Authors: Nina Burbure, Tawfik Giaddui, Shidong Li, Curtis Miyamoto, Jeremy Price, Bin Wang
Affiliation: FCCC at Temple University Hospital, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Higher rates of local failures and toxicities challenged radiation therapy of centrally located lung cancer (CLLC). We assessed the treatment response by measuring the early changes of PET+ n...
Authors: Raneem Atta, Alejandro Bertolet, Mislav Bobić, Wesley E. Bolch, Robert Joseph Dawson, Carlos Huesa-Berral, Harald Paganetti, Eric Wehrenberg-Klee
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Florida, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Representations of intra-organ vasculature have a variety of uses in the field of computational dosimetry but generally rely on models derived from population-averaged reference individuals. ...
Authors: Srinivas Cheenu Kappadath, James Long, Armeen Mahvash, Anna Marks, Ajalaya Teyateeti
Affiliation: Mahidol University, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has been implicated as prognostic factor of overall survival (OS) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We present a statistical approach to determine optimal AFP-cut...
Authors: E Courtney Henry, Srinivas Cheenu Kappadath, Armeen Mahvash
Affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor responses for single-arm single-center prospective 90Y-radioembolization clinical trial (n=40) that used patient-specific voxel-dos...
Authors: Dr. Sheaka Alobaidli, Anju K V, Dr. Chiranjib Konar, Sreejesh MS, Dr. Vijayaprabhu N, Dr. Deepti Sharma, Dr. Hanuman Prasad Yadav
Affiliation: Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Amity institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences(ILBS)
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The accuracy of dose delivery in stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is critical for effectively treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aims to develop patient-specific 3D-p...
Authors: Kathryn J. Dess, Martha M. Matuszak, Dan Polan
Affiliation: University of Michigan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A recent survey demonstrated 18 of 20 top academic institutions have implemented auto-segmentation. Studies to date have focused on geometric contour changes and dosimetric differences using ...
Authors: Kenneth L. Homann, Natalie A Lockney, Hong Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The aim of this study is to develop a treatment planning methodology utilizing liver functional imaging via contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in patients undergoing stereotac...
Authors: Enhui Chang, Yunfei Dong, Yifei Hao, Chengliang Jin, Shengsheng Lai, Yi Long, Mengni Wu, Yulu Wu, Ruimeng Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Yue Yuan, Lei Zhang, Wanli Zhang, Yaogong Zhang
Affiliation: Duke Kunshan University, Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Macrotrabecular-Massive Hepatocellular Carcinoma (MTM-HCC) is one type of liver cancer showed minimum image signature for accurate non-invasive diagnosis. This study aims to develop and evalu...
Authors: Spencer Behr, Joseph Grudzinski, Youngho Seo, Jaehoon Shin, Yiran Wang, Frederick J. Wilson
Affiliation: University of California San Francisco, University of California, San Francisco, Voximetry, Inc., Voximetry, Inc
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Voxel-level imaging-based dosimetry enables a significant improvement in accurate and personalized treatment planning in radiopharmaceutical therapy, potentially leading to optimized disease ...
Authors: Madhava Aryal, James M. Balter, Yue Cao, Daniel T Chang, Kyle Cuneo, Joseph R. Evans, Theodore Lawrence, John Rice, Randall K. Ten Haken, Lise Wei
Affiliation: University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Michigan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to identify predictors of global liver function change measured by albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in hepatocellular carcin...
Authors: Smith Apisarnthanarax, Stephen R. Bowen, Sunan Cui, Jie Fu, Clemens Grassberger, Yulun He, Yejin Kim, Matthew J. Nyflot, Sharon Pai
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, University of Washington, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Department of Physics, University of Washington, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 99mTc-sulfur colloid SPECT imaging enables quantitative assessment of voxel-wise liver function in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Accurately predicting post-radiotherapy (RT) l...
Authors: Palanisamy Karunanithi, Karthikeyan Perumal, Siva Subramanian Vadivel
Affiliation: Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital
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Recent advancements in high dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy include the image guidance, new applicators, and dose calculation algorithms. Brachytherapy has steep dose gradient, hence relativ...
Authors: Yasaman Anbari, Srinivas Cheenu Kappadath, Benjamin P. Lopez, Armeen Mahvash, Ali Yousefi
Affiliation: University of Houston, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Patient-demographics-model-based liver volumetry is well-established for determining the future liver remnant following hepatectomy. We used gold-standard CT liver segmentation to validate th...
Authors: Jean-Pierre Bissonnette, Catherine Coolens, Laura Dawson, Ryan A Kuhn, Michael Maddalena, Teo Stanescu
Affiliation: Princess Margaret Hospital, The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre - UHN, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the generation and reproducibility of 3D hypoxia maps in liver hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients using data derived from an Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) MR sequenc...