua William Schlegel, David J. Schlesinger, Charles Ross Schmidtlein, Erich Schmitz, Jose Schneider, Erich A. Schnell, Lisa Schober, Leah Schubert, Michelle L. Schwer, James Seekamp, Jennifer Seger-Paisley, J. Anthony Seibert, Balaji Selvaraj, Raj N. Selvaraj, Meredith A. Semon-Pomposelli, Lasitha Senadheera, Naima Senhou, Christopher F. Serago, Hananiel Setiawan, Shakil B. Shafique, Aarti Shah, Hina Shah, Alok Shankar, Ryan Shanks, Kritika Sharma, Sunil K. Sharma, Jennifer M. Shealy, Ron Sheen, Gina L. Shelton, Mohammad Ullah Shemanto, Zion Sheng, Andrew J. Shepard, Justin R. Sherman, Kaizhong Shi, Xiaolin Shi, J. Allen Shih, Taciana Soares Shiue, Deborah J. Shumaker, Noah Silverberg, Ramon Alfredo C. Siochi, Amogh Sirniirkar, Marlene Skopec, Michael G. Skowronski, Dana Smetherman, Erika Smith, Eileen Sneeden, Jesse Snyder, James C. So, Emilie Soisson, Nima Soltani, Kwang Hyun Song, Liang Song, Xiaoling Song, Jigar B. Soni, Yashvant C. Soni, Jagadeesh R. Sonnad, Michael A. Speidel, Michael P. Speiser, James D. Speitel, Tanya Spellman, Joseph Patrick Speth, Daniel J. Spitznagel, Sara T. St. James, Alexander Stanforth, George Starkschall, James Stebelton, James P. Steinman, Jonathan M. Stenbeck, Robin L. Stern, Patrick D. Stevens, Erika Stewart, Gary Stinnett, Sarah A. Strand, Keith J. Strauss, Kristen Stryker, Edward Sudentas, Kevinraj N. Sukumar, Orhan H. Suleiman, John L. Sullivan, Paul Robert Sullivan, Mei Sun, Peng Sun, Kumari Sunidhi, Jacob Sunnerberg, Elizabeth A. Swanson, William J. Swanson, Larry E. Sweeney, Sean Swiedom, Gregory Szalkowski, Katsuyuki Taguchi, MohammadAli Tajik-Mansoury, Reza Taleei, Derek Tang, Shengzhang Tang, Mahin Tariq, Jason S. Tavel, Neelima Tellapragada, Alexandra Tellez, Dawn Tellez, Juan Manuel Tellez, Xiaokun Teng, James A. Terry, Biniam Tesfamicael, Confex Test, Aapm Tester, Contex Tester, Namita Thakur, David J. Theel, Kathleen D. Thomas, Emily A. Thompson, Stephen K. Thompson, Daniela Thorwarth, Kevin Tierney, Anders Tingberg, Ragu S. Tirukonda, Robert A. Tokarz, Robert J. Tokarz, Naresh B. Tolani, Brian Tom, Shidong Tong, Ebrahim Torangan, Martin Tornai, Diana Tovmasian, Trung Tran, Bryan Traughber, Samuel Trichter, Sugata Tripathi, Petra Trnkova, Panagiotis Tsiamas, Ryan Tsiao, Haifeng Tu, Philip N Tubiolo, Jeff D. 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Authors: Hassan Bagher-Ebadian, Ahmed I Ghanem, Joshua P. Kim, Chengyin Li, Rafi Ibn Sultan, Kundan S Thind, Dongxiao Zhu
Affiliation: Wayne State University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health-Cancer, Detroit, MI and Alexandria Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Henry Ford Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate segmentation of the Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery in free-breathing 3D treatment planning CT is crucial for radiotherapy but remains challenging due to its small size, comple...
