Authors: Ishika Bhaumik, John M. Boone, Michael T Corwin, Eric S Diaz, Ahmadreza Ghasemiesfe, Andrew M. Hernandez, Sarah E. McKenney, Misagh Piran, Ali Uneri, Eric L White
Affiliation: UC Davis, UC Davis Health, University of California, Johns Hopkins Univ
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A new model CT scanner (Canon Aquilion One Insight) was recently installed at our institution, and it included a 3D Landmark (3DLM) scan for automatic scan planning, a new deep learning recon...
Authors: Wenhua Cao, Xianjin Dai, PhD, Hadis Moazami Goudarzi, Gino Lim, Miaolan Xie, Lei Xing, Lewei Zhao
Affiliation: University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Houston, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton Arc Therapy (PAT) delivers a continuous dose of radiation during gantry rotation. 4ฯ is a non-coplanar technique used for advanced proton therapy delivery. This work proposes a hybrid ...
Authors: Eric Chang, Nguyen Phuong Dang, Andrew Lim, Lauren Lukas, Lijun Ma, Yutaka Natsuaki, Zhengzheng Xu, Hualin Zhang
Affiliation: Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Harnessed the power of AI and Deep Learning (DL), Generalized Neural Network models for medical image transformation are trained to predict target images from reference images, often requirin...
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: Reza Farjam, Russell K Hales, Seth Jayawardane, Todd R. McNutt, Mohammad Rezaee, Ehsan Tajikmansoury, K. Ranh Voong
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study presents a novel cost-effective customizable 3D-printed phantom developed for end-to-end treatment verification and image-quality assessment for thoracic applications.
Methods: ...
Authors: Anna E. Rodrigues, Yuhao Wang, Deshan Yang
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate motion margin definition in StereoTactic Arrhythmia Radiotherapy (STAR) requires accurate cardiorespiratory motion assessment. However, respiratory 4DCT (r4DCT) images are affected b...
Authors: Steve B. Jiang, Dan Nguyen, Chenyang Shen, Fan-Chi F. Su, Jiacheng Xie, Shunyu Yan, Daniel Yang, 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: Accurate delineation of treatment targets and organs-at-risk is crucial for radiotherapy. Despite significant progress in artificial intelligence (AI)-based automatic segmentation tools, effi...
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, Peopleโs Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Second Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Guangdong Provincial Peopleโs 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: Kristen A. Duke, Samer Jabor, Neil A. Kirby, Parker New, Niko Papanikolaou, Arkajyoti Roy, Yuqing Xia
Affiliation: St. Mary's University, The University of Texas San Antonio, UT Health San Antonio
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The Segment Anything Model (SAM) is a foundational box-prompt-based model for natural image segmentation. However, its applicability to zero-shot 3D medical image segmentation, particularl...
Authors: Kaile Li, Esmail Parsai
Affiliation: Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, Alexander T. Augusta Miliary Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the sensitivity of the portal dosimetry system with the Arc CHECK system at identical Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) setup
Methods: An Arc CHECK system from Sun Nuclea...
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: Jacob Gooslin, Ellis Lee Johnson, Damodar Pokhrel
Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky, University of Kentucky, Radiation Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: HyperArc radiosurgery permits treatment of multiple brain lesions using a single-isocenter improving treatment planning efficiency and workflow. A key stereotactic planning aspect is an indep...
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: Bhuvaneswari Narayanan, Niko Papanikolaou, Daniel L. Saenz
Affiliation: UT Health San Antonio, University of Texas HSC San Antonio
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate dosimetric accuracy of Brainlab Elements (BLE) 4.0 treatment planning system (TPS) for linac based SRS and Spine SBRT treatment.
Methods: RT Safe cranial and thorax phantoms wi...
Authors: Daria Gaykalova, Ranee Mehra, Jason K Molitoris, Hajar Moradmand, Lei Ren, Amit Sawant, Phuoc Tran
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Maryland University Baltimore, University of Maryland, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiomics extracts quantitative imaging biomarkers from medical images. However, maintaining the reproducibility and stability of selected features across institutions and parameter settings ...
Authors: George Agrotis, Marios Myronakis, Dimitrios Samaras, Kyriaki Theodorou, Ioannis Tsougos, Vassilios Tzortzis, Maria Vakalopoulou, Alexandros Vamvakas, Aikaterini Vassiou, Marianna Vlychou
Affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Department of Radiology, University of Thessaly, Netherland Cancer Institute, Department of Urology, University of Thessaly, CentraleSupelec, University Paris-Saclay
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis remains challenging due to discrepancies in Gleason Scoring (GS) and risks of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis. Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI), including Apparent...
Authors: James Ward, Anzi Zhao
Affiliation: Northwestern Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study investigates the impact of tissue-equivalent attenuator materials, the region of interest (ROI) size, and the orientation of the attenuator positioning on the measured signal-to-no...
Authors: Samuel L. Brady, Shruti Hegde, Alexander Knapp, Usman Mahmood, Joseph G. Meier, Elanchezhian Somasundaram, Zachary Taylor
Affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Ctr, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Med Ctr
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To assess how two benchmark multi-organ CT segmentation models respond to varying image noise levels.
Methods:
This study utilized the pediatric CT dataset from The Cancer Imaging Ar...
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: 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 โagingโ from unseen data input compared to the initial model training data. This study aim...
Authors: Jeffrey S. Nelson, Raj Kumar Panta, Megan K. Russ, Ehsan Samei
Affiliation: Clinical Imaging Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Duke University Health System
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) enhances tumor detection by utilizing energy-dependent information from iodinated contrast agents. However, there is a lack of quantitative techniques to a...
Authors: Yukio Fujita, Satoshi Ishikura, Fumiki Ito, Yujiro Nakajima, Takumi Sakamoto, Naoki Tohyama, Ryohei Yamauchi
Affiliation: Komazawa University Graduate School, St. Luke's International Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The aperture shape controller (ASC) is an Eclipse feature that increases muti-leaf collimator (MLC) aperture size. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ASC settings on the robustness o...