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3D Printing Assisted Collimator Design for Fan Beam-Based X-Ray Fluorescence Tomographic Imaging

Authors: Brett Bocian, Nesrin Dogan, John C. Ford, Alan Pollack, Ryder Marshall Schmidt, Junwei Shi, Jorge D Vega

Affiliation: University of Miami, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: X-ray fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT) is an emerging molecular imaging modality gaining attention in cancer theranostics with high-Z metal nanoparticles (MNPs). While XFCT has been de...

A Customizable Phantom Insert Design for Testing Deformable Image Registration with Simulated Respiratory Motion

Authors: Mubasheer Chombakkadath, Tara E. Tyson, Iris Z. Wang

Affiliation: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University at Buffalo (SUNY)

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Deformable image registration (DIR) is critical in adaptive radiation therapy (ART). Existing DIR phantoms either simulate tumor shape or volume changes but lack comprehensive motion simulati...

A Deep Learning Method for Direct Vmi Inference Using a Dual-Layer Radiotherapy Kv-CBCT Imager

Authors: Ross I. Berbeco, Vera Birrer, Raphael Bruegger, Pablo Corral Arroyo, Roshanak Etemadpour, Dianne M. Ferguson, Rony Fueglistaller, Thomas C. Harris, Yue-Houng Hu, Matthew W. Jacobson, Mathias Lehmann, Nicholas Lowther, Daniel Morf, Marios Myronakis

Affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medial School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Varian Imaging Laboratory, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Abstract Preview: Purpose: A challenge for dual energy CBCT is that noise and residual errors in material decomposition steps can become amplified when forming low energy, high contrast virtual mono-energetic images (V...

Analysis of Orthopedic Metal Artifact Reduction’s (O-MAR’s) Effectiveness on Correcting Typical Anatomical Structure Average Volumetric Hounsfield Unit (AVHU) Values Due to High-Density Metal Artifacts

Authors: John T Barrett, Mehnaz Haque, Chulhaeng Huh, Shands James, Thomas B. Lavin, Anobel Maghsoodpour, Farshad Mostafaei, Austin Sanders

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Augusta University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Georgia Radiation Therapy Center, Wellstar-MCG Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Doctors Hospital of Augusta, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Augusta University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study assesses Philips’ O-MAR effectiveness in adjusting AVHU values of common anatomical materials affected by various high-density metal artifacts at varying distances.

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COMS Eye Plaque Builds Using 3D Printed Template Stamps and Duralay

Authors: Vishruta A. Dumane, Andrew Lukban, Charlotte Elizabeth Read, Mario Serrano-Sosa, Ren-Dih Sheu, Nadia M. Vassell

Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel

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Defined seed positions are used when following the COMS formalism for eye plaques. Au inserts are typically used as templates for placement of radioactive seeds and then covered in Duralay...

Characterizing the Stability of Upright CT for Proton Therapy

Authors: Brian Burger, Carri K. Glide-Hurst, John W. Hayes, Carson Hoffman, Minglei Kang, Jessica R. Miller, Jordan M. Slagowski, Yuhao Yan

Affiliation: Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Leo Cancer Care

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The combination of upright CT and patient positioner for particle therapy present tremendous potential for high precision IGRT and online adaptive radiation therapy (ART), where reliable CT p...

Decreasing the Dependence of CT Number on the Position in the Field-of-View Using Photon Counting Detector CT

Authors: Yanle Hu, Shuai Leng, Cynthia H. McCollough, Maryam Sadeghian, Joe Swicklik

Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The dependence of CT number on position in the field-of-view (FOV) imposes challenges in radiotherapy treatment planning. This study aims to decrease this dependence using photon counting det...

Dependency of CT Number on Position in the Field-of-View for Single- and Multi-Energy Images Acquired with Energy-Integrating-Detector and Photon-Counting-Detector CT Scanners

Authors: Yanle Hu, Shuai Leng, Cynthia H. McCollough, Maryam Sadeghian, Joe Swicklik

Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To assess the dependency of CT numbers on position in the field-of-view (FOV) using single-energy (SE) and dual-energy (DE) images and energy-integrating detector (EID) and photon-counting de...

First in-Vivo Proton Radiography Experiments for an Image-Guided Small Animal Irradiation Platform with a TimePix3-Based Detector Setup

Authors: Niels Bassler, Jonathan Bortfeldt, Carlos Granja, Guyue Hu, Margarita Kozak, Julie Lascaud, Kirsten Lauber, Grigory Liubchenko, Jasper Nijkamp, Cristina Oancea, Prasannakumar Palaniappan, Katia Parodi, Marco Pinto, Per R. Poulsen, Marco Riboldi, Brita Singers Sørensen, Matthias Wßrl

Affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Mßnchen (LMU Munich), Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Mßnchen, Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Aarhus University, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Advacam

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To apply in-vivo proton radiography (pRad) to aid image registration and treatment plan refinement for a novel precision image-guided small animal proton irradiation platform.

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In-Vivo Dosimetry in Positron-Guided Radiation Therapy

Authors: Davide Brivio, Erno Sajo, Ryan Williams, Piotr Zygmanski

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

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a non-invasive 3D in-vivo dosimetry tool exploring the relationship between positron annihilations and dose per voxel using Monte Carlo simulation. The Positron Guided Radiation Th...

Photon-Counting CT for Estimation of Quantitative Information for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning: Assessment of Scanning Conditions and Phantom Sizes

Authors: Carina Gassner, Guyue Hu, Thomas KrĂśncke, Christopher Kurz, Guillaume Landry, Katharina Niepel, Katia Parodi, Franka Risch, Florian Schwarz

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Mßnchen, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Mßnchen (LMU Munich)

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the performance of a clinical photon-counting CT (PCCT) scanner in terms of proton relative stopping power (RSP) estimation using PCCT data and to compare the impact of different ...

Single Plane Positioning Tracking Proton and Helium Pencil Beam Radiographs: Phantom Study

Authors: Anahita Bakhtiari Moghaddam, Don F. DeJongh, Ethan DeJongh, Jennifer Hardt, Oliver Jäkel, Lukas Martin, Alexander Pryanichnikov, Joao Seco, Christina Stengl, Niklas Wahl

Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Biomedical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), ProtonVDA LLC, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Heidelberg University, Division of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

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To evaluate the feasibility and performance of single-plane position tracking for proton and helium pencil beam radiography using a prototype imaging system, with the goal of providing a c...

The Use of a Milled NIST Traceable Tld for End-to-End Validation in Mlc and Cone SRS Programs.

Authors: Ross Bland, Zachary A. Christ, Sophy Mangana, Feba Mathew, Stephanie K. Phoenix, Joseph Salloum, Jason D. Stanford, William Zollinger

Affiliation: Forrest General Cancer Center, Northeast Louisiana Cancer Institute, Florida Atlantic University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The objective of this paper is twofold: 1) to explore the efficacy of using referenced beam models supplied by the vendor (Brainlab) and 2) the efficacy of NIST traceable TLD for end-to-end v...