Authors: Awens Alphonse, Nebi Demez, Michael Kasper, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Samuel Richter, Lauren A. Rigsby, Tino Romaguera, Hina Saeed, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the necessity and potential benefits of online adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer using the ViewRay MR-Linac system. By leveraging real-ti...
Authors: David L. Barbee, David Byun, Matt Long, Jose R. Teruel Antolin, Michael J Zelefsky
Affiliation: NYU Langone Health
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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: Minsong Cao, Amar Kishan, Yi Lao, An Liu, Beth Neilsen, X. Sharon Qi, Kun Qing, Ke Sheng, Michael Steinberg, Luca F Valle, Terence Williams
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the clinical relevance of planned versus delivered doses in toxicity associations utilizing localized assessment of genitourinary (GU) toxicity in bladder subregions among pros...
Authors: Adam P. Berdusco, Matthew R. Ceelen, Renata Farrell, Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Will Martin, Charles F. Maysack-Landry, Morgan A. McGauley, James Rice, Jordan M. Slagowski, Yuhao Yan
Affiliation: Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Upright radiotherapy (RT) is now available although this novel vertical CT and positioner presents unique challenges for quality assurance and testing methodologies. We have designed and buil...
Authors: Awens Alphonse, Nebi Demez, Michael Kasper, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Lauren A. Rigsby, Tino Romaguera, Hina Saeed, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) requires precise dose delivery to the target volume and organ-at-risk (OAR) sparing. This study compares MR-Linac (MRL) and CyberKnife (CK)...
Authors: Abby E. Besemer, Carolyn Eckrich, John M. Floberg, Michael J. Lawless, Jessica R. Miller, Joseph B. Schulz, Jordan M. Slagowski, Autumn E. Walter-Denzin
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Human Oncology, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The aim of this treatment planning study was to evaluate the feasibility of escalating dose with HDR prostate brachytherapy to imaging-identified intraprostatic macroscopic lesions while mode...
Authors: Yang Lei, Tian Liu, Ren-Dih Sheu, Meysam Tavakoli, Jing Wang, Kaida Yang, Jiahan Zhang
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University
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The study aimed to improve target and organ at risk (OAR) segmentation in low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR-BT) for prostate cancer treatment, by integrating clinical guidelines into deep l...
Authors: Nebi Demez, Michael Kasper, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Lauren A. Rigsby, Tino Romaguera, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate delineation of the urethra is critical for optimizing tumor control and minimizing urethral toxicity in prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The purpose of this study...
Authors: Nebi Demez, Michael Kasper, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Umesh Rana, Hina Saeed, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: DynamicARC is a novel pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy technique with the potential to provide more conformal dose distributions and reduce treatment time. This study investigates th...
Authors: Miguel Albaladejo, Ana Corbalan, Aitor Ortega, Vicente Puchades, David Ramos, Alfredo Serna-Berna, Jonattan Suarez
Affiliation: Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucia
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Prostate SBRT treatments are frequently delivered using standard VMAT IGRT technique. The aim of this study is to test the feasibility of Ethos Artificial Intelligence (AI) prostate SBRT b...
Authors: Awens Alphonse, Nebi Demez, Michael Kasper, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Lauren A. Rigsby, Tino Romaguera, Hina Saeed, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In radiation therapy, patient setup errors have been a primary concern impacting dose delivery accuracy. A robust treatment plan is essential to mitigate these errors. This study aimed to eva...
Authors: Bryan Bednarz, John M. Floberg, Joseph B. Schulz, Jordan M. Slagowski
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Catheter placement for high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR BT) is clinician dependent and potentially suboptimal for delivering simultaneous integrated boosts to intraprostatic gross tumor volu...
Authors: Mojtaba Behzadipour, Suman Gautam, Tianjun Ma, Ikchit Singh Sangha, Bongyong Song, William Song, Kumari Sunidhi
Affiliation: UC San Diego, Virginia Commonwealth University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to develop a knowledge-based voxel-wise dose prediction system using a convolutional neural network (CNN) for high-dose-rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy and to evaluate its p...
Authors: Nicholas Joseph Casteloes, Brian T Collins, Sean P Collins, Shiva K. Das, Panayiotis Mavroidis, Michael Repka, Simeng Suy
Affiliation: University of South Florida, University of North Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To correlate two urinary symptoms with dose to bladder and urethra in patients who received SBRT with Cyberknife. Also, to use a normal tissue complication (NTCP) model to fit the dosimetric ...
Authors: Fatemeh Akbari, Deidre Batchelar, Luc Beaulieu, Nathan E. Becker, Juanita Crook, Dakota Mckeown, Matthew Jonathan Muscat, Rowan M. Thomson
Affiliation: Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval, BC Cancer Agency, UBC, Carleton University, BC Cancer - Kelowna, BC Cancer
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To study the effects of inter-seed attenuation and tissue inhomogeneities on dose-volume metrics of critical structures in prostate low-dose-rate (LDR) permanent seed implant brachytherapy...
Authors: Guillermo Daniel Alvarez, Daniel Fino, Rocio Luz Gilli, Dorian Alexander Romero
Affiliation: School Foundation of Nuclear Medicine, INTECNUS Foundation, Nuclear Medicine and Radiotherapy Center of Southern Patagonia
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the anatomical, functional, and molecular information from PET/MR images with F18-PSMA to identify intraprostatic lesions and delineate a boost in stereotactic body radiotherapy (...
Authors: Alyssa Gadsby, William J. Godwin, Daniel G. McDonald, Jean L. Peng, Alek K. Rapchak, Sean A Roles, Austin M. Skinner, Stephanie Tan
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To utilize multi-criteria optimization (MCO) in a targeted fashion to quickly and easily improve dose to the rectum when treating the prostate with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)....