Authors: William N. Duggar, Li Yuan
Affiliation: University of Mississippi Medical Center
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Radiation Oncology departments typically utilize various systems from different vendors. Ensuring the integrity and correctness of data during transfers between these systems is essential ...
Authors: Gabriel Lucas Andrade de Sousa, Einsley-Marie Janowski, Cam Nguyen, Krishni Wijesooriya
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia, Department of Physics, University of Virginia
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Optimizing radiation therapy (RT) to spare the immune system may improve Overall Survival (OS) in cancer patients. This study develops a computational algorithm to identify optimal dose-volum...
Authors: Nina Burbure, Tawfik Giaddui, Shidong Li, Curtis Miyamoto, Jeremy Price, Bin Wang
Affiliation: FCCC at Temple University Hospital, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Higher rates of local failures and toxicities challenged radiation therapy of centrally located lung cancer (CLLC). We assessed the treatment response by measuring the early changes of PET+ n...
Authors: Charmainne Cruje, Maria Dumol, Nawroz Fatima, Marisa Finlay, Kalaina Johnson, Raman Mohla, Jasleen Uppal
Affiliation: Trillium Health Partners, Carlo Fidani Regional Cancer Centre
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the robustness of a breast SBRT protocol in achieving target coverage by utilizing online- and retrospectively-matched CBCT-to-CT images.
Methods: The first pilot patient was s...
Authors: Liu Hong, Wen C. Hsi, Faraz Kalantari, Romy Megahed, Ganesh Narayanasamy, Maida Ranjbar, Pouya Sabouri, Zhong Su
Affiliation: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Quantitative apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) in diffusion-weighted MRI (dMRI) reflect water diffusivity and thus provide tissue cellular density information. Functional diffusion mappin...
Authors: ISAAC Amoah, Jackie Austin, Charlotte Block, Kaylee Brilz, Dylan Bui, Andrew E. Ekpenyong, Jayce Hughes, Pralhad Itani, Natasha Ratnapradipa, Sara Strom, Jacob Woolf
Affiliation: Creighton University
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in adults, with a median survival of approximately 15 months despite the current standard of care, which includes s...
Authors: Cheewai Cheng, Indra J. Das, Jeffrey Yui Hei Wong, Poonam Yadav
Affiliation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation treatment machine replacement brings chaos and urgency of timely completion of machine commissioning for every procedure used including TBI that are time consuming. Based on past ex...
Authors: Jon Hansen
Affiliation: Washington University in St Louis
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Commercially available auto-segmentation software was utilized to generate institution-specific optimization structures for spine stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Implementation of...
Authors: E Courtney Henry, Srinivas Cheenu Kappadath, Armeen Mahvash
Affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor responses for single-arm single-center prospective 90Y-radioembolization clinical trial (n=40) that used patient-specific voxel-dos...
Authors: James Benton, Andrew Dewar, Benjamin C Lee, Ryan Y Lee
Affiliation: Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, Urology of Greater Atlanta
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The purpose of our investigation was to determine if pre-treatment factors could predict urinary morbidity after combination radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer.
Methods:<...
Authors: ISAAC Amoah, Jackie Austin, Charlotte Block, Kaylee Brilz, Dylan Bui, Andrew E. Ekpenyong, Jayce Hughes, Natasha Ratnapradipa, Sara Strom, Jacob Woolf
Affiliation: Creighton University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cancers of the brain and nervous system account for 1 in 100 cancer diagnoses in the US every year. Surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy constitute the standard of care. For Glioblastoma (...
Authors: Alonso N. Gutierrez, Matthew D. Hall, Rupesh Kotecha, Yongsook C. Lee, Michael W. McDermott, Minesh P. Mehta, Ranjini P. Tolakanahalli, D. Jay J. Wieczorek
Affiliation: Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The objective of this study is to systematically evaluate and validate the performance of a commercially available 3D Linear stage device as a quality assurance (QA) tool to validate position...
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: Shengwen Deng, Sven L. Gallo, Robert S. Jones, David W. Jordan, Arashdeep Kaur, Aishwarya M. Kulkarni, Quibai Li, William R.M. Pedersen
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Radiology, Radiation Safety, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Radiation Safety, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center; School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; Department of Radiology, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
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Y-90 (Yttrium) SIRT radioembolization takes advantage of delivering localized radiation to the liver. Pre-treatment dosimetry is highly dependent on accurate MAA mapping, which may have an...
Authors: Gregory A Azzam, Danielle Cerbon, Laura Huang, Panayiotis Mavroidis, Diana Molinares, Stuart E Samuels, Sotirios Stathakis
Affiliation: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mount Vernan Rehabilitation Medicine Associates, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami, University of North Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study examines the correlation of different dose volume metrics of the skin, sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle and subcutaneous tissue (subcut) structures with the skin systemic sclerosis...
