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...
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 Womenâs 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...
Authors: Mitya M. Barreto, Nichole A. Harris
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate dosimeter dependence of measured AGD, and to develop a dosimeter independent method for evaluating the AGD, for CEDM exposures.
Methods: Three solid-state dosimeters (Raysafe-X...
Authors: Haonian Gong, Yue Gu, Meiqi Liu, Zihao Liu, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Yuxiang Wang, Yidong Yang, Cheng Zheng
Affiliation: Hefei Ion Medical Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Department of Engineering and Applied Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, University of Science and Technology of China
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Proton radiotherapy in preclinical small animals requires specific dose engine due to its low energy and small irradiation volume. This study is to develop a GPU-based Monte Carlo dose eng...
Authors: Laura Bennett, Wesley S. Culberson, Albert Du, Kevin J. Erhart, Ryan T. Flynn, Ryan Gardner, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Patrick M Hill, Daniel E. Hyer, Eric Jensen, Kaustubh A. Patwardhan, Blake R. Smith, Nhan Vu, Karsten K. Wake
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Ion Beam Applications (IBA), University of Iowa, Iowa Health Care, .decimal
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop and experimentally validate a novel Monte Carlo (MC) framework designed to enable calculation-based quality assurance (QA) for collimated intensity modulated proton therapy treatme...
Authors: Ahad Ollah Ezzati, Yile Fang, Xiaoyu Hu, Xun Jia, 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: With breast cancer being one of the most prevalent cancers, regular screening is an effective strategy to mitigate the risk of malignancy. However, conventional energy-integrating detector (E...
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 Womenâs 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: Zijia Guo, Michael F. McNitt-Gray, Frederic Noo, Karl Stierstorfer
Affiliation: Siemens Healthineers, University of Utah, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurately assessing lung parenchyma health is critically important in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CT attenuation values are valuable for this purpo...
Authors: Izabella L. Barreto, Benjamin Taylor Heggie, Stephanie M. Leon
Affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 3D printing has the potential for producing materials useful for the imaging field. This work aims to identify absorption (attenuation coefficient) and material properties (effective atomic n...
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: Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 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 Womenâs Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Varian Imaging Laboratory
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Dual-layer kV imager (DLI) architecture enables the capability for single-shot dual-energy (DE) intrafraction imaging. As noise from individual DLI layers are primarily uncorrelated, simpl...
Authors: Peter Balogh, Wesley E. Bolch, Mir Md Nasim Hossain, Nien-Wen Hu, Walter Murfee, Wyatt Smither, Julia D. Withrow
Affiliation: New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop 3D computational, tissue-representative models incorporating physiologically relevant microvascular network patterns for calculating local alpha particle and electron dosimetry eff...
Authors: Aditya P. Apte, Xinan Chen, Joseph O. Deasy, Ramesh Paudyal, Kyung Peck, Amita Shukla-Dave, Nathaniel Swinburne, Robert J. Young
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We apply our novel formulation of unbalanced-regularized-optimal-mass-transport (urOMT) theory to brain DCE-MRI data to quantify and visualize the behaviors of fluid flows in post-treatment f...
Authors: Shaojie Chang, Thomas A. Foley, Hao Gong, Emily Koons, Shuai Leng, Cynthia H. McCollough, Eric E. Williamson
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To enhance coronary CT angiography (cCTA) capabilities on conventional energy integrating detector CT (EID-CT) using artificial intelligence (AI). The AI framework incorporates high-resolutio...
Authors: Xinhua Li, Vu Nguyen, Yifang (Jimmy) Zhou
Affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Assessing iodine concentration in liver lesions is essential for evaluating contrast enhancement in multi-phase liver CT and for accurate disease diagnosis. This study aims to evaluate the as...
Authors: Maria F. Chan, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Shih-Chi Lin, Dustin W. Lynch, Usman Mahmood, Jeonghoon Park
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To explore the feasibility of using GafChromic LD-V1 film for annual imaging dose assessment across kV radiography, fluoroscopy, and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging protocols, as...
Authors: Izabella L. Barreto, Aroon Pressram
Affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Our clinical dual energy CT (DECT) head protocol reconstructs iodine-suppressed virtual non-contrast (VNC) images using the vendor-recommended slope for material discrimination. However, this...