Authors: Stephanie Bennett, Ross I. Berbeco, Guillaume Bort, Needa Brown, Lena Carmes, Sandrine Dufort, Michael John Lavelle, Geraldine Le Duc, Francois Lux, Toby Morris, Zeinaf Muradova, Andrea Protti, Olivier Tillement
Affiliation: University de Lyon, NH TherAGuIX, University of Massachsetts Lowell and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, University of Central Florida, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Womenās Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, NH TherAguix, Universite de Lyon, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: AGuIX is a theranostic Gd-based nanoparticle currently under phase-2 clinical testing where patients receive 2-3 doses at 1-week intervals prior to imaging and irradiation. AGuIX-Bi is a new ...
Authors: Shahed Badiyan, Girish Bal, Thomas I. Banks, Bin Cai, Tu Dan, Aurelie Garant, Andrew R. Godley, Steve Jiang, Orhan Oz, Arnold Pompos, Rameshwar Prasad, Chenyang Shen, David Sher, Robert Timmerman, Kenneth Westover
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, RefleXion Medical
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) is a novel FDA-cleared technology for treating lung and bone tumors based on 18F-FDG PET uptake. This study summarizes the first-year experience treating 29...
Authors: Kin Yin Cheung, Chen-Yu Huang, Chi Wah Kong, Ka Ki Lau, Pei-Xiong Li, Darren M. C. Poon, Bin Yang, Siu Ki Yu, Jing Yuan, Chi To Yung, Shang Peng Felix Yung
Affiliation: Comprehensive Oncology Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Medical Physics Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Research Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study investigates optimal treatment strategies utilizing MR-linac for extremity lesions, with a specific focus on a 0.6 cm deep lesion in the right palm. The magnetic field-induced dose...
Authors: B. Gino Fallone, Gawon Han, Keith D. Wachowicz, Mark G. Wright, Eugene Yip, Jihyun Yun
Affiliation: Medical Physics Division, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta, Medical Physics Division, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta and Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta; MagnetTx Oncology Solutions, www.magnetTX.com
Abstract Preview: Purpose: MRI-radiotherapy hybrid systems can guide the therapeutic beam, dynamically adjusting to a moving tumor in real-time. However, there is a time delay from imaging and beam control, requiring p...
Authors: James M. Balter, Lando S. Bosma, Jorge Tapias Gomez, Nishant Nadkarni, Mert R Sanbuncu, William Paul Segars, Ergys D. Subashi, Neelam Tyagi, Harini Veeraraghavan
Affiliation: University of Michigan, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories and Center for Virtual Imaging Trials, Duke University Medical Center, Cornell University, University Medical Center Utrecht, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Develop patient-specific virtual digital twin (VDT) cohorts modeling physically realistic spatio-temporal gastrointestinal (GI) organs (stomach and duodenum) digestive motion.
Methods: Pat...
Authors: Wouter Crijns, Frederik Maes, Loes Vandenbroucke, Liesbeth Vandewinckele
Affiliation: Department of Oncology, Laboratory of Experimental Radiotherapy, KU Leuven; Department of Radiation Oncology, UZ Leuven, Department ESAT/PSI, KU Leuven; Medical Imaging Research Center, UZ Leuven, Department of Oncology, Laboratory of Experimental Radiotherapy, KU Leuven
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To explore intentional deep overfit learning (IDOL) to exploit the initial treatment plan to predict an adaptive radiotherapy plan.
Methods: A conditional generative adversarial network is...
Authors: Yifei Hao, Chengliang Jin, Wenxuan Li, Bing Luo, Tao Peng, Yulu Wu, Fang-Fang Yin, Yue Yuan, Lei Zhang, Ruojun Zhou
Affiliation: School of Future Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Federated learning is a patient privacy-protecting technique that has recently been applied in the medical field. This study aims to evaluate the performance of several deep learning networks...
