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A Ground Truth Label-Mediated Method for Improved Bone and Gas Cavity Definition for MRI-Guided Online Adaptive Radiotherapy Workflows Using Synthetic CT Images.

Authors: Benito De Celis Alonso, Braian Adair Maldonado Luna, Gerardo Uriel Perez Rojas, René Eduardo Rodríguez-Pérez, Kamal Singhrao

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated synthetic CT (sCT) images can be used to provide electron densities for dose calculation for online adaptive MRI-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy (...

Conversion Coefficients from Hp(10) to Organ and Effective Doses for Medical Staff Involved in Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures

Authors: Stephen Balter, Haegin Han, Cari M Kitahara, Taeeun Kwon, Choonsik Lee, Martha S Linet, Donald L. Miller

Affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, National Cancer Institute, Food and Drug Administration

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Staff in fluoroscopically guided interventional (FGI) procedures are exposed to radiation. Inhomogeneous radiation fields and variability in procedural conditions make it challenging to deriv...

Correcting for the Cherenkov-to-Dose Conversion for Tset Patients Using Monte Carlo Simulations

Authors: Baozhu Lu, Timothy C. Zhu, Yifeng Zhu

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cherenkov intensity can be quantitatively correlated to surface dose but need certain corrections for accurate dose measurements. This study aims to investigate the impact of incident beam an...

Impact analysis of effective dose conversion factors from CT scanner models

Authors: Max Chen, Sean Marquardt, Ben Yang, Kai Yang

Affiliation: Cary Academy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Winchester High School

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To analyze the impact of scanner model variation on the effective dose conversion factor (“k-factor”), which is most commonly used for CT effective dose calculation.

Methods: The stand...

Nnae: Automating Anomaly Detection and Quality Assurance in Medical Image Segmentation

Authors: Mingli Chen, Xuejun Gu, Hao Jiang, Mahdieh Kazemimoghadam, Weiguo Lu, Qingying Wang, Kangning Zhang

Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Deep learning-based automatic medical image segmentation is increasingly employed in clinical practice, significantly reducing manual workload. However, verifying segmentation results rema...

Quantifying Uncertainties in Radiation Risk and Performance-Based Clinical Risk Assessment in Clinical Computed Tomography

Authors: Em Harkness, Francesco Ria, Ehsan Samei

Affiliation: Duke University, Clinical Imaging Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Duke University Health System

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
A recently introduced mathematical method quantifies performance-based clinical risk to create a risk-to-risk assessment with radiation risk, rendering the so-called total risk. However, t...

Uncertainty Analysis for Effective Dose Conversion Factors in CT

Authors: Renxin Chu, Jelena Mihailovic, Kai Yang, Lifeng Yu, Da Zhang

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Boston Children's Hospital, UVA Health University Hospital, University of Missouri Health Care

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
A frequently used method to estimate effective dose (ED) in CT is by multiplying the dose length product (DLP) by a conversion factor, known as k-factor. The k-factor in this method is sus...