Authors: Yankun Lang, Lei Ren, Dario B. Rodrigues
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
HTP of microwave (MW) phased-array systems determine MW antenna settings to maximize energy absorption (SAR in W/kg) in tumor. Conventional HTP algorithms calculate SAR based on electromag...
Authors: Hannah Grover, Andrew J. Sampson
Affiliation: Oregon Health & Science University, UT Health San Antonio
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The goal of this work was to quantify the dosimetric impact of iodinated contrast on fibroglandular breast tissue to better inform clinical risk and benefit assessments when determining the m...
Authors: Jorge Naoki Dominguez Kondo, Qihui Lyu
Affiliation: University of California San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Targeted alpha therapy (TAT) has emerged as a highly potent therapeutic method in oncology, but its development is limited by the lack of imaging methods to quantify its dosimetry. Convent...
Authors: Julien Bancheri, Chau Giang Bui, Christopher M Lund, Morgan J Maher, Jamiel Nasser, Amy Parent, Monica Serban, Jan P. Seuntjens, Jason Z Yuan
Affiliation: University of Toronto, Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & University of Toronto
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton therapy (PT) has demonstrated greater precision and superior healthy tissue sparing compared to photon radiotherapy for various sites; however, PT systems are expensive, which limits g...
Authors: Amy Tien Yee Chang, Chi Wai Cheung, Tin Lok Chiu, Chen-Yu Huang, Chi Wa Kong, Pei-Xiong Li, Pak Hang Nam, Bin Yang, Siu Ki Yu
Affiliation: Comprehensive Oncology Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Medical Physics Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study introduces BrachyPlanCheck, an independent Monte Carlo (MC)-based dose calculation tool for 192Ir brachytherapy retrospective study or algorithm commissioning.
Methods: BrachyPl...
Authors: Serdar Charyyev, Kaan Dere, Edgar Gelover, Mohammad Khurram Khan, Liyong Lin, Mark McDonald, Cristina Oancea, Alexander Stanforth, Sibo Tian, Suk Whan (Paul) Yoon, Mingyao Zhu
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford University, Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Advacam
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The conventional implementation of proton spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) utilizes physical collimators with apertures to generate minibeams, creating alternating regions of high-d...
Authors: Mohamad Ahmad Alissa, Carson Brame, Damian Czarnecki, Olivier Evrard, Charbel A. Habib, Jeff Hildreth, Andy Murray, Andreas Schönfeld, Ann-Britt Schönfeld, David Towle, Gerd Wessing
Affiliation: CDT-West - Centrum fĂŒr Diagnostik und Therapie, Radiologie Vechta, Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen, MyMichigan Health, Sun Nuclear Corp., Mirion Technologies
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To characterize the performance of novel shielded and unshielded silicon diode detectors in relative photon and electron beam dosimetry.
Methods: The novel shielded and unshielded sili...
Authors: Maria F. Chan, Indra J. Das, Xiuxiu He, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Jeonghoon Park, Yunjie Yang
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: There is a need for accurate and flexible in-vivo dosimetry systems, particularly for special procedures. Effective dosimetry is crucial for dose verification and maintaining records. A new r...
Authors: Gueorgui Gueorguiev, Katia Sergieva, Filip Simeonov, Tsvetelina Todorova, Bozhidar Vladimirov
Affiliation: National Centre of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, Queen Giovanna University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Dosimetry audit is an essential tool enhancing confidence in the accuracy of treatment delivery and in prevention of radiation treatment incidents. Current work depicts how novel nationwide r...
Authors: Jonathan J. Chen, Alexei V. Chvetsov, Yulun He, Ramesh Rengan, Andrew Stacey, Kent Wallner
Affiliation: University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To show that the RBE of low-energy photon sources used in COMS (Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study) eye plaques compensates for protracted irradiation and attenuation of low-energy photons i...
Authors: Michael Confer, Mark A. Newpower
Affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A pediatric patient recently presented to our clinic for treatment for chordoma, which was near the brainstem. The clinician elected to treat this patient using intensity modulated proton the...