Authors: Michael Paul Barnes, Lana C. Critchfield, John J. DeMarco, Ellie Durussel, Nilendu Gupta, James Irrer, Peyton Jensen, Grace Gwe-Ya Kim, Cory S. Knill, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Justin K. Mikell, Jean M. Moran, Seyyedeh Azar Oliaei Motlagh, Mario Perez, Michael Pillainayagam, Claire Zhang
Affiliation: University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, University of California San Diego, Royal North Shore Hospital, Calvary Mater Hospital Newcastle, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: EPIDs are widely used in linac QA due to their efficiency and accuracy. As EPIDs age, performance degradation may occur, potentially compromising reliability of EPID-based automated QA result...
Authors: Frank F. Dong, Megan C. Jacobsen, Ke Li, Xinming Liu, John Rong
Affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We aimed to understand the physical performance of a CdTe PCD-based detector system within a whole-body PCD-CT scanner, with the goal of optimizing its clinical application. Instead of relyin...
Authors: Jian Chen, Qiufen Guo, Aihua Li, Jing Liu, Junjie MA, Qian WU, Haonan Xiao, Peng Xie, Xiaohui Yan, Yong Yin, Zhe Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology and Physics, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology Physics and Technology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Liao Cheng Peopleās Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Online Adaptive radiation therapy (ART) has been an effective technique to manage patientās inter-fractional anatomical changes and therefore reduces planning target volume (PTV). However, on...
Authors: Ali Ajdari, Thomas R. Bortfeld, Zhongxing Liao, Mara Schubert, Katrin Teichert
Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department Of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Fraunhofer ITWM
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiotherapy (RT) treatment planning often involves solving a multi-criteria optimization (MCO) problem. Conventionally, MCO considers a set of generic (population-wide) dosimetric criteria, ...
Authors: Sarah Aubert, Leigh Conroy, Tony Tadic
Affiliation: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cardiac radioablation is an emerging non-invasive treatment option for patients with refractory or life-threatening ventricular tachycardia (VT), however it is difficult to deliver highly con...
Authors: Hyunuk Jung, Fiona Li, Brian Marples, Michael Milano, Sean M. Tanny, Dandan Zheng, Yuwei Zhou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, University of Rochester Medical Center, University of Rochester
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Recurrent GBM remains one of the most challenging cancers, with limited treatment options. We investigated potential planning parameters of SFRT, a novel radiotherapy technique that delive...
Authors: Qijie Huang, Gourav Jhanwar, Saad Nadeem, Vicki Trier Taasti, Mojtaba Tefagh, Seppo Tuomaala, Masoud Zarepisheh
Affiliation: Varian Medical Systems Inc, Department of Clinical Medicine - Danish Center for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The University of Edinburgh
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
We have developed PortPy (Planning and Optimization for Radiation Therapy in Python), a first-of-its-kind open-source package designed to accelerate research and development in radiotherap...
Authors: Hilary P Bagshaw, Mark K Buyyounouski, Xianjin Dai, PhD, Praveenbalaji Rajendran, Lei Xing, Yong Yang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Artificial intelligence (AI)-driven methods have transformed dose prediction, streamlining the automation of radiotherapy treatment planning. However, traditional approaches depend exclusivel...
Authors: Ning Wen, Zheyu Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The graduate course, āPrinciples of Medical Imaging,ā aims to advance imaging technology by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into medical imaging. It bridges interdisciplinary fields,...
Authors: Richard Bakst, Arpit M. Chhabra, J Isabelle Choi, Chanda Guha, Minglei Kang, Nancy Y Lee, Haibo Lin, Hang Qi, Charles B. Simone, Pingfang Tsai, Milo Vermeulen, Shouyi Wei, Xiaodong Wu, Lee Xu, Irini Yacoub, Xingyi Zhao, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: University of Miami, Peking University, New York Proton Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, icahn school of medicine at mount sinai, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Three-dimensional lattice radiation therapy (3D-LRT) effectively achieves local tumor control with limited morbidity. Pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy provides precise dose confor...
Authors: Aditya P. Apte, Joseph O. Deasy, Sharif Elguindi, Aditi Iyer, Jue Jiang, Eve Marie LoCastro, Jung Hun Oh, Amita Shukla-Dave, Harini Veeraraghavan
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We present port of popular Computational Environment for Radiological Research software platform to Python programming language to cater to cloud-based analyses.
