Authors: Martha J. Malin, Matthew Schelin
Affiliation: NYU Langone Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the agreement between ExacTrac Dynamic (ETD) and CBCT-based positioning for spine SRS/SBRT treatments during initial patient setup and repositioning after intrafraction motion.
Authors: Evan Barber, Gloria P. Beyer, Callum Hartley, Jordi Saez, Philip Wheeler
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Department of Radiotherapy Physics, Velindre University NHS Trust, Medical Physics Services, LLC
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the Enhanced Leaf Model (ELM) in Eclipse v18 to the standard leaf model for the Halcyon multileaf collimator (MLC) using a measurement-based method.
Methods: The Halcyon’s doub...
Authors: Michael Paul Barnes, Lana C. Critchfield, John J. DeMarco, Ellie Durussel, Nilendu Gupta, James Irrer, Peyton Jensen, Grace Gwe-Ya Kim, Cory S. Knill, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Justin K. Mikell, Jean M. Moran, Seyyedeh Azar Oliaei Motlagh, Mario Perez, Michael Pillainayagam, Claire Zhang
Affiliation: University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, University of California San Diego, Royal North Shore Hospital, Calvary Mater Hospital Newcastle, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: EPIDs are widely used in linac QA due to their efficiency and accuracy. As EPIDs age, performance degradation may occur, potentially compromising reliability of EPID-based automated QA result...
Authors: Ahmad K. Al-Basheer, Andrew Clarke Grice, Kelly E. Hosier, Mark Logsdon, Evan A. Silverstein, Chris Tunnicliff, Chuan Wu
Affiliation: Sutter Medical Foundation, Sutter Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: For Prostate SBRT Boost treatments, determine whether a uniform 2mm CTV to PTV margin is sufficient to give 95% dose coverage to the CTV in 90% of patients via a modified Van Herk Margin Form...
Authors: Minsong Cao, Amar Kishan, Dylan P. O'Connell, Jonathan Pham, Michael Steinberg, Luca F Valle, Michael Xiang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate bladder ultrasound as a surrogate for estimating on-table bladder volume in prostate cancer patients undergoing stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The study aimed to asse...