Authors: Magdalena Bazalova-Carter, James Day, Xinchen Deng
Affiliation: University of Victoria
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Ring artifacts in Photon-Counting Computed Tomography (PCCT) images can degrade image quality. this study aims to suppress ring artifacts with a novel autoencoder-based framework that leve...
Authors: Soon N. Huh, Perry B. Johnson, Jiyeon Park, Ryan Stevens
Affiliation: University of Florida Health Proton Therapy Institute, UF Health Proton Therapy Institute, UFHPTI
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) doses shall be limited for pediatric patients in clinical settings. Device called Filtimator (filter+collimator) was custom designed to reduce setup CB...
Authors: Alexander Bookbinder, Matthew Tivnan, Xiangyi Wu, Wei Zhao
Affiliation: Stony Brook Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate and benchmark a system-adaptive diffusion-based digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) denoising model for a direct-indirect dual-layer flat panel detector (DI-DLFPD) with a k-edge...
Authors: Clifford Ghee Ann Chua, Calvin Wei Yang Koh, Kah Seng Lew, Zubin Master, Sung Yong Park, Hong Qi Tan, Andrew Wibawa
Affiliation: National Cancer Centre Singapore
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the impact of spot position deviation on reference dosimetry measurements using different delivery patterns and to determine the optimal delivery pattern for reference dosimetr...
Authors: Md. Jobairul Islam
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Labaid Cancer Hospital and Super Speciality Centre
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Electron radiotherapy is an effective treatment for superficial tumors but requires field-shaping devices like electron applicators, which are labor-intensive to produce. This study aimed to ...
Authors: Ehsan Abadi, Njood Alsaihati, Steven T. Bache, Mridul Bhattarai, Cindy Marie McCabe, Francesco Ria, Ehsan Samei
Affiliation: Duke University, Center for Virtual Imaging Trials, Duke University, Duke University Health System, Clinical Imaging Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Duke University Health System
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To compare and contrast alternative methods including reader (in hominum), phantom (in phantasma), in vivo, and in silico methods deployed to assess the performance of photon counting (PCCT) ...
Authors: Amar K. Basavatia, Sandeepan Ganguly, Lee C. Goddard, Wolfgang A. Tomé
Affiliation: Montefiore Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the dosimetric impact of WGTG51-e Report 385, recently updated CoP for clinical electron beams. This study uses a chamber specific effective point of measurement (EPOM) shift t...
Authors: Carlos E. Cardenas, Udbhav S. Ram, Marcin Wierzbicki
Affiliation: The University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Juravinski Cancer Centre
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This study aims to systematically evaluate the dosimetric properties and delivery efficiency of 6X-FFF and 10X-FFF beams for lung SBRT on the Varian TrueBeam STx using the Eclipse TPS 16.1...
Authors: David Ayala Alvarez, Facundo Ballester, Luc Beaulieu, Francisco Berumen-Murillo, Jean-Simon Cote, Ernesto Mainegra-Hing, Iymad Mansour, Gaël Ndoutoume-Paquet, Jan P. Seuntjens, Rowan M. Thomson, Christian Valdes, Javier Vijande, Peter G. Watson
Affiliation: Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & University of Toronto, McGill University, Department of Physics and Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, IFIC-UV, University of Valencia, National Research Council Canada, Carleton University, 5Service de Physique Médicale et de Radioprotection, Centre Intégré de Cancérologie, CHU de Québec- Université Laval et Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Regional de Antofagasta, Université Laval, Carleton Laboratory for Radiotherapy Physics, Department of Physics, Carleton University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Low-energy X-ray beams used in electronic brachytherapy (eBT) pose unique dosimetric challenges due to high depth-dose gradients, material-dependent detector responses, and the absence of sta...
Authors: Michael Dingfelder, Homeira Faridnejad
Affiliation: East Carolina University, Department of Physics, East Carolina University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To use Gafchromic film for measurement of the dose delivered by low-energy (2-4 MeV) protons to living cells.
Methods: Five different types of Gafchromic films were tested for dosimetry un...
Authors: Winter Green, Yao Hao, Nels C. Knutson, Matthew C. Schmidt, Xiandong Zhao
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, WashU Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Beam profile flatness is crucial for both photon and proton radiotherapy systems. This work investigated the dosimetry impact of beam flatness on a clinical synchrocyclotron proton system.
