Authors: Alonso N. Gutierrez, Daniel E. Hyer, Blake R. Smith
Affiliation: Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Iowa Health Care, University of Iowa
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To perform a feasibility study of optimizing and producing a compact range compensator to deliver single-energy pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton arc therapy treatments. Omitting energy chang...
Authors: Liqin HU, Tao He, Jing JIA, Pengcheng LONG, Wei Meng, Yang Yuan
Affiliation: SuperAccuracy Science & Technology Co. Ltd.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A multi-criteria optimization method based on reinforcement learning and adaptive boosting(RLAB MCO) has been developed to enhance radiotherapy plan quality by offering reasonable and effecti...
Authors: Juan-Francisco Calvo-Ortega, Andrew Cousins, Ashley Cullen, Andrew Dipulia, Peter B. Greer, Seng Boh Gary Lim, Shih-Chi Lin, D. Michael Lovelock, Conor McGarry, Victoria Robinson, Cameron Stanton, Baozhou Sun, Ching-Ling Teng, Gemma Warner, Benjamin J. Zwan
Affiliation: Northern Ireland Cancer Centre, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Christchurch Hospital, Northwell, Central Coast Cancer Centre, Calvary Mater Hospital, Hospital Quironsalud Barcelona, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, University of Newcastle
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This multi-institution Electronic Silicon-based Remote Survey of Small-field Output (ESPRESSO) study aims to develop the remote audit process to evaluate the safety of single-isocenter multi-...
Authors: Chase Cochran, Shane McCarthy, Damodar Pokhrel, William St Clair
Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky, Radiation Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Manually generating intraocular stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plans involves significant challenges, including lengthy planning times and inter-planner variability. Knowledge-based SRS plan...
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: E Courtney Henry, Srinivas Cheenu Kappadath, Armeen Mahvash
Affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
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: Tetsuo Fukuda, Hideaki Hirashima, Kohei Kawata, Yukako Kishigami, Takashi Mizowaki, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Yohei Sawada, Maika Urago
Affiliation: Kyoto University, kyotoUnivercity, Hitachi high-tech, Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To present the comprehensive commissioning results of the O-ring shaped linac, OXRAY.
Materials and Methods: OXRAY enables a novel three-dimensional unicursal noncoplanar irradiation metho...
Authors: Benjamin Haibe-Kains, Ruiyan Ni, Alexandra Rink
Affiliation: Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, University Health Network
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate auto-segmentation for targets and organs-at-risk (OARs) using deep learning reduces the delineating time in radiotherapy. In high-dose-rate brachytherapy, specific clinical criteria ...
Authors: Edward A. Opalko, Matthew B. Podgorsak, Dheerendra Prasad
Affiliation: Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To design a 3D printed insert for Varianâs SRS Head Phantom that allows for multi-planar film dosimetry and to evaluate its ability in end-to-end testing for Gamma Knife treatments.
Method...
Authors: Alyssa Gadsby, William J. Godwin, Jennifer L. Harper, Daniel G. McDonald, Jean L. Peng, Alek K. Rapchak, Sean A Roles, Austin M. Skinner, Stephanie Tan
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Multi-Criteria Optimization (MCO) theoretically allows for increased dose control during optimization. This study is the first to compare standard optimization (SO) and MCO for accelerated pa...
Authors: Muhammad Ramish Ashraf, Girish Bal, Daniel Pham, Murat Surucu
Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To determine minimum target size and FDG contrast thresholds for reliable Biology-guided Radiation Therapy (BgRT) delivery using a systematic phantom study.
Methods: A custom 3D-printed ph...
Authors: Girish Bal, David J. Carlson, Huixiao Chen, Zhe (Jay) Chen, Emily A. Draeger, Dae Yup Han, Henry S. Park
Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study explores the feasibility, accuracy, and dosimetric performance of hybrid biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) combined with image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) for delivering sequential...
Authors: William E Burrell, Philip F. Durham, Anne N Hubbard, Yohan Akeakamai Walter, Hsinshun Terry Wu
Affiliation: Willis Knighton Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Linear accelerator (LINAC)-based single-isocenter, multi-target (SIMT) treatment has streamlined the stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) workflow. However, off-isocenter treatment carries multipl...
Authors: John M. Boone, Andrew M. Hernandez, Paul E. Kinahan, Michael F. McNitt-Gray, Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Ali Uneri
Affiliation: University of California, Johns Hopkins Univ, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of Washington, UC Davis Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Measuring image quality (IQ) in large clinical databases, such as the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC), is challenging due to the inherent complexity of image content and the ...
Authors: Nicole C. Detorie, Steven M. Kirsner, Remy Y. Manigold
Affiliation: Scripps Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Dosimetric Leaf Gap (DLG) is an important factor in obtaining the proper beam model in the Eclipse treatment planning system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the dosimetric im...