Methods: The components of...
Authors: Shahid B. Awan, Harold Li, Aba Lippuner
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: QA review is a necessary component of QA management but is often pushed aside owing to time constraints and overreliance on vendor solutions. At our multicenter institution, we designed a 3-s...
Authors: Ali Ammar, Quan Chen, Jingwei Duan, Yi Rong, Nathan Y. Yu, Libing Zhu
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Clinical performance of deep learning-based auto-segmentation (DLAS) can degrade over time due to AI āagingā from unseen data input compared to the initial model training data. This study aim...
Authors: Chih-Chiang Chang, Chingyun Cheng, Ben Durkee, Minglei Kang, Elissa Khoudary, Yangguang Ma, Xuanqin Mou, YuFei Wang, Tengda Zhang, Wang Zhengda
Affiliation: Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, School of Software Engineering, Xiāan Jiaotong University, School of information and communications engineering, Faculty of electronic and information engineering, Xiāan Jiaotong University, Department of Medical Physics, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study presents a voxel-based analysis method based on deformable image registration to accurately quantify respiratory-induced motion and deformation of both targets and organs at risk (...
Authors: Luis E. Fong de los Santos, Douglas John Moseley, Satomi Shiraishi, Cenji Yu
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To quantitatively detect errors in vertebral body localization using normalized cross correlation (NCC)
Methods: Volumetric images of a thoracic end-to-end SBRT phantom with a removabl...
Authors: Rico Castillo, Katherine Gonzalez, Casey C. Heirman, Kyle J. Lafata, Xiang Li, Yvonne M Mowery, Yvonne M Mowery, Allison Pittman, Ashlyn G. Rickard, Breylon Riley
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, University of Pittsburgh
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the relationships between quantitative imaging biomarkers and chemoradiation resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) using preclinical mouse models.
Met...
Authors: Mary Feng, Yi Lao, Hui Lin, Hengjie Liu, Xin Miao, Michael Ohliger
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 4D MRI with high spatiotemporal resolution is vital to characterize the tumor/tumor motion for liver radiotherapy. However, high-quality 4D MRI requires an impractically long scanning time fo...
Authors: Keiichi Jingu, Noriyuki Kadoya, Takafumi Komiyama, Takeru Nakajima, Hikaru Nemoto, Hiroshi Onishi, Masahide Saito, Ryota Tozuka
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Yamanashi, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Advanced Biomedical Imaging, University of Yamanashi
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We evaluated the accuracy of a new AI-based fully automated planning software in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for early-stage lung cancer.
Methods: We collected data from 125 pati...
Authors: Steve B. Jiang, Austen Matthew Maniscalco, Dan Nguyen, Chenyang Shen, Jiacheng Xie, Shunyu Yan, Ying Zhang, You Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, The University of Texas at Dallas
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Although treatment planning systems (TPSs) can handle dose calculation and plan optimization automatically, planning for radiotherapy still requires extensive efforts and expertise from a mul...
Authors: Yankui Chang, Shijun Li, Xi Pei, Ripeng Wang, Xuanhe Wang, X. George Xu, Qing Zhang, Jingfang Zhao
Affiliation: University of Science and Technology of China, Shanghai proton and heavy ion center, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Wisdom Technology Co., Ltd.
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This paper describes disruptive methods using both GPU-based MC simulation and deep-learning (DL)-based MC denoising algorithms, as well as clinical tests involving more than 560 patient p...
Authors: Yi Fan, Andrew Friberg, Costas Koumenis, Kevin Teo, Ioannis I Verginadis, Ledi Wang, Jennifer Wei Zou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Glioblastomas (GBM) are aggressive and lethal malignancies characterized by their highly refractory nature, contributing to a five-year survival rate of approximately 7%. Physically, GBM exhi...