Authors: Christoph Bert, Leon BrĂŒckner, Luitpold Distel, Julian Freier, Peter Hommelhoff, Bastian Löhrl
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversitĂ€t Erlangen-NĂŒrnberg, Department Physik, Friedrich-Alexander UniversitĂ€t Erlangen-NĂŒrnberg
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Low energy electron (LEE) bunches in the kilo electronvolt (keV) range are thought to have a high relative biological effectiveness (RBE). To investigate this, it is necessary to establish re...
Authors: Leshan Sun, Liangzhong Xiang, Yifei Xu, Yuchen Yan
Affiliation: University of California, Irvine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: X-ray Acoustic Computed Tomography (XACT) is a transformative innovation in medical imaging, overcoming the limitations of conventional X-ray techniques. It introduces new possibilities in cl...
Authors: Sean P. Boyer, Shae Gans, Mingcheng Gao, Draik B. Hecksel, Mark Pankuch
Affiliation: Northwestern Medicine Proton Center, Northwestern Medicine Chicago Proton Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Protons deposit a large portion of their energy at the end of their range in a region known as the Bragg peak, which may increase the relative biological effective (RBE) dose in this region. ...
Authors: Yuzhen Ding, Hongying Feng, Jason Michael Holmes, Baoxin Li, Wei Liu, Daniel Ma, Lisa McGee, Samir H. Patel, Jean Claude M. Rwigema, Sujay A. Vora
Affiliation: Arizona State University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) is a preferred treatment modality for head and neck (H&N) cancer patients, offering precise tumor targeting while sparing surrounding organs at ri...
Authors: David Ayala Alvarez, Facundo Ballester, Luc Beaulieu, Francisco Berumen-Murillo, Jean-Simon Cote, Ernesto Mainegra-Hing, Iymad Mansour, Gaël Ndoutoume-Paquet, Rowan M. Thomson, Christian Valdes, Javier Vijande, Peter G. Watson
Affiliation: Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval, Laval University, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, McGill University, Department of Physics and Medical Physics Unit, McGill University, IFIC-UV, University of Valencia, National Research Council Canada, Carleton University, 5Service de Physique Médicale et de Radioprotection, Centre Intégré de Cancérologie, CHU de Québec- Université Laval et Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital Regional de Antofagasta
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Modelling electronic brachytherapy (eBT) sources is difficult because of the high-dose gradients and challenges associated with low-energy modelling. This study examines the accuracy of avail...
Authors: John Ford, Yu Fujiwara, Isao Murata, Zavier Ndum Ndum
Affiliation: Osaka University, Texas A&M University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study investigates how particle energy affects radiation quality and biological effectiveness with the inclusion of medical implants. Our research group used microdosimetric analysis to ...
Authors: Akbar Anvari, Carnell J. Hampton, Melanie R. Piantino, Kai Yang
Affiliation: Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate aperture collimation on a C-shape gantry-mounted proton accelerator. Mevion S250i Hyper scanning machine implemented aperture collimation utilizing adaptive aperture (AA). The AA ...
Authors: David Alcorta, Lindsay Bolino, Olivia Canter, Seifallah Emam, Joseph Farina, Timothy Haystead, Philip Hughes, Keshav Jha, David Loiselle, Mark Oldham, Victoria J. P. Radosova
Affiliation: Duke University Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke University, Duke University Department of Medicine, Duke University, Duke University Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke Univerity, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To simulate how Cherenkov light (CL) produced during radiation therapy can activate targeted photodynamic molecules. To experimentally determine dose and concentration thresholds for biologic...
Authors: Nebi Demez, Michael Kasper, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Umesh Rana, Hina Saeed, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: DynamicARC is a novel pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy technique with the potential to provide more conformal dose distributions and reduce treatment time. This study investigates th...
Authors: Xinhui Duan, Vivek Nair, Liqiang Ren, KyuHo Song, Vasantha Vasan, Kuan Zhang, Yue Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Minimizing radiation dose is crucial in CT colonography (CTC) screening and diagnosis. Tin (Sn) prefiltration is readily incorporated into clinical photon-counting CT (PCCT) scanners, yet its...