Authors: Justus Adamson, John Ginn, Yongbok Kim, Ke Lu, Trey Mullikin, Xiwen Shu, Chunhao Wang, Zhenyu Yang, Jingtong Zhao
Affiliation: Duke University, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To develop a knowledge-based deep model for synthetic CT (sCT) generation from a single MR volume in frameless radiosurgery (SRS), eliminating the need for CT simulation prior to the SRS d...
Authors: NadÚge Anizan, Jean-Noël Badel, Thomas Baudier, David Broggio, Désirée Deandreis, Ludovic Ferrer, Didier Franck, Camilo Garcia, Jean Gasteuil, Anne-Laure Giraudet, Olivier Humbert, Laetitia Imbert, Malick Koulibaly, Stéphanie Lamart, Sébastien Leygnac, Alexandre Pignard, Caroline Rousseau, Guido Rovera, David Sarrut, Paul Schwartz, Nicolas Varmenot
Affiliation: Institut de CancĂ©rologie de lâOuest, Service de MĂ©decine NuclĂ©aire, Gustave Roussy, Service de Physique MĂ©dicale, Institut BergoniĂ©, Service de Physique MĂ©dicale, CHRU de Nancy Brabois, Service de MĂ©decine NuclĂ©aire, Centre de lutte contre le cancer LĂ©on BĂ©rard, UniversitĂ© de Lyon, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Service de MĂ©decine NuclĂ©aire, UniversitĂ© Nice CĂŽte dâAzur, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Service de MĂ©decine NuclĂ©aire, Gustave Roussy, Service de MĂ©decine NuclĂ©aire, Institut de CancĂ©rologie de lâOuest, Service de Physique MĂ©dicale, Service de MĂ©decine NuclĂ©aire, AutoritĂ© de SĂ»retĂ© NuclĂ©aire et de Radioprotection (ASNR), PSE-SANTE/SDOS/LEDI, AutoritĂ© de SĂ»retĂ© NuclĂ©aire et de Radioprotection (ASNR), PSE-SANTE/SDOS, CREATIS CNRS UMR 5220; INSERM U 1044; UniversitĂ© de Lyon; INSAâLyon, CREATIS CNRS UMR 5220; INSERM U 1044; UniversitĂ© de Lyon; INSAâLyon; Centre de lutte contre le cancer LĂ©on BĂ©rard, Institut BergoniĂ©, Service de MĂ©decine NuclĂ©aire
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The main objective of the Lu-PSMA-Dose study, sponsored by ASNR, is to estimate retrospectively the individual absorbed dose delivered to patients treated with 177Lu-PSMA for metastatic castr...
Authors: Dalton Griner, Kathryn L. Kolsky, Joseph John Lucido, Andrew J. Veres
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This project aimed to automate a complex and time-consuming employee scheduling process. By replacing the traditional manual method with a multi-criteria optimization-based system (MCO), the ...
Authors: Caroline Cheney, Nicole M. Lafata, Zaiyang Long, Dustin W. Lynch, Erin B. Macdonald, Andy Madore, Douglas E. Pfeiffer, Colin Schaeffer, Alexander W. Scott
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, UVA Health, Duke University Health System, Mayo Clinic, Henry Ford Health, Boulder Community Health, Varian, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work evaluates the significance of performing established radiography automatic exposure control (AEC) tests by comparing testing methodology, outcomes, and failure rates across multiple...
Authors: Ali Ajdari, Thomas R. Bortfeld, Zhongxing Liao, Mara Schubert, Katrin Teichert
Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department Of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Fraunhofer ITWM
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiotherapy (RT) treatment planning often involves solving a multi-criteria optimization (MCO) problem. Conventionally, MCO considers a set of generic (population-wide) dosimetric criteria, ...
Authors: Asma Amjad, Slade J. Klawikowski, Natalya V. Morrow, Haidy G. Nasief, Eric S. Paulson, An Tai, Hualiang Zhong
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate and precise linac-based SRS commissioning can be very challenging. Thus, it is important to increase the confidence in the measurement at each step prior to end-to-end testing. The p...
Authors: Avery Antes, Bulent Aydogan, Rama Chicfeh, Erik Pearson, Neslihan Sarigul
Affiliation: The University Of Chicago, The University of Chicago
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the performance of the Ethos Treatment Planning System (TPS) in managing oligometastatic cancer patients previously treated using multiple isocenter plans.
Methods: Th...
Authors: David L. Barbee, Jose R. Teruel Antolin, Jinyu Xue
Affiliation: NYU Langone Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work introduces a method of regional dose evaluation of normal brain tissue using local target-specific evaluation and compares to global dose evaluation for linac-based single-isocenter...
Authors: Alyssa Gadsby, William J. Godwin, Daniel G. McDonald, Jean L. Peng, Alek K. Rapchak, Sean A Roles, Austin M. Skinner, Stephanie Tan
Affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To utilize multi-criteria optimization (MCO) in a targeted fashion to quickly and easily improve dose to the rectum when treating the prostate with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)....