Authors: Robert Fucetola, Jiayi Huang, Zhihua Liu, Chongliang Luo, Tong Zhu
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine
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This prospective observational study investigates radiation-induced white matter (WM) injuries using longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in patients with diffuse glioma following r...
Authors: Daniel A. Alexander, Jeffrey D. Bradley, Steven J. Feigenberg, Cole Friedes, Casey Hollawell, William Levin, Maksym Sharma, Boon-Keng Kevin Teo, Ying Xiao, Nikhil Yegya-Raman, Jennifer Wei Zou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Applied Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate lung function changes following definitive chemoradiation dose using CT-derived measurements in patients with locally advanced NSCLC at 6-months post-treatment compared to pre-...
Authors: Ulrike Dydak, Chia-Tien Hsu, Chang Geun Lee, Cora Mizimakoski, Humberto Monsivais, Jae Hong Park
Affiliation: Purdue University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Overexposure to manganese (Mn) from inhaling welding fumes can lead to cognitive and motor deficits. We developed a whole-brain Mn-mapping approach to detect subtle but significant increases ...
Authors: Benjamin J. Sintay, Caroline Vanderstraeten, David B. Wiant
Affiliation: Fuse Oncology, Cone Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The Joint Commission (JC) mandates that healthcare organizations establish and evaluate staff competencies to ensure safe and effective patient care. In the context of increasing sub-speciali...
Authors: James M. Lamb, Jack Neylon, Dylan P. O'Connell
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Communication is imperative to safe, accurate, and timely radiotherapy. The past decade has seen a significant shift toward higher doses and shorter fractionations, which has in turn led to i...
Authors: Ndey Badjan, Chris Beasley, Issack Boru, Josh Joyner, Erica Owenby, Scott H. Robertson, Nicholas Said
Affiliation: Duke University Health System
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To design MRI-visible laterality markers to boost patient safety by minimizing errors in laterality and subsequent procedures.
Methods:
The markers were made using commercially avail...
Authors: Evan Calabrese, Scott R. Floyd, Kyle J. Lafata, Zachary J. Reitman, Eugene Vaios, Chunhao Wang, Lana Wang, Deshan Yang, Zhenyu Yang, Jingtong Zhao
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Duke Kunshan University
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This study proposes a novel neural ordinary differential equation (NODE) framework to distinguish post-SRS radionecrosis from recurrence in brain metastases (BMs). By integrating imaging f...
Authors: Emily Hansen, Alois M. Ndlovu, Niara Rowe, Roland Teboh
Affiliation: Hackensack University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The accuracy of SCINTIX biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) on the RefleXion X1 is dependent on the correct alignment of the isocenter between all subsystems, including setup lasers, kV imagin...
Authors: Smith Apisarnthanarax, Clemens Grassberger, John Kang, Yejin Kim, Justin Leu, Dominic A. Maes, Matthew J. Nyflot, Ramesh Rengan, Annemarie Shepherd, Jing Zeng
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, University of Washington, Department of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Reirradiation (ReRT) is a rapidly growing clinical challenge driven by better systemic therapy and longer survival, though clear guidelines for ReRT are lacking. Fitting traditional normal ti...
Authors: Madhava Aryal, James M. Balter, Yue Cao, Daniel T Chang, Kyle Cuneo, Joseph R. Evans, Theodore Lawrence, John Rice, Randall K. Ten Haken, Lise Wei
Affiliation: University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Michigan
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to identify predictors of global liver function change measured by albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in hepatocellular carcin...
Authors: Huang Chi-Shiuan, Wu Chih-Chun, Hui-Yu Cathy Tsai, Chen Yan-Han, Chen Yi-Wei, Pan Yi-Ying
Affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Tri-Service General Hospital
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This study aims to develop and validate a machine learning (ML) model based on MRI-derived radiomic features to predict progressive disease (PD) in glioblastoma (GBM) patients four months ...
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: Nicholas Joseph Casteloes, Brian T Collins, Sean P Collins, Shiva K. Das, Panayiotis Mavroidis, Michael Repka, Simeng Suy
Affiliation: University of South Florida, University of North Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To correlate four rectal symptoms with the dose to rectum in patients, who received SBRT with Cyberknife for prostate cancer. Also, to fit those dosimetric and outcome data by using a normal ...
Authors: Nicholas Joseph Casteloes, Brian T Collins, Sean P Collins, Shiva K. Das, Panayiotis Mavroidis, Michael Repka, Simeng Suy
Affiliation: University of South Florida, University of North Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To correlate two urinary symptoms with dose to bladder and urethra in patients who received SBRT with Cyberknife. Also, to use a normal tissue complication (NTCP) model to fit the dosimetric ...
Authors: Gregory A Azzam, Danielle Cerbon, Laura Huang, Panayiotis Mavroidis, Diana Molinares, Stuart E Samuels, Sotirios Stathakis
Affiliation: Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Mount Vernan Rehabilitation Medicine Associates, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami, University of North Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims at performing a normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) modeling by fitting the doses to the skin, sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle and subcutaneous tissue (subcut) stru...