Authors: Yizheng Chen, Md Tauhidul Islam, Mingjie Li, Lei Xing
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University
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Biomedical image segmentation (BIS) is a cornerstone of medical physics, enabling accurate delineation of anatomical structures and abnormalities, which is critical for diagnosis, treatmen...
Authors: Yifei Hao, Ting Huang, Wenxuan Li, Xiang Li, Manju Liu, Rong Liu, Tao Peng, Yulu Wu, Fang-Fang Yin, Lei Zhang, Yaogong Zhang, Jiangtao Zhu
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, School of Future Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study investigates the alterations in structure-function coupling (SC-FC) networks in Parkinsonās disease (PD) patients, focusing on region-specific disruptions and compensatory mechanis...
Authors: Weixing Cai, Laura I. Cervino, Qiyong Fan, Yabo Fu, Tianfang Li, Xiang Li, Jean M. Moran, Hai Pham, Pengpeng Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: AAPM Task Group Report 273 emphasizes the importance of rigorous validation to ensure the generalizability and robustness of machine learning-based clinical tools before their implementation ...
Authors: Jiali Gong, Yi Guo, Chi Han, Wanli Huo, Hongdong Liu, Zhao Peng, Yaping Qi, Zhaojuan Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, cancer center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, China Jiliang University, Division of lonizing Radiation Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Information Technology and Metrology of Zhejiang Province, College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University, the Zhejiang-New Zealand Joint Vision-Based Intelligent Metrology Laboratory, College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To address overfitting from limited training data in multi-organ segmentation, an efficient transfer learning framework is proposed. It reduces reliance on training samples, enabling a single...
Authors: Shixiong Huang, Daming Li
Affiliation: The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To assess the feasibility of using target current pulse signals to evaluate the output dose of medical standing wave electronic linear accelerators.
Methods: The Target I signal of the acc...
Authors: Courtney R. Buckey, Quan Chen, Suzanne J. Chungbin, Edward L. Clouser, Yi Rong, Jun Tan, Jennifer Yan, Xiang Sheng Yan
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic
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To identify planning techniques that consistently result in robust VMAT-TBI plans that allow for larger patient setup errors.
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Conventional planning method often results in p...
Authors: Awens Alphonse, Nebi Demez, Michael Kasper, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Hina Saeed, Gagandeep Saini, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the robustness of DynamicARC proton therapy plans for lung and prostate cancer, comparing small spot size (SS) and large spot size (LS) plans under nominal and worst-case...
Authors: Sean L. Berry, Weixing Cai, Laura I. Cervino, Yusuf Emre Erdi, Yabo Fu, Yiming Gao, Daphna Gelblum, Wendy B. Harris, Xiuxiu He, Tianfang Li, Xiang Li, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Jean M. Moran, Mitchell Yu, Hao Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Gated CBCT (gCBCT) is commonly employed for respiratory gating lung cancer patients to ensure precise patient setup. However, the scan is time-consuming on C-arm linear accelerators (LINAC) d...
Authors: Hao Gao, Qiang Li, Yuting Lin, Wei Wang, Wei Wu, Weijie Zhang
Affiliation: Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Carbon minibeam radiation therapy (cMBRT) offers high peak-to-valley dose ratio (PVDR) and relative biological effectiveness. A key challenge is balancing uniform target coverage with PVDR pr...
Authors: Leon Dunn
Affiliation: IsoAnalytics Pty. Ltd.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this work is to present the development and results of an automated Varian Trajectory Log file processing software platform called Sentinel (IsoAnalytics Pty. Ltd.).
Methods...
Authors: Yi Rong
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona
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Authors: Li-Sheng Geng, David Huang, Haoze Li, Xi Liu, Meng Wang, Tianyu Xiong, Ruijie Yang, Weifang Zhang, Meixin Zhao
Affiliation: School of Physics, Beihang University, Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Peking University Third Hospital, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aimed to develop a deep learning-based framework for simultaneously generating lung perfusion and ventilation images from three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) images.
M...
