Authors: Odunola Grace Babawale, B. Gino Fallone, Alireza Gazor, Andrei D. Ghila, Patricia A. K. Oliver, Michael W. Reynolds, Keith D. Wachowicz, Tania Rosalia Wood, Shima Y. Tari, Eugene Yip, Jihyun Yun
Affiliation: Nova Scotia Health, Dept. of Medical Physics and Dalhousie University, Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta; MagnetTx Oncology Solutions, www.magnetTX.com, Department of Medical Physics, Arthur J. E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta, Department of Medical Physics, BC Cancer, Medical Physics Division, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta and Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the dose to a moving target and its surroundings in a magnetic field using 4D-Monte-Carlo (MC) simulation.
Methods: The study utilizes a previously validated MC model of our li...
Authors: Mingli Chen, Xuejun Gu, Hao Jiang, Mahdieh Kazemimoghadam, Weiguo Lu, Gregory Szalkowski, Qingying Wang, Kangning Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Respiratory motion management is crucial for accurate radiation delivery to moving targets while protecting healthy tissue, relying on time-resolved volumetric imaging and continuous deformab...
Authors: Hongyu An, Phillip Cuculich, H Michael Gach, Yao Hao, Trevor McKeown, Clifford Robinson, Yuhao Wang, Deshan Yang
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cardiorespiratory motion management is crucial in stereotactic arrhythmia radiotherapy to define target margins and minimize cardiac toxicity. While respiratory 4DCT (r4DCT) images can infer ...
Authors: Ruiyan Du, Mingzhu Li, Ying Li, Wei Liu, Shihuan Qin, Yiming Ren, Biao Tu, Hui Xu, Lian Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Zengren Zhao
Affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Hebei Key Laboratory of Colorectal Cancer Precision Diagnosis and Treatment, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Medical AI Lab, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Provincial Engineering Research Center for AI-Based Cancer Treatment Decision-Making, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Fiducial tracking is widely used in CyberKnife to dynamically guide the gantry for moving target like liver cancer stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). This study developed a robust fr...
Authors: Mahmoud H Abdelgawad, Shahabeddin mostafanazhad Aslmarand, Lili Chen, Xiaoming Chen, Ahmed A. Eldib, Teh Lin, Chang Ming Charlie Ma, Robert A. Price
Affiliation: Physics department, Faculty of science, Al-Azhar University, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Many modern radiotherapy clinics are moving to online adaptive radiotherapy. A recent upgrade of the CBCT-based adaptive radiotherapy system introduced ultra-high-speed image acquisition. Thi...
Authors: Kin Yin Cheung, Chen-Yu Huang, Chi Wah Kong, Ka Ki Lau, Pei-Xiong Li, Pak Hang Nam, Mei Yan Tse, Jierong Wang, Bin Yang, Siu Ki Yu, Jing Yuan, Chi To Yung, Shang Peng Felix Yung
Affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Research Department, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Intrafraction motion management remains a major challenge in magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy (MRgRT). The recent clinical release of an active motion management system aims to enhance ...
Authors: Stella Flampouri, Edgar Gelover, William Andrew LePain, Roelf L. Slopsema, Alexander Stanforth, Mingyao Zhu
Affiliation: Emory Healthcare, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Little consideration was given to the change in dose rate (DR) observed when moving to pencil beam scanning (PBS). This study reports on DR in clinical prostate PBS plans. While dose distribu...
Authors: Fan Liu, Adam C. Riegel, Yi-Fang Wang
Affiliation: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: HyperSight, Varian Medical Systems' latest CBCT technology, integrates rapid 6-second data acquisition with advanced iterative reconstruction, enabling precise real-time contouring and dose c...
Authors: Kuan Ling Chen, Jiajin Fan, Maduka M. Kaluarachchi, Wei Nie
Affiliation: Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the impact of CBCT acquisition speed on the accuracy of moving target alignment during image-guided radiotherapy. Additionally, the influence of target motion speed and r...
Authors: Uriel Aura, Qing Chen, Arpit M. Chhabra, J Isabelle Choi, Chanda Guha, Meng Wei Ho, Sheng Huang, Minglei Kang, Stanislav Lazarev, Nancy Y Lee, Yang Lei, Haibo Lin, Hang Qi, Mahbubur Rahman, Charles B. Simone, Shouyi Wei, Irini Yacoub, Francis Yu, Anna Zhai, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: DYN'R Medical System, New York Proton Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute&Hospital, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Managing tumor motion during pencil beam scanning proton therapy remains challenging. This study investigated the feasibility and dosimetric benefits of Free-Breathing Respiratory-Gated Deliv...
Authors: Wei Luo, Cameron Thayer-Freeman, Yifeng Zhao
Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Real-time Kilovoltage (kV) imaging has emerged as a powerful clinical aid, providing high-precision localization of moving targets during treatment. However, the Megavoltage (MV) treatment be...
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: Won Chang, Vadim L. Stakhursky, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy
Affiliation: Jefferson Einstein, Alliance Cancer Specialists, Thomas Jefferson University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 4DCBCT is a powerful tool for localization of moving targets when treating lung tumors with hypofractionated regimens (SBRT). However, for patients with implanted cardiac devices (ICD) in clo...
Authors: Hulya Ozdemir Buss, Jeffrey Geiger, Kim Howard, Julius G. Ojwang, Neelu Soni
Affiliation: Mercy Hospital Springfield
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The Radixact Synchrony system integrates real-time motion tracking and compensates to improve treatment accuracy for moving targets. This study presents a streamlined and efficient quality as...
Authors: Issra Rashed, Jennie Wilder, Jingeng Zhu
Affiliation: Rush Riverside Cancer Institute, Advanced Oncology Solutions (AOS) Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Develop a method to plan and deliver homogeneous dose to Craniospinal(CS) irradiation on Linear Accelerator.
Methods: Three treatment planning volumes (PTV) are created in sequence from su...
Authors: Laura Buchanan, Samantha G. Hedrick, Stephen L. Mahan, Isabella Pfeiffer, Chester R. Ramsey
Affiliation: Thompson Proton Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Linear energy transfer (LET) and variable relative biological effectiveness (RBE) evaluation are important steps in the future of proton therapy, moving beyond RBE=1.1 for all treatment plann...
Authors: Justine M. Cunningham
Affiliation: Henry Ford Health
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Authors: Xenia Ray
Affiliation: University of California San Diego
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Authors: Katrinus Keijnemans, Eric S. Paulson, An Tai
Affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Time-weighted mid-position images (MidPs), derived from four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) via deformable image registration (DIR), are frequently selected for treatment planning due...
Authors: Yunxiang Li, Weiguo Lu, Xiaoxue Qian, Hua-Chieh Shao, You Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Curating high-quality, labeled data for medical image segmentation can be challenging and costly, considering the existence of various image domains with differing modalities/protocols. Cr...