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: Resat Aydin, Brett Lewis, Jayesh Mistry, Roland Teboh
Affiliation: HUMC, Hackensack University Medical Center
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We developed a Python-based solution to systematically quantify and detect fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake beyond a predefined Biologically Tracking Zone (BTZ) in PET images. This method i...
Authors: Evan Calabrese, Hangjie Ji, Kyle J. Lafata, Casey Y. Lee, Eugene Vaios, Chunhao Wang, Lana Wang, Zhenyu Yang, Jingtong Zhao
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Duke Kunshan University, North Carolina State University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a biologically guided deep learning (DL) model for predicting brain metastasis(BM) local control outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). By integrating pre-SRS MR image...
Authors: Nguyen Phuong Dang, Mason Hazlett, Lijun Ma, Yutaka Natsuaki, William T. Watkins, Zhengzheng Xu, Timothy Pok Chi Yeung
Affiliation: Reflexion Medical Inc,, Radiation Oncology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, RefleXion Medical, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This is the first study reporting the beam dosimetric parameter cross-checks of Reflexion linac using different water phantom systems and detectors. The difference in measurements using diffe...
Authors: Michael Baine, Yang Lei, Yu Lei, Ruirui Liu, Tian Liu, Jing Wang
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate 3D deformable registration of MRI and ultrasound (US) is essential for real-time image guidance during high-dose-rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy. However, MRI-US registration of th...