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A Simple and Reliable Method to Determine Patients Eligible for Treatment on the Novel Biological Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) System Based on FDG Uptake in Nearby Non-Treatment Regions.

Authors: Brett Lewis, Roland Teboh

Affiliation: HUMC, Hackensack University Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The novel RefleXion SCINTIX BgRT system relies on the FDG uptake distribution from a PET study to plan and deliver dose. One of the patient eligibility criteria is that any uptake outside the...

An Automated Notification System for Identifying Patients Eligible for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy

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...

Assessment of the Auto Registration Feature of the PET/CT Linac Used for Biology Guided Radiation Therapy (BGRT)

Authors: Emily Hansen, Tyler Kaulfers, Alois M. Ndlovu, Francia Romero, Niara Rowe, Roland Teboh

Affiliation: Montefiore Einstein University Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Daily use and reliance on the auto registration feature requires a performance check. Clinical application of auto registration is performed without a selected region of interest (ROI), requi...

Bgrt Patient Eligibility Check Via Comparing User Defined Ring Around the Biologically Tracking Zone (BTZ) in PET Images

Authors: Resat Aydin, Brett Lewis, Jayesh Mistry, Roland Teboh

Affiliation: HUMC, Hackensack University Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
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...

Biologically Guided Deep Learning for MRI-Based Brain Metastasis Outcome Prediction after Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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...

Clinical Application of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) to Patient Having a Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED)

Authors: Girish Bal, Thomas I. Banks, Bin Cai, Yesenia Gonzalez, Zohaib Iqbal, Paul M. Medin, Rameshwar Prasad, Chenyang Shen, Robert Timmerman, Yuanyuan Zhang

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Each year more than one million pacemakers and 200k cardioverter-defibrillators are implanted in patients worldwide. The presence of a CIED introduces challenges to the delivery of radiation ...

Developing and Evaluating the First Pre-Treatment Physics Plan Checklist for Error Detection in Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT)

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...

Diffusion-Based PET Image Enhancement in Bgrt

Authors: David J. Carlson, Huixiao Chen, Tianqi Chen, Jun Hou, Chi Liu, Qiong Liu, Henry S. Park, Huidong Xie

Affiliation: Yale University, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine

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The RefleXionยฎ X1 Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) system consists of dual PET detectors, a 6MV linear accelerator (linac), a 64-leaf collimator, an MVD detector, and a CT scanner mounte...

Empowering Young Minds through STEM Education: Engaging High Schoolers in Ghana through Medical Physics.

Authors: Jessica Fagerstrom, Juliana Ama Kplorfia, Abigail N.M. Quaye, Mercy T Schandorf, Bishwambhar Sengupta, Peniel T Twum, Afua A. Yorke

Affiliation: University of Ghana Medical Center, University of Washington, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Medical Equipment and Ancillary Services, Girls Excellence Movement, Global Communities

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To empower and promote diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), an educational presentation and hands-on session were organized to raise awareness of STEM career...

Establishing Tumor Size-Dependent Contrast Requirements for Multi-Target Biology-Guided Radiation Therapy (BgRT)

Authors: Muhammad Ramish Ashraf, Girish Bal, Daniel Pham, Murat Surucu

Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To determine minimum target size and FDG contrast thresholds for reliable Biology-guided Radiation Therapy (BgRT) delivery using a systematic phantom study.
Methods: A custom 3D-printed ph...

Evaluating PET-Based Metrics to Identify Patients with Liver Metastases for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy

Authors: Girish Bal, Ke Colin Huang, Christopher F. Njeh, Oluwaseyi Oderinde, Yong Yue

Affiliation: Purdue University, RefleXion Medical, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) uses real-time positron emission tomography (PET) signals to precisely direct radiotherapy beamlets. The success of BgRT planning and delivery relies on PET...

Evaluating Planning Metrics for Biology-Guided Radiation Therapy (BgRT)

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...

Evaluation of the Imaging Performance of PET-Linac As Compared to a Diagnostic PET/CT System for Small Tumors

Authors: Muhammad Ramish Ashraf, Girish Bal, Daniel Pham, Murat Surucu

Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To systematically evaluate the relationship between Activity Concentration (AC) obtained from the RefleXion PET-Linac with the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) derived from a diagno...

Feasibility of Using 68ga-PSMA for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) Treatment

Authors: Girish Bal, Thomas I. Banks, Bin Cai, Neil Desai, Aurelie Garant, Orhan Oz, Elizeva Phillips, Rameshwar Prasad, Chenyang Shen, Robert Timmerman

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study reports findings from the first-in-human imaging-only trial evaluating the feasibility of using the novel PET tracer 68Ga-PSMA-11 (Illuccix) to guide external beam radiotherapy on ...

First Phantom Testing of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy for Sequential Integrated Boost Radiotherapy

Authors: Girish Bal, David J. Carlson, Huixiao Chen, Zhe (Jay) Chen, Emily A. Draeger, Dae Yup Han, Henry S. Park

Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study explores the feasibility, accuracy, and dosimetric performance of hybrid biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) combined with image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for delivering sequential...

Impact of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Image Characteristics on Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) Treatment Accuracy

Authors: Angela J Da Silva, Andrew Groll, Manoj Narayanan, Jeffrey Schmall, Sanchit Sharma, Timothy Pok Chi Yeung

Affiliation: Reflexion Medical Inc,, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: PET-based biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) is a radiation therapy technique that uses PET imaging to deliver tracked dose to the tumor in real-time. We characterized the delivery accuracy o...

Isocenter Stability after Commissioning of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT)

Authors: Emily Hansen, Alois M. Ndlovu, Niara Rowe, Roland Teboh

Affiliation: Hackensack University Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The accuracy of SCINTIX biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) on the RefleXion X1 is dependent on the correct alignment of the isocenter between all subsystems, including setup lasers, kV imagin...

One Year Experience of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) on PET-Linac in an Academic Center

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...

Phantom Assessment for Treating Large Tumors with Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT)

Authors: Jon Burns, Angela J Da Silva, Andrew Groll, Gopinath Kuduvalli, Manoj Narayanan, Jeffrey Schmall, Sanchit Sharma, Timothy Pok Chi Yeung

Affiliation: Reflexion Medical Inc,, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Biology-guided radiotherapy uses positron emissions from FDG-avid tumor volumes to provide a of the planned prescribed dose with high accuracy. The purpose of this work is to characterize BgR...

Radiopathomic Characterization of Chemoradiation Resistance in Preclinical Models of Head and Neck Cancer

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.

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Rapid 3D Prototyped Solid-Source Phantoms for Quality Assurance of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT)

Authors: Jon Burns, Andrew Groll, Gopinath Kuduvalli, Thomas Laurence, Manoj Narayanan, Jeffrey Schmall, Sanchit Sharma

Affiliation: RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To simplify BgRT testing we have developed techniques that use 3D resin printed structures that can be filled with Ge-68 epoxy. This approach allows the development of highly complex, clinica...

Towards Optimal Target Dose Conformity and Dose Drop-Off: Evaluation of a New Optimization Approach for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

Authors: Grant Gibbard, Chunhui Han, An Liu

Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of a new approach to streamline treatment planning for biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid bony lesions on a BgRT machine with real-ti...