Authors: Cristel Baiu, Zheng Feng Lu, Dufan Wu, Baihui Yu
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Chicago
Abstract Preview: Purpose: IEC TS 62791:2022 specified a clinically meaningful and quantitative framework for evaluating diagnostic ultrasound performance by measuring the lesion signal-to-noise ratio (LSNR) using rand...
Authors: Rajeev K. Badkul, Ronald C Chen, Ying Hou, Harold Li, Chaoqiong Ma, Jufri Setianegara
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
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Postimplant urinary toxicity is common in prostate low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy. We developed a machine learning (ML) model to explore the correlation between spatial dose distributio...
Authors: Laura I. Cervino, Sharif Elguindi, Yu-Chi Hu, Licheng Kuo, Xiaoning Liu, Jennifer Ma, Pengpeng Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Quad-shot radiotherapy (QSRT) is an emerging paradigm in palliative cancer treatment. This study aimed to streamline the QSRT workflow using automation to improve efficiency while maintain...
Authors: Michael Baine, Charles Enke, Yang Lei, Yu Lei, Ruirui Liu, Su-Min Zhou
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study presents a framework for generating synthetic CT images using a Cycle Diffusion model, which can be utilized to enhance needle conspicuity in ultrasound-guided prostate HDR brachyt...
Authors: Yizheng Chen, Michael Gensheimer, Mingjie Li, Lei Xing
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Automatically translating non-contrast to contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) images is critical for improving clinical workflow, reducing heathcare cost, minimizing radiation exposure...
Authors: Xiangli Cui, Wanli Huo, Jie Li, Lingling Liu, Tao Ma, Yuanyuan Wang
Affiliation: Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Hefei Ion Medical Center, Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Zhejiang-New Zealand Joint Vision-Based Intelligent Metrology Laboratory, College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In practice, treatment planning systems (TPS) of proton therapy require a CT calibration curve, which relates Hounsfield units (HU) to relative stopping power (RSP). Single-energy CT as a sta...
Authors: Giorgi Archuadze, William P. Donahue, David Kanchaveli, Shih-Chi Lin, Sebastian Meyer, Grace Tang
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Breathing traces captured at simulations are often used for deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) treatments. However, systematic drift can occur in the traces that is unrelated to the patients...
Authors: Frank F. Dong, Megan C. Jacobsen, Ke Li, Xinming Liu, Humberto Monsivais, John Rong
Affiliation: Purdue University, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the noise characteristics of a clinical photon counting detector CT (PCD-CT) system along axial and through-plane (Z) dimensions using 3D NPS measurements.
Methods: This stu...
Authors: Alejandro Bertolet, Jorge Naoki Dominguez Kondo, Bruce A. Faddegon, Kathryn D Held, Nicolas Henthorn, Jay LaVerne, Thongchai Masilela, Stephen J. McMahon, Isaac Meyer, Victor V. Onecha, Harald Paganetti, Jose A. Ramos-Mendez, Jan PO Schuemann, Wook-Geun Shin, Michael Taylor, John Warmenhoven
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Queen's University Belfast, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, University of California San Francisco, University of Manchester, Notre Dame University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: TOPAS-nBio brings a cutting-edge Monte Carlo (MC) simulation framework to the research community to test hypotheses of radiation effects at the nanometer/cell scale. Here, we present the deve...
Authors: Aditya P. Apte, Joseph O. Deasy, Yusuf Emre Erdi, Anqi Fu, Johannes Hertrich, Andrew Jackson, Usman Mahmood, Jason Ocana, Trahan Sean, Amita Shukla-Dave
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Automated AI-based quantitative CT tools hold immense promise for advancing clinical decision-making, yet their reproducibility and generalizability remain vulnerable to variability in imagin...
Authors: Rebecca Lamoureux, Zahra (Zara) Razi, Zachary Whipps
Affiliation: University of New Mexico Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Patient mispositioning in CT imaging contributes to inconsistent radiation dose delivery and suboptimal image quality, impacting patient safety and diagnostic outcomes. This study evaluates a...
