Authors: Ila Farhang, Ryan D. Foster, Devin Heitz, Jordan B Lunsford, Ashkan Shafiee
Affiliation: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Atrium Health/LCI Cabarrus
Abstract Preview: Purpose: American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Task Group (TG) -51 is a widely utilized protocol for the absolute calibration of linear accelerators. The purpose of this project was fo...
Authors: Olivier Blasi, Eric Cameron, Brad K. Lofton
Affiliation: CAMP, Colorado Assn in Medical Phys (CAMP)
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Magnetic Resonance (MR) imaging obtained from external centers for radiation therapy (RT) planning can suffer from suboptimal protocols and geometric distortions. These issues can require ...
Authors: Haleem Azmy, Robbie Beckert, Farnoush Forghani, Dean Hobbis, Dan Hong, Hyun Kim, Eric Laugeman, Silpa Raju-Salicki, Domenic Sievert
Affiliation: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, WashU Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, Wash U Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A novel radiation therapy (RT) workflow has recently emerged with the advent of online adaptive RT systems, direct-to-unit (DTU). DTU utilizes online adaptive platforms (MR and CT based) to o...
Authors: Bing-Hao Chiang, Eric C. Ford, Juergen Meyer, Timothy D. Solberg
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluated the potential risk reduction of various pretreatment patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) programs for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in mitigating fai...
Authors: Victoria Noelle Bry, Tamara Egan, Eric C. Ford, Angelia Landers, Juergen Meyer
Affiliation: Fred Hutch Cancer Center, University of Washington, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, University of Washington
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT) can improve patient safety, however, its complex integration may expose processes to increased risk of error. This work identifies potential failures f...
Authors: Jeremy T. Booth, Sonja Dieterich, Jonathan Hindmarsh, Paul J. Keall
Affiliation: Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, UC Davis Medical Center, Image X Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Prospective hazard analysis (PHA) is a core medical physics function. PHA was investigated by AAPM Task Group 100 for the purpose of keeping patients safe and assessing the risks of novel tec...