Authors: Ziheng Deng, Yao Hao, Runping Hou, Deshan Yang, Jun Zhao, Yufu Zhou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 4D CBCT has been developed to provide dynamic images for image-guided radiation therapy. However, as projection data are sorted into sparse and clustered phase-specific bins, 4D CBCT images a...
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, 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 Women's Hospital, Varian Imaging Laboratory, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Dual-energy imaging offers benefits, including metal artifact reductions (MAR) and improved contrast, that enhance visualization. Currently, dual-energy imaging is largely limited to CT scann...
Authors: Michael Caulfield, Ye Chen, Yoshihiro Ishi, Yasutoshi Kuriyama, Taeko Matsuura, Naoki Miyamoto, Taichi Murakami, Tomonori Uesugi, Kohei Yokokawa
Affiliation: Hokkaido University, Kyoto University, University of Alberta
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Protoacoustics has the potential for real-time and direct imaging of the Bragg peak. This study investigated the accuracy of the Bragg peak imaging based on the water phantom experiment at a ...
Authors: Ioannis Androulakis, Jérémy Godart, Mischa Hoogeman, Inger-Karine K. Kolkman-Deurloo, Remi A. Nout, Robin Straathof, Henrike Westerveld, Myra van Laar
Affiliation: Department of BioMechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center Rotterdam
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
In brachytherapy for gynaecological cancers using intracavitary applicators, implant reconstruction is commonly performed using applicator libraries. These libraries contain applicator geo...
Authors: Lavsen Dahal, Francesco Ria, Ehsan Samei, Justin B. Solomon, Liesbeth Vancoillie, Yakun Zhang
Affiliation: Duke University, Carilion Clinic, Clinical Imaging Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Duke University Health System
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Clinical diagnostic task-based optimization of CT procedures require precise and organ-specific assessments. This study investigates inter-organ noise variability to highlight the limitations...
Authors: Craig K Abbey, John M. Boone, Richard E. Colbeth, Andrew M. Hernandez, Vance Robinson, Paul Schwoebel, Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Alejandro Sisniega, Wojciech B. Zbijewski, Huanyi Zhou
Affiliation: UC Santa Barbara, University of California, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, UC Davis Health, Varex Imaging Corporation
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A new CT configuration utilizing a multiple X-ray-source array (MXA) is under development to mitigate cone-beam (CB) artifacts in single-rotation wide coverage imaging. We investigate the sam...
Authors: Zahra Ahmadi Ganjeh, Stefan Both, Peter Dendooven, Jeffrey Free, Brian Zapien Campos
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Particle Therapy Research Center (PARTREC), Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Positron emission tomography (PET) has been investigated for range monitoring in intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT), but real-time feedback been limited due to the focus on long-lived ...
Authors: Mohamed Bahaaeldin Mohamed Afifi, Nahla Nagy Ahmad Ataalla, Ahmed A. Eldib
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Optimizing CT imaging parameters is crucial for balancing radiation dose, contrast resolution, and accurate Hounsfield unit representation, particularly in radiotherapy treatment planning. Th...
Authors: Thomas R. Bortfeld, Prof. Elisabetta De Bernardi, Tianxue Du, Beatrice Foglia, Chiara Gianoli, Takamitsu Masuda, Katia Parodi, Marco Pinto, Boon-Keng Kevin Teo, Yunhe Xie
Affiliation: Department Of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich), Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), University of Pennsylvania, Department of Experimental Physics - Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The full potential offered by protons in clinical practice is limited by range uncertainties. One possibility for monitoring is through secondary prompt gammas (PG). PG emission along the pen...
Authors: Michael J. Choi, Vindu Wathsala Kathriarachchi, Christopher L. Nelson, Andrew P. Soderstrom, Yawei Zhang
Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, MD Anderson, UF Health Proton Therapy Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is widely used in image-guided radiation therapy for patient positioning. While kV photons offer high image contrast, they are prone to artifacts caused b...
Authors: Cheryl Anderson, Lara Best, Amanda Cherpak, Jennifer DeGiobbi, Marc C. LeBlanc, R. Lee MacDonald, Peter R. Martin, Natasha McMaster, Murali Rajaraman, James L. Robar, Lucy Ward, Derek Wilke, Kenny Zhan
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, QE2 Cancer Centre, Nova Scotia Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work investigates the potential benefit of adaptive planning using the Ethos radiotherapy system (Varian Medical Systems) with direct-dose calculation on HyperSight cone beam CT (CBCT) f...
Authors: Caroline Esposito, Keith T Griffin, Jae Won Jung, Choonik Lee, Choonsik Lee, Matthew Mille, Harald Paganetti, Sergio Morato Rafet, Jan PO Schuemann, Jungwook Shin, Torunn I Yock
Affiliation: East Carolina University, University of Michigan, Massachusetts General Hospital, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The National Cancer Institute’s Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison Cohort aims to collect and analyze data from cancer centers across the United States and Canada to quantify diff...
