Authors: Lili Chen, Ahmed A. Eldib, Chang Ming Charlie Ma
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Specialized adaptive radiotherapy (ART) systems have been developed and clinically implemented, which are either cost-ineffective such as MR-linacs or inflexible in workflow such as the Ethos...
Authors: Lily Jo Bertemes, Careesa Billante, Ashley Cetnar, Arnab Chakravarti, Nilendu Gupta, Sagarika Jain, Maximilian Stephen Meineke, Allison N. Palmiero, Runhe Tan
Affiliation: The Ohio State University - James Cancer Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, The James Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ultra-High Dose Rate Radiation Therapy (UHDR-RT) induces normal tissue sparing while maintaining iso-effective tumor control compared to conventional methods, known as the βFLASH effectβ. How...
Authors: Marwa Y. Abdel Tawwab, Amin E Amin, Abdullah M. ElSharif, Somaia Metwally Elsayed, Magdy M. Khalil
Affiliation: School of Applied Health Science, Badr University in Cairo (BUC), Cairo, Egypt, Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Medical Biophysics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Helwan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Prostate cancer radiotherapy typically employs conventional fractionation schedules over approximately eight weeks. This study investigates the effect of variations in the Ξ±/Ξ² ratio on dose c...
Authors: Yukio Fujita, Syoma Ide, Kei Ito, Tomohiro Kajikawa, Satoshi Kito, Keiko Murofushi, Yujiro Nakajima, Yuhi Suda, Kentaro Taguchi, Naoki Tohyama, Fumiya Tsurumaki
Affiliation: Komazawa University Graduate School, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Department of Radiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for spine metastases is more effective for pain relief and local control than conventional radiotherapy. However, it is associated with vertebral compres...
Authors: Alyssa Gadsby, William J. Godwin, Daniel G. McDonald, Jean L. Peng, Alek K. Rapchak, Sean A Roles, Austin M. Skinner, Stephanie Tan
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To utilize multi-criteria optimization (MCO) in a targeted fashion to quickly and easily improve dose to the rectum when treating the prostate with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)....