Authors: Kyle J. Wang, Yading Yuan
Affiliation: Bergen County Technical High School, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Genotoxic cancer therapies inevitably damage normal cells, particularly circulating hematopoietic cells, posting a risk for therapy-induced leukemia. This study aims to develop an automated i...
Authors: Steve Braunstein, Angela Jakary, Hui Lin, Bo Liu, Janine Lupo, Tiffany Ngan, Ke Sheng, Nate Tran
Affiliation: Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Graduate Program in Bioengineering, University of California San Francisco-UC Berkeley, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Current RT clinical target volumes (CTVs) for Glioblastoma (GBM) employ 2cm isotropic expansions of gross tumor volumes. However, studies showed patients still experience progression beyond t...
Authors: Mohammed Alzaabi, Owen Thomas Dillon, Julia Johnson, Andrew Kanawati, Tess Reynolds, Ann Yan
Affiliation: Westmead Hospital, Image X Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Khalifa University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a physiological carotid artery phantom and Bayesian geometric calibration method to examine the feasibility of extended field-of-view interventional CBCT artery imaging using a mul...
Authors: Petr Bruza, David J. Gladstone, Austin Sloop, Rongxiao Zhang
Affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: UHDR-specific probes are becoming available on the market but often demand high costs and long order times. The reduced sensitivity of these probes often imposes challenges when measuring con...
Authors: Melissa Bronson, Elizabeth L. Covington, Robert T. Dess, Joseph R. Evans, William C. Jackson, Charles S. Mayo, Michelle L. Mierzwa, Benjamin S. Rosen, VG Vinod Vydiswaran, Grant Weyburne, Zheng Zhang, Henry Zocher
Affiliation: PCORnet®, The National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network, University of Michigan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Diagnosis and staging are an integral part of cancer care, but this information is often scattered across various electronic medical records. The fragmentation increases overall documentation...
Authors: Liu Hong, Zhong Su
Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Abstract Preview: Purpose: During treatment delivery on TrueBeam platform 2.7, Triggered Imaging (TI) enables kV images acquisition at regular intervals and Auto Beam Hold (ABH) provides beam pausing if the target is m...
Authors: ChangSeon Kim, Andrew Lukban, Mario Serrano-Sosa, Nadia M. Vassell
Affiliation: Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ocular HDR brachytherapy is used as an alternative treatment for eye cancer, especially with extrascleral extension in the orbit. This complex procedure inserts catheters into the orbit affix...
Authors: Colton Baley, Bhuvaneswari Narayanan, Niko Papanikolaou, Daniel L. Saenz
Affiliation: UT Health San Antonio, Texas Oncology, University of Texas HSC San Antonio
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of off-axis winston lutz (WLT) for linac based stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatments using in-house phantom.
Methods: Traditional WLT that uses cone and s...
Authors: Freeman Jin, Paul J. Keall, Alistair MacDonald, Adam Mylonas, Chandrima Sengupta
Affiliation: Image X Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Image X Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Image X Institute, School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
Abstract Preview: Purpose: During radiation therapy, tumours in the prostate may move from the planned treatment position, leading to significant dose deviations above clinical tolerances Surveys have indicated the nee...
Authors: Hulya Ozdemir Buss, Julius G. Ojwang, Neelu Soni
Affiliation: Mercy Hospital Springfield
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The CyberKnife (CK) Synchrony system provides sub-millimeter motion-tracking accuracy during stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). For lung tumors near the diaphragm, we evaluated the feasib...