Authors: Gisell Ruiz Boiset, Paulo ROBERTO Costa, Renan Felix dos Santos, Gustavo Freire Pereira da Silva, Alessandra Tomal
Affiliation: University of SĂŁo Paulo (USP), Institute of Physics, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de FĂsica Gleb Wataghin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Evaluate the feasibility of a bench-top PCCT using Geant4 Monte Carlo simulations. The study applied the Geant4 framework on determining the electronic density of materials as a function of C...
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 SĂžrensen, Matthias WĂŒrl
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-UniversitĂ€t MĂŒnchen (LMU Munich), Danish Centre for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitĂ€t (LMU) MĂŒnchen, 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.
Methods:...
Authors: Eric Addison, Stephen M. Avery, Alhassan Mohammed Baidoo, Lyna Dinh, Megan Doherty, Andrew Friberg, Sonya Gwak, Francis Hasford, Stephen Inkoom, Shannon E. O'Reilly, Ayoola Okuribido, Edem Sosu, Samuel Nii Adu Tagoe
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, University of Ghana, Sweden Ghana Medical Centre
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This first-of-its-kind Global Medical Physics Training and Development Program (GMPTDP) seeks to serve as an opportunity for graduate students to enhance their clinical training with a global...
Authors: Davide Brivio, Lia Carroll, Juliane Daartz, Jan PO Schuemann, Piotr Zygmanski
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Womenâs 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 ...
Authors: Christina Brunnquell, Diana Elizabeth Carver, Jaydev K. Dave, Hadley Anna DeBrosse, Hannah Grover, Andrew M. Hernandez, Youngkyoo Jung, Megan E. Lipford, Kevin J. Little
Affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, University of California, Mayo Clinic, The Ohio State University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, University of Minnesota
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Medical imaging physicists play a crucial role in ensuring patient safety, overseeing quality control (QC) of imaging systems, and enhancing diagnostic accuracy. Medical imaging physicists ha...
Authors: Salman M. Arnab, Yves Chevalier, Samuel Gagné, Adrian F. Howansky, Luc LaperriÚre, Xiangyi Wu, Wei Zhao
Affiliation: Stony Brook Medicine, Analogic Canada
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A direct-indirect dual-layer flat-panel-detector (DI-DLFPD) is under development for patient motion artifact-free contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM). DI-DLFPD comprises a direct fro...
Authors: Xiangli Cui, Wei Han, Jie Li, Lingling Liu
Affiliation: Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the influence of tissue heterogeneity on proton beam linear energy transfer (LET) and relative biological effectiveness (RBE) using nine RBE models. This study quantifies the i...
Authors: James M. Balter, Alexander Moncion, Ikechi S Ozoemelam
Affiliation: University of Michigan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Sequential dual-energy cone beam computed tomography (DE-CBCT) integrated with an online adaptive platform could potentially improve soft tissue visualization for more accurate anatomical del...
Authors: Mohammadreza Ay, Nahal Daneshgar, Nima Kasraie, Abbas Monsef, Zeinab Peymani, Hadi Rezaei, Peyman Sheikhzadeh
Affiliation: University of Minnesota Medical School, Radiation Oncology, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Physics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex,Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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This study aims to design and simulate an innovative pediatric-dedicated SPECT scanner optimized for childrenâs unique anatomical and safety needs by enhancing sensitivity in data acquisit...
Authors: Qihui Lyu, Javier Caravaca Rodriguez, Youngho Seo, Ke Sheng, Jingjie Yu
Affiliation: University of California San Francisco, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Simultaneous broad-energy imaging is critical for many theragnostic applications, but the current Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) can only image low energy photons with ...
Authors: Alexei V. Chvetsov, Sunan Cui, Sunyoung Jang, Robert D. Stewart
Affiliation: University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Penn State College of Medicine, University of Washington
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate spatial variation of relative biological effectiveness (RBE) in COMS (Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study) eye plaques with low energy 125I and 103Pd photon sources as a function ...
Authors: Michalis Aristophanous, Laura I. Cervino, Maria F. Chan, Puneeth Iyengar, Hsiang-Chi Kuo, Nancy Y Lee, Xiang Li, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Usman Mahmood, Jean M. Moran, Jason Ocana
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To determine the limits of iodine concentration detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) in dual-energy computed tomography using a 3D printed phantom while considering different background, ...
