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Absorption and Material Property Characteristics of 3D-Printing Filaments Based on Monte-Carlo Simulations and Spectral Imaging

Authors: Izabella L. Barreto, Benjamin Taylor Heggie, Stephanie M. Leon

Affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida

Abstract Preview: Purpose: 3D printing has the potential for producing materials useful for the imaging field. This work aims to identify absorption (attenuation coefficient) and material properties (effective atomic n...

Assessment of the Radiological Features of 3D-Printed Polylactic Acid Composites for Creating Personalized Dosimetric Phantoms

Authors: Ashish Binjola, Raj Kishore Bisht, Natanasabapathi Gopishankar, Pratik Kumar, Daya Nand Kishore Sharma, Sukhvir Kishore Singh, Subramani Vellaiyan

Affiliation: Medical Physics Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiological Safety, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Additive manufacturing is increasingly being explored to create dosimetry phantoms. Commercial anthropomorphic phantoms represent an average patient and lack anatomical variations due to obes...

Can Contrast Scans of Dual-Layer Detector Spectral CT be Directly Used for Proton Dose Calculations?

Authors: Wen C. Hsi, Pouya Sabouri, Zhong Su

Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Traditional single-energy CT (SECT) contrast scans cannot be used for proton dose calculations due to significantly higher HU caused by iodine. Dual-layer dual-energy CT (DL-DECT) can dire...

In-Vivo Dosimetry in Positron-Guided Radiation Therapy

Authors: Davide Brivio, Erno Sajo, Ryan Williams, Piotr Zygmanski

Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a non-invasive 3D in-vivo dosimetry tool exploring the relationship between positron annihilations and dose per voxel using Monte Carlo simulation. The Positron Guided Radiation Th...

Investigation of Flash Proton Irradiation Induced DNA Double Strand Breaks Under Different Free Radical Scavenger Environments

Authors: Hansong Bai, Peter Jermain, Xun Jia, Heng Li, Devin Miles, Daniel Sforza, Michael H. Shang, Daniel Robert Strauss, Keith Unger, Lingshu Yin

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate DNA Double Strand Break (DSB) induced by FLASH proton irradiation in a repair-free plasmid DNA model under different free radical scavenging conditions in plateau and Bragg pea...

Moving Towards Independent Assays of 90y Glass Microsphere Activity: Monte Carlo Simulation with Experimental Data

Authors: Mercy Iyabode Akerele, Yuni K. Dewaraja, Richard Laforest, Justin K. Mikell, Wendy Siman, Allan Thomas, Daniel Thorek

Affiliation: University of Michigan, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Post-therapy quantitative 90Y SPECT and PET measurements show ~25% lower activity than vendor-reported values for glass microspheres. We hypothesize this discrepancy is due to bremsstrahlung ...

Photon Counting CT Method for Accurate Effective Atomic Number and Electron Density Measurement

Authors: Mohammed Alzaabi, Abderaouf Behouch, Nabil Maalej, Aamir Raja, Briya Tariq

Affiliation: Khalifa University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Spectral Photon Counting CT (SPCCT) has emerged as a transformative technology in CT imaging capable of producing images from distinct energy windows, allowing improved material characterizat...

Photon-Counting CT for Estimation of Quantitative Information for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning: Assessment of Scanning Conditions and Phantom Sizes

Authors: Carina Gassner, Guyue Hu, Thomas Kröncke, Christopher Kurz, Guillaume Landry, Katharina Niepel, Katia Parodi, Franka Risch, Florian Schwarz

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich)

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the performance of a clinical photon-counting CT (PCCT) scanner in terms of proton relative stopping power (RSP) estimation using PCCT data and to compare the impact of different ...

Spectral CT Assessment of 3D Printing Techniques for Improving the Uniformity and Reproducibility of Models Applied in Medical Imaging

Authors: Izabella L. Barreto, Benjamin Taylor Heggie, Stephanie M. Leon

Affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Filament deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers may utilize proprietary calibration methods inadequate for medical imaging. Proper techniques are necessary to achieve imaging uniformity standa...