Authors: Shae Gans, Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Mark Pankuch, Chase Ruff, Niek Schreuder, Nicholas R. Summerfield, Yuhao Yan
Affiliation: Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Northwestern Medicine Proton Center, Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center, Leo Cancer Care
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Novel upright patient positioners coupled with diagnostic-quality vertical CT at treatment isocenter introduce a significant opportunity for improved image-guided particle therapy. Treating p...
Authors: Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Thomas M Grist, Kevin M. Johnson, Prashant Nagpal, Tarun Naren, Chase Ruff, Oliver Wieben, Jiwei Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cardiotoxicity is a devastating side effect for thoracic radiotherapy (RT). Currently, standard RT imaging is insufficient to decouple cardiorespiratory motion, limiting substructure-specific...
Authors: Cecelia Brewington, Connor Edwards Miles All Leska-Kent, Kyrillos Grace, Katherine Hyde, Sabee Molloi, Shiva Mostafavi, Liqiang Ren, Alireza Shojazadeh, Justin Truong
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of California, Irvine, University of Texas Southwestern
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To retrospectively assess image quality in coronary CT angiography (CCTA) using a patient-specific post-trigger delay (PTD) protocol, developed using half of the injection time plus a dispers...
Authors: Ming Dong, Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Qisheng He, Anudeep Kumar, Alex Singleton Kuo, Joshua Pan, Chase Ruff, Nicholas R. Summerfield
Affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Recent evidence highlights the importance of incorporating cardiac substructures (CS) into treatment planning for thoracic cancers, however current segmentation methods are limited to a singl...
Authors: Blessing Akinro, Soumyanil Banerjee, Ming Dong, Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Prashant Nagpal, Chase Ruff, Nicholas R. Summerfield, Timothy P. Szczykutowicz
Affiliation: Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Department of Human Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation dose to coronary arteries (CAs) during thoracic radiotherapy (RT) is linked to cardiotoxicity. However, precise CA delineation for avoidance is limited by image quality and CA compl...
Authors: Ming Dong, Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Joshua Pan, Nicholas R. Summerfield
Affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Wayne State University, Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation dose to the cardiac nodes is more strongly associated with conduction disorders and arrythmias than whole heart (WH) metrics. However, node segmentation is challenging due to comple...