Authors: Denis Bergeron, Ryan P Fitzgerald, Ravneet Kaur, Rao Khan
Affiliation: John Hopkins University, NIST Radiation Physics Division, Howard University, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: There is growing interest in short-lived alpha-emitting radionuclides for cancer therapy due to their ability to selectively target and destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. Howe...
Authors: Julia Brosch-Lenz
Affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Medicine
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Authors: Carla D. Bradford, Linda Ding, Yansong Geng, Alan Hartford, I-Lin Kuo, Salvatore LaRosa, Joshua N Wancura
Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: When treating nasal skin cancers, electron beam radiotherapy dose distributions can be improved by using custom bolus to compensate for uneven surfaces. Here we describe our experience commis...
Authors: Jung Han Nam, Wonmo Sung
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to develop a whole-body blood flow framework based on the ICRP 145 standard vascular phantom to simulate the spatiotemporal trajectories of blood cells in the human vasculatur...
Authors: Wesley E. Bolch, Chansoo Choi, Chan Hyeong Kim, Suhyeon Kim, Bangho Shin, Yeon Soo Yeom
Affiliation: Hanyang University, University of Florida, 2) Department of Radiation Convergence Engineering, Yonsei University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Task Group 103 of International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recently released new-generation adult and pediatric mesh-type reference computational phantoms (MRCPs) via ICRP P...
Authors: Eujin Chan, Christopher Colyer, Leon F Dunn, Jonathan Dunning, Michael Grace, Onno Kamst, Alex Livingstone, Thulani Nyathi, Vladimir Sashin, Philip Satory, Hilmar Schachenmayr, Brindha Subramanian, Lindsay J. Tremethick, Luke Webb
Affiliation: GenesisCare
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this work is to outline the methodology and results from the implementation of a 3D recalculation software to replace IMRT/VMAT PSQA measurement across a large, networked radio...
Authors: Stephen M Corner, Daiki Hara, Jiasen Ma, Robert W Mutter, Mark D. Pepin, Nicholas B. Remmes, Hok Seum Wan Chan Tseung
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic - Rochester
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton minibeam radiotherapy (pMBRT) is a form of spatially fractionated radiation therapy leveraging submillimeter beams to improve the therapeutic ratio. We report on collimator design, com...
Authors: Carlos Uribe
Affiliation: BC Cancer Research
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Authors: Ross Bland, Zachary A. Christ, Sophy Mangana, Feba Mathew, Stephanie K. Phoenix, Joseph Salloum, Jason D. Stanford, William Zollinger
Affiliation: Forrest General Cancer Center, Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The objective of this paper is twofold: 1) to explore the efficacy of using referenced beam models supplied by the vendor (Brainlab) and 2) the efficacy of NIST traceable TLD for end-to-end v...
Authors: Bryan Bednarz, Larry A. DeWerd, Sean Jollota, Ahtesham Ullah Khan, Ohyun Kwon, Jeff Radtke
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The accurate quantification of absorbed dose is essential for alpha-emitting radionuclides used in radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT). This study presents the first direct comparison of physic...
Authors: John P. Aris, Wesley E. Bolch, Natalia Estefania Carrasco-Rojas, Ann M. Chan, Chansoo Choi, Aitor Gallastegui Menoyo, Rowan James Milner, Bangho Shin, Maria M. Von Chamier
Affiliation: University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In preclinical studies, minipigs serve as valuable experimental models for predicting absorbed doses due to their anatomical and physiological similarities to humans. However, minipig computa...