Authors: Michael Armstrong, Courtney R. Buckey, Quan Chen, Suzanne J. Chungbin, Mirek Fatyga, Yi Rong, Jun Tan, Xiang Sheng Yan
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To model a commercial rotational table in treatment planning system (TPS) for accurate dose optimization and calculation.
Methods: A commercial rotational table (CDR EquilibriumĀ®) is r...
Authors: Guangjun Li, Ying Song, Huanan Tang, Tianxiong Wu, Qiuyi Ye, Wei Zhang
Affiliation: West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University, United Imaging Healthcare, West China Hospital of Sichuan University
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To propose a general low-dose reconstruction model for ultra-sparse-view cone-beam CT (CBCT) and evaluate its clinical application in improving image quality and reducing radiation dose fo...
Authors: Zachary Diamond, Pretesh Patel, Sibo Tian, Yinan Wang, Xiaofeng Yang, David Yu, Ahmal Jawad Zafar, Jun Zhou
Affiliation: Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Active breath-hold techniques effectively mitigate respiratory motion but poses challenges for patients who are unable to tolerate the procedure. Conventional planning relies on multiple ener...
Authors: Shifeng Chen, Yannick P. Poirier, Huijun Xu, Byong Yong Yi, Baoshe Zhang, Hong Zhang, Jinghao Zhou
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland Shore Regional Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Capital Region Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To thoroughly assess the resilience of HyperArc VMAT plans for multiple brain metastases (MBT) in relation to (i) high-definition MLC leaf positional inaccuracies and (ii) patient rotational ...
Authors: Eric S. Diffenderfer, Lei Dong, Alejandro Garcia, Wenbo Gu, Michele M. Kim, Alexander Lin, Kai Mei, Peter B. Noƫl, Boon-Keng Kevin Teo, Lingshu Yin, Jennifer Wei Zou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We present a novel 3D-printed range-modulating devices with spatially modulated density for FLASH particle therapy. By varying density distributions, spread-out Bragg peaks(SOBPs) can be gene...
Authors: Yi An, David J. Carlson, Zhe (Jay) Chen, Jun Deng, Dae Yup Han, Sameer Taneja
Affiliation: Yale School of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Spine Stereotactic radiosurgery (SSR) delivers a large radiation dose and utilizes narrow PTV margins, on the order of 1 mm, to avoid excess dose to the spinal cord. Because of this, intrafra...
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: Hulya Ozdemir Buss, Julius G. Ojwang, Neelu Soni
Affiliation: Mercy Hospital Springfield
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The CyberKnife (CK) Synchrony system provides sub-millimeter motion-tracking accuracy during stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). For lung tumors near the diaphragm, we evaluated the feasib...
Authors: Casey E. Bojechko, Tricia Chinnery, Grace Gwe-Ya Kim, Xenia Ray
Affiliation: University of California San Diego
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the use of a calibration curve generated from the CT simulator for direct dose calculation on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images taken with the on-board imaging system. T...
Authors: Duncan Henry Bohannon, Pretesh Patel, Sibo Tian, Yinan Wang, Xiaofeng Yang, Ahmal Jawad Zafar, Jun Zhou
Affiliation: Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
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4D robust optimization, incorporating additional images (e.g., maximum inhale/exhale phases), is commonly used to account for target motion in proton treatment planning. However, the incre...
Authors: Mark Anastasio, Zong Fan, Hua Li, Changjie Lu, Lulu Sun, Xiaowei Wang, Zhimin Wang, Michael Wu
Affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois at Chicago, Washington University School of Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Washington University in St. Louis, University Laboratory High School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Histological whole slide images (WSIs) are vital in clinical diagnosis. Although deep learning (DL) methods have achieved great success in this task, they often lack interpretability. Traditi...
Authors: Steve B. Jiang, Ruiqi Li, Hua-Chieh Shao, Kenneth Westover, You Zhang, Tingliang Zhuang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Respiratory motion is a long-standing challenge for lung SBRT, particularly for centrally-located lung tumors where increased toxicity demands more precise motion management during treatme...