Authors: Sreejesh MS, Subramani Vellaiyan
Affiliation: Kuwait Cancer Control Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Bibliometric analysis is a powerful statistical tool for evaluating scientific literature and identifying research trends through the quantitative assessment of scholarly output. This study a...
Authors: Ramin Abolfath, Sedigheh Fardirad, Abbas Ghasemizad, Houda Kacem, Marie Catherine Vozenin
Affiliation: University of Guilan, Universite de Lausanne, University Hospital, Geneva, Howard University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Lower production of H2O2 in water is a hallmark of ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) compared to the conventional dose rate (CDR). The current computational models are in the opposite of the experi...
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: Fumiaki Komatsu, Shunsuke Moriya, Ryosuke Nakamura, Takeji Sakae, Toshiyuki Terunuma, Tetsuya Tomita
Affiliation: Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a deep learning (DL) model capable of accurately tracking lung tumors independent of beam angle variations.
Methods: A thoracic dynamic phantom simulating lung motion in the sup...
Authors: Awens Alphonse, Nebi Demez, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Haley Park, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Lauren A. Rigsby, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the dosimetric effects of patient positioning errors, including setup inaccuracies and yaw deviations, on dual-isocenter volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for...
Authors: Angel Gomez, Titania Juang, Grace Gwe-Ya Kim, Boyu Meng
Affiliation: UC San Diego, UCSD, University of California San Diego
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Single-Isocenter Multiple Targets (SIMT) Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) is widely used for its precision and effectiveness. However, standardized quality assurance (QA) protocols for SIMT SR...
Authors: Emily Helen Hayes, Chihray Liu
Affiliation: University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate dosimetric discrepancies in bladder dose calculations among rigid, deformed, and manual contouring methods in prostate cancer patients and assess dose variations resulting from bl...
Authors: Oluyemi Bright Aboyewa, KyungPyo Hong, Daniel Kim
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, Northwestern University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: While non-Cartesian MRI is desirable for fast imaging with high spatial resolution and robustness to motion, it requires long post-processing times. Preconditioning with an adequate density c...
Authors: Christopher S. Melhus, Elizabeth Meyer, Cassandra Stambaugh
Affiliation: Tufts Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the clinical treatment planning parameters that impact patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) passing rates for hippocampal avoidance whole brain (HAWB) treatment plans.
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Authors: Issra Rashed, Jennie Wilder, Jingeng Zhu
Affiliation: Rush Riverside Cancer Institute, Advanced Oncology Solutions (AOS) Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Develop a method to plan and deliver homogeneous dose to Craniospinal(CS) irradiation on Linear Accelerator.
Methods: Three treatment planning volumes (PTV) are created in sequence from su...
Authors: Yujie Chi, Yao Hao, Xun Jia, Youfang Lai, Yuting Peng, Francisco Javier Reynoso, Lingshu Yin, Tianyu Zhao, Xiandong Zhao
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: FLASH radiation therapy has shown remarkable tissue sparing effects compared to radiation therapy at conventional dose rates (CDR). Yet, its mechanism remains unclear. Radical production modu...