Authors: Jenghwa Chang, Marissa Joyce Vaccarelli
Affiliation: Northwell, Hofstra University Medical Physics Program
Abstract Preview: Purpose: AAPM Report 365 recommends medical physics graduate programs offer courses covering mathematical/statistical methods (section 3.1.7) as well as computational methods/medical informatics (sect...
Authors: Ross I. Berbeco, Vera Birrer, Raphael Bruegger, Pablo Corral Arroyo, Roshanak Etemadpour, Dianne M. Ferguson, Rony Fueglistaller, Thomas C. Harris, Yue-Houng Hu, Matthew W. Jacobson, Mathias Lehmann, Marios Myronakis
Affiliation: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medial School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Varian Imaging Laboratory, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Dual-energy imaging offers benefits, including metal artifact reductions (MAR) and improved contrast, that enhance visualization. Currently, dual-energy imaging is largely limited to CT scann...
Authors: Hao Gao, Wangyao Li, Yuting Lin, Chao Wang, Wei Wu
Affiliation: Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton minibeam radiation therapy (pMBRT) delivers a unique peak-and-valley dose pattern using collimators with narrow slits, offering improved normal tissue sparing compared to conventional ...
Authors: Aditya P. Apte, Xinan Chen, Joseph O. Deasy, Ramesh Paudyal, Kyung Peck, Amita Shukla-Dave, Nathaniel Swinburne, Robert J. Young
Affiliation: Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We apply our novel formulation of unbalanced-regularized-optimal-mass-transport (urOMT) theory to brain DCE-MRI data to quantify and visualize the behaviors of fluid flows in post-treatment f...
Authors: Makunda Aryal, Qiongge Li, Sook Kien Ng, Christopher F. Njeh, Edwin Quashie, Senthamizhchelvan Srinivasan, Yun Wang
Affiliation: Indiana University Medical School, Memorial Health Care System, Indiana University, Inova Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Linear-Quadratic-Linear (LQL) model is a modification of the traditional Linear-Quadratic model used in radiobiology to describe cell survival in response to radiation. The LQL model extends ...
Authors: Prabhu C. Acharya, Hassan Bagher-Ebadian, Stephen L. Brown, James R. Ewing, Mohammad M. Ghassemi, Benjamin Movsas, Farzan Siddiqui, Kundan S Thind
Affiliation: Michigan State University, Oakland University, Henry Ford Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate T1 quantification using T One by Multiple Read Out Pulse (TOMROP) sequences is essential for physiological assessments in dynamic-contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI and T1 mapping studies. ...
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: Xun Jia, Youfang Lai
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ultrahigh dose rate FLASH (>40 Gy/s) radiotherapy (RT) has attracted significant attention. The mechanism remains unclear, hindering clinical translation. This study investigated the behavior...