Authors: Spencer Behr, Joseph Grudzinski, Youngho Seo, Jaehoon Shin, Yiran Wang, Frederick J. Wilson
Affiliation: University of California San Francisco, University of California, San Francisco, Voximetry, Inc., Voximetry, Inc
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Voxel-level imaging-based dosimetry enables a significant improvement in accurate and personalized treatment planning in radiopharmaceutical therapy, potentially leading to optimized disease ...
Authors: Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, Keith T Griffin, Jae Won Jung, Cari M Kitahara, Choonik Lee, Choonsik Lee, Aimee L McNamara, Matthew Mille, Harald Paganetti, Sergio Morato Rafet, Jan PO Schuemann, Jungwook Shin, Torunn I Yock
Affiliation: University of Michigan, East Carolina University, Massachusetts General Hospital, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Institute of Cancer Research
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiotherapy dose reconstruction enables retrospective epidemiological studies that connect late health effects to the organ-absorbed radiation doses received during treatment. Though clinica...
Authors: Mark Anastasio, Hua Li, Zhuchen Shao
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ill-conditioned reconstruction problems in medical imaging, such as those arising from undersampled k-space data in MRI, can result in degraded image quality and clinical task-orientated perf...
Authors: Ahad Ollah Ezzati, Xiaoyu Hu, Xun Jia, Youfang Lai, Kai Yang, Yuncheng Zhong
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Gantry motion and patient breathing during a breast cone beam CT (bCBCT) scan is one of the major challenges for microcalcification (μCalcs) detection. By deploying a large number of individu...
Authors: Christopher P. Favazza, Andrea Ferrero, Taylor Froelich, Forrest Linch, Scott Thompson
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Photon counting detector (PCD) CT is a promising tool to enhance pre-procedural planning and intra-procedural guidance for prostate artery embolization due to its unsurpassed ultra-high spati...
Authors: Gregory J Bootsma, Tunok Mondol
Affiliation: University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To evaluate the impact of prototype fluence field modulation (FFM) cone-beam CT (CBCT) on dose reduction and image quality using Monte Carlo simulations. This study particularly looks at t...
Authors: David P. Adam, Xun Jia, Youfang Lai, Yuncheng Zhong
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiopharmaceutical therapy is experiencing a resurgence in interest due to its potential of treating widespread metastatic disease in a patient-specific manner. Accurately measuring and desc...
Authors: David P. Adam, Allison Cartee, Eric C. Frey, Michael Ghaly, Bin He, Robert Francois Hobbs, Natalie Rose Kania, Ana Kiess, Ian Marsh, Bonnie N. C. President, Steven Rowe, George Sgouros, Phuoc Tran, Hao Wang
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, Radiopharmaceutical Imaging and Dosimetry, LLC (Rapid), 2The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Advanced treatment paradigms combining SPECT/CT imageable, alpha emitting, radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) can provide the potential of dose escala...
Authors: Geoffrey D. Hugo, Eric Laugeman, Thomas R. Mazur, Pamela Samson, Kim A. Selting, Zhehao Zhang
Affiliation: University of Illinois, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, WashU Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the robustness of a deep learning (DL)-based 4D-CBCT motion-compensated (MoCo) reconstruction method to out-of-distribution data.
Methods: Our developed 4D-CBCT reconstructi...
Authors: Hilary Louisa Byrne, Paul J. Keall, John Kipritidis, Jeremy Lim
Affiliation: Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, University of Sydney, Image X Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney
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Non-contrast CT ventilation imaging (CTVI) has been developed as a cost-effective and accessible alternative to PET/SPECT V/Q imaging for visualizing lung function. However, the sensitivit...
Authors: Hadley Anna DeBrosse, Kevin J. Little
Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work examines the consistency and pattern of spatial resolution degradation in weekly quality control (QC) testing prior to CT tube failure and replacement and investigates potential cor...
Authors: Stephen Araujo, Jing-Tzyh Alan Chiang, Cynthia E. Davis, Eri Haneda, Andrew Karellas, Thomas C Larsen, William Ross, Hsin Wu Tseng, Srinivasan Vedantham, Pengwei Wu
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, GE Aerospace Research, Department of Medical Imaging, The University of Arizona, GE HealthCare Technology & Innovation Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To determine the system parameters and technique factors for image acquisition needed so that the mean glandular dose (MGD) of approximately 4.5 mGy is not exceeded for a recently developed, ...
Authors: Frank F. Dong, Megan C. Jacobsen, Ke Li, Xinming Liu, Humberto Monsivais, John Rong
Affiliation: Purdue University, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the noise characteristics of a clinical photon counting detector CT (PCD-CT) system along axial and through-plane (Z) dimensions using 3D NPS measurements.
Methods: This stu...