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Evaluating Tumor Shrinkage Using Fractionated Radiotherapy: A Mixed Finite Element Method (FEM) for Free Boundary Problem

Authors: Xianjin Dai, PhD, Xiang Wan, Lei Xing, Qiuyun Xu, Lewei Zhao, Zeyu Zhou

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine and quantify tumor shrinkage over time in response to fractionated radiotherapy. We seek to establish a predictive model that can provide a systematic ...

The Development of a Novel Biomechanical Model for Accurate Contour Deformation during Online Adaptative Metastatic Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Planning.

Authors: Jeremy S. Bredfeldt, Benito De Celis Alonso, Braian Adair Maldonado Luna, Kevin M. Moerman, Gerardo Uriel Perez Rojas, René Eduardo Rodríguez-Pérez, Kamal Singhrao

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Galway, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Online adaptive radiotherapy replanning for single-isocenter bone cancer metastasis treatment reduces on-table treatment time and patient discomfort compared to the multi-isocenter standard-o...