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A Novel Metric for Predicting Heart Dose Assessment in Left-Sided Breast Cancer Radiotherapy

Authors: Yufeng Cao, Arun Gopal, Kai Huang, Kai Wang

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical Center, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The treatment of left-sided breast tumors poses significant concerns regarding the risk of radiation-induced damage to nearby organs, particularly the heart. In clinical practice, breath-hold...

A Predictive Tool for Optimizing Treatment System Allocation in Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Radiotherapy

Authors: Zhenzhen Dai, Anthony J. Doemer, Ryan Hall, Kenneth Levin, Bing Luo, Benjamin Movsas, Karen C. Snyder, Kundan S Thind, Eleanor Walker

Affiliation: Henry Ford Health, HFHS

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of a predictive tool for efficient allocation of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation patients between Varian Truebeam and Ethos systems.
Methods: A ful...

Breastplan-Helper: Publicly Shared Source Scripting Toolset to Assist in 3D Breast Planning

Authors: Ryan Clark, Anthony Magliari, Luis Felipe Oliveira E Silva, Yang Sheng, Jason R Vickress, Qingrong Jackie Wu, Giulianne Rivelli Rodrigues Zaratim

Affiliation: Verspeeten Family Cancer Center, Office of Medical Affairs, Varian, A Siemens Healthineers Company, Confiar Radioterapia, Duke University Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Develop a toolset to replace several of the tedious steps required to manually generate 3D breast treatment plans using static gantry forward planned tangent beams.

Methods: Eclipse Sc...

Dynamic 2.5D Surface Dosimetry Using Deformable Scintillator Array Imaging

Authors: Petr Bruza, Megan Clark, David J. Gladstone, Lesley A Jarvis, Allison Matous, Roman Vasyltsiv, Rongxiao Zhang

Affiliation: Dartmouth Health, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Cancer Center, University of Missouri

Abstract Preview: Purpose: On-patient dosimeters assist in clinical decision-making by measuring surface dose, but single-point measurements cannot monitor area-wide distributions and are misleading in high-gradient re...

Evaluating the Performance and Limitations of an Automated Treatment Planning Tool for Intact Breast Radiotherapy across Diverse Patient Populations

Authors: Shatha Al Afifi, Hana Baroudi, Leonard Che Fru, Laurence Edward Court, Suzanne B. Evans, Kent A. Gifford, Adam D. Melancon, Melissa P. Mitchell, Issa Mohamad, Patricia Murina, Manickam Muruganandham, Tucker J. Netherton, Callistus M. Nguyen, Joshua S. Niedzielski, Deborah L. Schofield, Simona Shaitelman, Willie Shaw, Sanjay S. Shete, Adam Shulman, Brendon Smith, Sheeba Thengumpallil, Carlos Daniel Venencia, Conny Vrieling

Affiliation: University of Cape Town, MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of the Free State, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, King Hussein Cancer Center, Instituto Zunino - Fundacion Marie Curie, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dra., Hirslanden Clinique des Grangettes, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, The University of Texas, MD Anderson, Houston TX

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Automated contouring and planning tools are usually trained on single-institution datasets, seldom tested across diverse patient populations. This introduces a risk of population bias, res...