Authors: Carl D. Elliston, Michael J. Price, Adam C. Riegel, Yi-Fang Wang
Affiliation: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To quantify the impact on the timely initiation of EBRT patient treatments when a workflow is implemented for which a core team of physicists (CTP) oversees the scheduling of all patient-cent...
Authors: Michael Paul Barnes, Lana C. Critchfield, John J. DeMarco, Ellie Durussel, Nilendu Gupta, James Irrer, Peyton Jensen, Grace Gwe-Ya Kim, Cory S. Knill, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Justin K. Mikell, Jean M. Moran, Seyyedeh Azar Oliaei Motlagh, Mario Perez, Michael Pillainayagam, Claire Zhang
Affiliation: University of Michigan, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, University of California San Diego, Royal North Shore Hospital, Calvary Mater Hospital Newcastle, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: EPIDs are widely used in linac QA due to their efficiency and accuracy. As EPIDs age, performance degradation may occur, potentially compromising reliability of EPID-based automated QA result...
Authors: Wesley S. Culberson, Aleksandra Ilina, Brian W Pogue, Matthew Reed, Connor Strainis, William Scott Thomas, Nathaniel Van Asselt, Albert van der Kogel
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin: Madison, University of Wisconsin: Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: FLASH radiotherapy reduces skin damage in vivo from ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) irradiation relative to conventional dose rates (CDR), while preserving damage to tumor tissue. The FLASH effec...
Authors: Qijie Huang, Gourav Jhanwar, Saad Nadeem, Vicki Trier Taasti, Mojtaba Tefagh, Seppo Tuomaala, Masoud Zarepisheh
Affiliation: Varian Medical Systems Inc, Department of Clinical Medicine - Danish Center for Particle Therapy, Aarhus University Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The University of Edinburgh
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We have developed PortPy (Planning and Optimization for Radiation Therapy in Python), a first-of-its-kind open-source package designed to accelerate research and development in radiotherap...
Authors: James Knight II, Joshua Misa, Damodar Pokhrel, William St Clair, Eddy S Yang
Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky, Radiation Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Highly-heterogenous sieve-like dose distribution via SFRT to large/bulky tumors (≥6 cm) could enhance tumor cell-death via both direct/indirect cell-kill mechanisms. Adding highly-conformal S...
Authors: Hyejoo Kang, Andrew Keeler, Mathias Lehmann, Jason Patrick Luce, Ha Nguyen, John C. Roeske
Affiliation: Varian Imaging Laboratory, 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: Markerless tumor tracking (MTT) using dual-energy (DE) subtraction imaging is being considered as a non-invasive method to track tumors during lung cancer treatment. Prior to clinical impleme...
Authors: Rick Holly, Sumudu Katugampola
Affiliation: Gesinger Medical Center, Geisinger Medical Center
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To quantitatively analyze long term variations in optical density of un-irradiated and irradiated EBT3 radio-chromic films and their effects on dose calibration curves in a clinical settin...
Authors: Rajeev K. Badkul, Ronald C Chen, Ying Hou, Harold Li, Chaoqiong Ma, Jufri Setianegara
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
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Postimplant urinary toxicity is common in prostate low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy. We developed a machine learning (ML) model to explore the correlation between spatial dose distributio...
Authors: Karam Ayoub, Aaron B Hesselson, Ronald C McGarry, Joshua Misa, Damodar Pokhrel
Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky, Department of Cardiology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Noninvasive stereotactic body radiosurgery (SBRS) is emerging treatment option for advanced heart failure patients with refractory-ventricular tachycardia (rVT) who experienced recurrent impl...
Authors: Lori Buchholtz, Alison Garda, Chris L. Hallemeier, Kathryn L. Kolsky, Han Liu, Joseph John Lucido, Marisa Schinter, Andrew J. Veres, Sara Walerak
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The C_START initiative aims to streamline and simplify the Direct-to-Unit (DtU) clinical setup and treatment planning process for photon radiation therapy, particularly for emergent cases suc...
Authors: Matthew D Blackledge, Christopher M. Nutting, Anju Mohanan Kaimal, Justine Tyler, Konstantinos Zormpas-Petridis
Affiliation: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Institute of Cancer Research, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Swallowing dysfunction (dysphagia) is a common side effect of radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer, significantly affecting patient's quality of life. This study aims to investigate the rela...
Authors: John P. Aris, Wesley E. Bolch, Natalia Estefania Carrasco-Rojas, Ann M. Chan, Chansoo Choi, Aitor Gallastegui Menoyo, Rowan James Milner, Bangho Shin, Maria M. Von Chamier
Affiliation: University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In preclinical studies, minipigs serve as valuable experimental models for predicting absorbed doses due to their anatomical and physiological similarities to humans. However, minipig computa...