Authors: Omer Gal, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Matthew D. Hall, Rupesh Kotecha, Minesh P. Mehta, Andrew J. Wroe, Jen Yu
Affiliation: Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Linear energy transfer (LET) is directly related to relative-biological-effectiveness dose in proton therapy. This study aims to investigate how the treatment field hinge angles affect LET of...
Authors: Ruiming Chen Edmondson, Darwin Abraham Garcia, James A. Kavanaugh, Joseph John Lucido
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Characterize the dose response and reproducibility of a low-dose film for 6 MV photon beam and assess the filmâs energy dependence between kV and MV energies.
Methods: A single 8âx10â LD-V...
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: Contrast-enhanced breast cone-beam computed tomography (bCBCT) provides high-resolution, 3D imaging of breast tissues with improved differentiation between normal and abnormal tissues. Curren...
Authors: Giavanna Luisa Jadick, Patrick J La Riviere
Affiliation: University of Chicago
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We assess two multi-measurement acquisition schemes for material decomposition with x-ray phase-contrast imaging (XPCI); demonstrating for the first time that multi-distance imaging can match...
Authors: Michael G. Mitch, Csilla I. Szabo-Foster
Affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The U.S. air-kerma strength standard for low-dose-rate (LDR) low-energy photon-emitting brachytherapy sources provides measurement traceability for calibrations at the AAPM Accredited Dosimet...
Authors: Indra J. Das, Ahtesham U. Khan, Andrew J. White, Poonam Yadav
Affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: During intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) planning, low MU segments (< 3 MU) are commonly avoided due to documented dosimetric nonlinearity and poor reproducibility. This work aims to ex...
Authors: Mercy Iyabode Akerele, Yuni K. Dewaraja, Richard Laforest, Justin K. Mikell, Wendy Siman, Allan Thomas, Daniel Thorek
Affiliation: University of Michigan, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Post-therapy quantitative 90Y SPECT and PET measurements show ~25% lower activity than vendor-reported values for glass microspheres. We hypothesize this discrepancy is due to bremsstrahlung ...
Authors: Kaitlyn M Betz, David Dunkerley, Eric Johnson, Kalina V Jordanova, Kathryn E. Keenan, Samuel D Oberdick, Gregory P. Penoncello, Stephen E Russek
Affiliation: Dept of Radiology, Stanford, University of Colorado School of Medicine, NIST, College of Wooster
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Examine use of low-field MRI and multiparametric analysis for 3D MRI-readable biomimetic gel dosimetry. Low-field MRIs are compact, inexpensive, and portable. They could be located within rad...
Authors: Magdalena Bazalova-Carter, Ross I. Berbeco, James Day, Xinchen Deng, Chelsea Amanda Saffron Dunning, Dianne M. Ferguson, Matthew W. Jacobson, Toby Morris, Marios Myronakis, Jericho Daniel O'Connell, Fides Schwartz, Jainil Shah, Aaron Sodickson
Affiliation: Brigham and Womens Hospital, University of Massachsetts Lowell and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Medical Physics Department, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medial School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, University of Victoria, Siemens Healthineers, Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: While CT imaging has advanced with improved machine design, we propose further gains can be achieved by enhancing sensitivity to contrast agents. Current CT sensitivity is limited to 1% bismu...
Authors: Chih-Wei Chang, Junbo Peng, Richard L.J. Qiu, Justin Roper, Xiangyang Tang, Tonghe Wang, Huiqiao Xie, Xiaofeng Yang, David Yu
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Emory Univ, Emory University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Limited-angle dual-energy (DE) cone-beam CT (CBCT) is considered a promising solution to achieve fast and low-dose DE imaging on current CBCT scanners without hardware modification. However, ...
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 Womenâs 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: Multi-layer flat-panel imagers can improve for clinical image-guided radiotherapy applications, including the enhanced visualization of soft tissue and a reduction in image artifacts. Each im...
Authors: Sebastien A. Gros, Hyejoo Kang, Andrew Keeler, Luke Layman, Jason Patrick Luce, Ha Nguyen, John C. Roeske
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola University Chicago
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
This study aims to optimize virtual monoenergetic (VM) images obtained from dual-energy (DE) cone-beam computer tomography (CBCT) protocols for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). The o...
