Authors: Nana Akosua O. Adomako, Evangeline Dorleagbenu, Victor E. Ekpo, Fatima Issaka, Abigail N.M. Quaye
Affiliation: Tema General Hospital, Pink Africa Foundation, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Methodist University, Medical Equipment and Ancillary Services
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This preliminary study evaluates the effectiveness of breast cancer awareness programs for teenagers in Tema, Ghana. In Ghana, breast cancer poses a significant public health challenge. There...
Authors: Jingyun Chen, Yading Yuan
Affiliation: Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate centralized and decentralized strategies for federated head and neck tumor segmentation on PET/CT.
Methods: We utilized training data from the HEad and neCK TumOR segmentation ...
Authors: Julien Forthomme, Carolina Llina Fuentes, Valentin Hamaide, Lucian Hotoiu, Rudi Labarbe, Rasmus Nilsson, Arnaud Pin, Francois Vander Stappen, Erik Traneus
Affiliation: RaySearch Laboratories AB, Ion Beam Applications SA
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Conformal FLASH achieves ultra-high-dose-rate (UHDR) proton therapy (>40 Gy/sec) by scanning a mono-energetic pencil beam through accessories (range shifter, Conformal Energy Modulator, apert...
Authors: Zaiyang Long
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: N/A...
Authors: Kin Yin Cheung, Chen-Yu Huang, Chi Wah Kong, Ka Ki Lau, Pei-Xiong Li, Pak Hang Nam, Mei Yan Tse, Jierong Wang, Bin Yang, Siu Ki Yu, Jing Yuan, Chi To Yung, Shang Peng Felix Yung
Affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Research Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Intrafraction motion management remains a major challenge in magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT). The recent clinical release of an active motion management system aims to enhance ...
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...
Authors: Seungryong Cho, Donghyeok Choi, Joonil Hwang, Byung-Hee Kang, Jin Sung Kim, Eungman Lee, Younghee Park
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, KAIST, Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation therapy (RT) is critical for cancer treatment, but changes in tumor size and shape during therapy challenge precise dose delivery. Adaptive radiation therapy (ART) addresses these v...
Authors: Asma Amjad, Renae Conlin, Eric S. Paulson, Christina M. Sarosiek
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
MR-guided adaptive radiation therapy (MRgART) is transforming clinical workflows, requiring fast, accurate organs-at-risk (OARs) contouring. While deep learning auto-segmentation (DLAS) of...
Authors: Dilli Banjade, Ajeet Mishra, Shiaw Juen (Eugene) Tan
Affiliation: District Radiation Oncology Service WNW Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A shortage of qualified Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists (ROMPs) poses a critical challenge to providing advanced treatments in regional Australia. Training and retaining medical physici...
Authors: Kaino Haipinge, Festus Laban, Wilfred Midzi, Boas J Nikanor, Monika Sakaria, Vera Uushona
Affiliation: Ministry of Health and Social Services, MATCON BASED SOLUTION, Ministry of Health And Social Services, School of Medicine, University of Namibia
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Medical Physics in namibia is emerging as a multidisciplinary career, with efforts to raise awareness about the role of medical physics in radiation safety, treatment and protection. The prof...
Authors: David A. Scaduto
Affiliation: Physics Consultants, Inc.
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Authors: Ara Alexandrian, Panayiotis Mavroidis, Sotirios Stathakis
Affiliation: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, University of North Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Telehealth has transformed healthcare delivery by improving accessibility and convenience for patients and providers. In radiation oncology, telehealth supports consultations, follow-ups, and...
Authors: Mary Gronberg, Kelly Kisling, Ana Maria Marques da Silva
Affiliation: University of California, San Diego, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the current status of online teaching in medical physics and identify effective active learning strategies for global medical physics education.
Methods: A scoping review was c...
Authors: Hua-Chieh Shao, You Zhang, Ruizhi Zuo
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cone-beam CT (CBCT) provides on-board patient anatomy for image guidance and treatment adaptation in radiotherapy. However, to compensate for respiration-induced anatomical motion, motion-res...
Authors: Rafe A. McBeth, Kuancheng Wang, Ledi Wang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The integration of AI in clinical workflows presents unprecedented opportunities to enhance treatment quality in radiation oncology, yet it also demands innovative approaches to address th...
Authors: Serhii Brovchuk, Viktor M. Iakovenko, Nataliya Kovalchuk, Yuliia Lozko, Zoia Shepil, Natalka Suchowerska, Ruslan Zelinskyi
Affiliation: Kyiv Regional Oncology Dispensary, Stanford University, O.O. Shalimov National Institute of Surgery and Transplantology, School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Medical Physics Department, Medical center of Yuriy Spizhenko, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Stanford Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the largest humanitarian disaster in Europe since World War II. This study identifies gaps in RT services caused by the war and outlines ...
Authors: Gong Vincent Hao, Daisuke Kawahara, Jokichi Kawazoe, Yuji Murakami, Ikuno Nishibuchi, Peiying Colleen Ruan, Daguang Xu, Dong Yang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, NVIDIA
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Accurate tumor segmentation in head and neck cancer is critical for effective treatment planning, but variability in practices across medical facilities poses challenges for standardizatio...