Authors: Alexandra Christensen, Timothy J. Hall, Ivan M. Rosado-Mendez
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Departments of Medical Physics and Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Quantitative ultrasound techniques based on the statistical analysis of speckle are currently being deployed commercially and clinically as sources of biomarkers associated with tissue micros...
Authors: David Alejandro Collazos Burbano, Antonio Adilton Oliveira Carneiro, Paul L. Carson, Jose Eduardo Freire, Theo Zeferino Pavan, Joao Henrique Uliana, Nicholas Zufelato
Affiliation: University of São Paulo, University of Michigan, University of Sao Paulo
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Develop a theranostic platform that integrates magnetic hyperthermia (MH), ultrasound, and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to improve diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of hyperthermia proced...
Authors: Jadon Buller, Zhuoran Jiang, Yankun Lang, Lei Ren, Leshan Sun, Liangzhong Xiang, Yifei Xu
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Stanford University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Electroacoustic tomography (EAT) and Protoacoustic (PA) imaging are novel modalities for treatment verification of electroporation and proton therapy. However, the limited acquisition angle i...
Authors: Zhongping Chen, Yuchen Song, Leshan Sun, Liangzhong Xiang, Yifei Xu
Affiliation: University of California, Irvine, University of California Irvine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Electroacoustic tomography (EAT) monitors the distribution of electrical energy in tissues by detecting acoustics signals induced by electrical pulses during irreversible electroporation (IRE...
Authors: Kristina Bjegovic, Luke Connell, Emil Schueler, Leshan Sun, Lucy Whitmore, Liangzhong Xiang
Affiliation: University of California, Irvine, MD Anderson, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The use of FLASH-RT in the clinic would greatly reduce off-target radiation toxicity in normal tissues. However, due to the hypo-fractionated delivery of prescribed doses at FLASH dose rates,...
Authors: Yong Chen, Gilberto Gonzalez, Omprakash Gottam, Liangzhong Xiang
Affiliation: University of California, Irvine, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, University of Texas at San Antonio., University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Clinics currently lack techniques for real-time, in vivo monitoring of radiation therapy (RT), which is desirable for precise treatment. Radiation-induced acoustic computed tomography (RACT) ...