Authors: Akire Trestrail
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of using 125I as a HDR directional brachytherapy source.
Methods: Monte Carlo (MC) simulations were performed using the EGSnrc software toolkit. Dose rate di...
Authors: Carina Gassner, Guyue Hu, Thomas Kröncke, 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-UniversitĂ€t (LMU) MĂŒnchen, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-UniversitĂ€t MĂŒnchen (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 ...
Authors: Jeffrey S. Nelson, Raj Kumar Panta, Megan K. Russ, Ehsan Samei
Affiliation: Clinical Imaging Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Duke University Health System
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) enhances tumor detection by utilizing energy-dependent information from iodinated contrast agents. However, there is a lack of quantitative techniques to a...
Authors: Hengjie Liu, Dan Ruan, Ke Sheng, DI Xu
Affiliation: Physics and Biology in Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California at San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
State-of-the-art deep learning-based deformable image registration often uses large, complex models directly adapted from computer vision tasks but achieves only comparable performance to ...
Authors: Izabella L. Barreto, Benjamin Taylor Heggie, Stephanie M. Leon
Affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Filament deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers may utilize proprietary calibration methods inadequate for medical imaging. Proper techniques are necessary to achieve imaging uniformity standa...
Authors: Wesley S. Culberson, Ryan Gardner, John Thomas Stasko
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, University of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: X-ray tube voltage is a critical parameter in influencing an X-ray tubeâs beam quality. The endpoint tube potential, the potential difference between the X-ray tubeâs cathode and anode, is pa...
Authors: Huixiao Chen, Zhe (Jay) Chen, MinYoung Lee, Sameer Taneja
Affiliation: Yale School of Medicine, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Superficial radiation therapy uses low-energy x-rays to treat various types of cancers, including non-melanoma skin cancers, and dermatological conditions such as keloid scars, mycosis fungoi...
Authors: Azza Mohamed Ahmed, Nadine Francis, Osama Khan, Nabil Maalej, Aamir Raja, Briya Tariq
Affiliation: Khalifa University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The study aims to evaluate the task-specific diagnostic performance of spectral photon-counting CT (SPCCT) using application-specific phantoms.
Methods:
Parameters such as linearity res...
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...
Authors: Shusen Jing, Qihui Lyu, Dan Ruan, Ke Sheng, Qifan Xu
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Conventional computed tomography (CT) measures the collective attenuation of primary photon fluence and then reconstructs the 3D images without using the timing information of individual phot...
Authors: Xinhui Duan, Vivek Nair, Liqiang Ren, KyuHo Song, Kuan Zhang, Yue Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate how tin-filtered spectral shaping in clinical photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) affects noise magnitude across varying object sizes, radiation doses, and spectral reconst...
Authors: Zijia Guo, Viktor Haase, Michael F. McNitt-Gray, Frederic Noo
Affiliation: Siemens Healthineers, University of Utah, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The attenuation values in CT hold strong potential for disease diagnosis. However, they lack reliability, which has limited their use to clinical trials where variability can be controlled. S...
Authors: Zachary Diamond, Pretesh Patel, Sibo Tian, Yinan Wang, Xiaofeng Yang, David Yu, Ahmal Jawad Zafar, Jun Zhou
Affiliation: Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Active breath-hold techniques effectively mitigate respiratory motion but poses challenges for patients who are unable to tolerate the procedure. Conventional planning relies on multiple ener...
Authors: Chingyun Cheng, Ben Durkee, Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Minglei Kang, Haibo Lin, Bhudatt R. Paliwal, Charles B. Simone, Zhizhen Wei, Tengda Zhang, Xingyi Zhao
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, New York Proton Center, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Transmission Beam (TB), Single-Energy Bragg Peak (SEBP), and Single-Energy Spread-Out Bragg Peak (SESOBP) are primary proton conformal FLASH techniques. However, each comes with significant l...
Authors: Harold Y Hu, Yanle Hu, Shuai Leng, Maryam Sadeghian, Joe Swicklik
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona, Basis Scottsdale, Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiotherapy CT simulation often requires two scans: a non-contrast scan for dose calculation and a contrast-enhanced scan for target delineation. Photon-counting-detector (PCD) CT allows the...