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Auto-Contouring of OAR Enhances Patient Safety and Workflow in Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery

Authors: Sven Ferguson, S. Murty Goddu, Ana Heermann, Taeho Kim, Nels C. Knutson, Hugh HC Lee, Shanti Marasini, Timothy Mitchell, Seungjong Oh, Kevin Renick

Affiliation: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Abstract Preview: Purpose: In the Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery (GK-SRS), the delineation of organs-at-risks (OARs) was not fully automated. Due to the cumbersome nature of manual OAR contouring, dose evaluatio...

Can Contrast Scans of Dual-Layer Detector Spectral CT be Directly Used for Proton Dose Calculations?

Authors: Wen C. Hsi, Pouya Sabouri, Zhong Su

Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Traditional single-energy CT (SECT) contrast scans cannot be used for proton dose calculations due to significantly higher HU caused by iodine. Dual-layer dual-energy CT (DL-DECT) can dire...

Clinical Validation of a Deep-Learning Segmentation Tool for Head and Neck Cancer Patients and Thoracic and Abdominal Cancer Patients

Authors: Haijian Chen, Katja M. Langen, William Andrew LePain, Claire Tran, Mingyao Zhu

Affiliation: Emory Healthcare, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To validate the performance of a commercial deep-learning segmentation (DLS) tool for head and neck cancer (HNC) and thoracic and abdominal cancer (TAC) by comparing it to manual segmentation...

Development of Hybrid Shielding Collimator to Reduce Radiation Exposure in Fluoroscopy

Authors: Yona Choi, Kyo-tai Kim, Seungwoo Park, Dung Thi Tran

Affiliation: Gemss Health Care Inc,, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences

Abstract Preview: Purpose: We developed shielding materials and a hybrid concept collimator for fluoroscopy to reduce the dose to normal tissues outside the treatment field, which are capable of quantifying dose rate a...

Feasibility of Using 68ga-PSMA for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) Treatment

Authors: Girish Bal, Thomas I. Banks, Bin Cai, Neil Desai, Aurelie Garant, Orhan Oz, Elizeva Phillips, Rameshwar Prasad, Chenyang Shen, Robert Timmerman

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study reports findings from the first-in-human imaging-only trial evaluating the feasibility of using the novel PET tracer 68Ga-PSMA-11 (Illuccix) to guide external beam radiotherapy on ...

High-Energy Current Detectors for Proton Dose-Rate Beam Monitoring at Flash Dose-Rates.

Authors: Davide Brivio, Lia Carroll, Juliane Daartz, Jan PO Schuemann, Piotr Zygmanski

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Abstract Preview: Purpose: We employ High-Energy Current (HEC) detectors for real-time monitoring of proton beams at conventional to FLASH dose rates. This would help overcome the need for fast and accurate dosimeters ...

Impact of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Image Characteristics on Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) Treatment Accuracy

Authors: Angela J Da Silva, Andrew Groll, Manoj Narayanan, Jeffrey Schmall, Sanchit Sharma, Timothy Pok Chi Yeung

Affiliation: Reflexion Medical Inc,, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: PET-based biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) is a radiation therapy technique that uses PET imaging to deliver tracked dose to the tumor in real-time. We characterized the delivery accuracy o...

Integrating Multiple Modalities with Pretrained Swin Foundation Model for Head and Neck Tumor Segmentation

Authors: Jue Jiang, Aneesh Rangnekar, Shiqin Tan, Harini Veeraraghavan

Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Clinicians often use information from FDG-PET and CT to interpret and delineate gross tumor (GTVp) and nodal (GTVn) volumes for radiotherapy planning in head and neck (HN) cancer patients. He...

Optimal Choice of Companion Radiotracer for TAT 225Ac-Mti-201.

Authors: Vinay K Banka, Mikalai Budzevich, William R. Gibbons, Mark L. McLaughlin, Jacob Moriarty, Eduardo G. Moros, David L. Morse, Christopher J. Tichacek, Thad J. Wadas

Affiliation: Modulation Therapeutics Inc, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of Iowa

Abstract Preview: Purpose: A targeted alpha therapy drug, 225Ac-MTI-201, has been developed targeting the Melanocortin 1 Receptor for metastatic uveal melanoma and is currently in FIH clinical trials. Since alpha emiss...

Predicting and Monitoring Response to Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy Using Multi-Modality Imaging and Radiobiological Digital Twin Simulations

Authors: Eric Aliotta, Michalis Aristophanous, Joseph O. Deasy, Bill Diplas, Milan Grkovski, James Han, Vaios Hatzoglou, Jeho Jeong, Nancy Y Lee, Ramesh Paudyal, Nadeem Riaz, Heiko Schoder, Amita Shukla-Dave

Affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To forecast radiotherapy treatment response for head and neck cancer (HNC) using multimodality imaging and personalized radiobiological modeling.
Methods: Multi-modality imaging data from ...

Rapid 3D Prototyped Solid-Source Phantoms for Quality Assurance of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT)

Authors: Jon Burns, Andrew Groll, Gopinath Kuduvalli, Thomas Laurence, Manoj Narayanan, Jeffrey Schmall, Sanchit Sharma

Affiliation: RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To simplify BgRT testing we have developed techniques that use 3D resin printed structures that can be filled with Ge-68 epoxy. This approach allows the development of highly complex, clinica...

Region-Specific Structure-Function Coupling Alterations in Parkinson’s Disease: Insights from Multi-Modal MRI

Authors: Yifei Hao, Ting Huang, Wenxuan Li, Xiang Li, Manju Liu, Rong Liu, Tao Peng, Yulu Wu, Fang-Fang Yin, Lei Zhang, Yaogong Zhang, Jiangtao Zhu

Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, School of Future Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study investigates the alterations in structure-function coupling (SC-FC) networks in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, focusing on region-specific disruptions and compensatory mechanis...

The Biological TCP/NTCP Modelling on Oropharyngeal Head-and-Neck Cancer for Patients Treated with Proton Beam Therapy

Authors: Wen C. Hsi, Tae Kyu Lee, Biniam Yo Tesfamicael

Affiliation: Allina Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Oklahoma Proton Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: When minimal dose-variations induced by inter-fractional anatomical-changes and positioning-deviation were found for having limited impact on clinic-outcomes of oropharyngeal head-and-neck (H...

Tumor Density on Time-Weighted Mid-Position Images for Thoracic Tumors

Authors: Katrinus Keijnemans, Eric S. Paulson, An Tai

Affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Time-weighted mid-position images (MidPs), derived from four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) via deformable image registration (DIR), are frequently selected for treatment planning due...

What Do We Do with Our Old Pinnacle Data?

Authors: Caiden Atienza, Daniel E. Hyer, Samuel D. Rusu, Blake R. Smith, Joel J. St-Aubin

Affiliation: Iowa Health Care, University of Iowa

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Pinnacle3 TPS (Philips Radiation Oncology Systems, Fitchburg, WI, USA) support is set to end by December 31, 2026. This work presents a validated method to archive Pinnacle data, which may be...