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A Dosimetric Analysis of Lu-177-Based Radiopharmaceutical Therapy for Optimizing Therapeutic Ratio

Authors: Travis James McCaw, Ravi Patel, Abdelhamid Saoudi, Joseph Shields

Affiliation: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, UPMC

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The current treatment approach for Lu-177-based radiopharmaceutical therapy involves multiple administrations, each delivering a constant activity of 200 mCi. This study evaluates whether the...

Applicability of Online Dose Measurement in Trilogy Linear Accelerators: Using Target Current Pulse Counting Method

Authors: Daming LI, Jinsen Xie, Zhe Zhang

Affiliation: Peking University Shenzhen Hospital Radiotherapy Department, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
This study aims to investigate the feasibility of online dose measurement of the Trilogy linear accelerator output based on target current pulse signals.
Methods:
A data acquisition ...

BEST IN PHYSICS IMAGING: Population-Based Cardio-Respiratory Motion Model to Simulate 4D CT Angiography and 2D+t Fluoroscopy for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Authors: Debarghya China, Junghoon Lee, Ali Uneri

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Univ

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to develop a population-based cardio-respiratory motion model and apply it to patient-specific 3D CTA to simulate 4D CTA and 2D+t fluoroscopy sequences. The developed motion m...

Enhancing Radiation Oncology Imaging with a Novel Variational Model Decomposition, Radon Transformation, and Kohonen Self-Organizing Map Denoising Framework

Authors: Hassan Bagher-Ebadian, Justine M. Cunningham, Anthony J. Doemer, Mohammad M. Ghassemi, Joshua P. Kim, Benjamin Movsas, Kundan S Thind

Affiliation: Michigan State University, Henry Ford Health

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Reduction of noise in medical images critically enables improved accuracy in delineating tumors and organs at risk, leading to more precise treatment planning and safer image-guided radiation...

Flash Radiation Spares Reproductive Capability in Adult C. Elegans

Authors: Barry Andricks, Stratton Black, Scott R. Floyd, Ashutosh Kotwal, Eric L. Martin, Stepan Mikhailov, Mark Oldham, Niccolo Terrando, Andrew Thompson, Ying Wu

Affiliation: Department of Physics, Duke University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke University, Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate and quantify the effects of high energy electron radiation delivered at FLASH and conventional dose rates on the reproductive capability of adult C. elegans nematodes.
Methods:...

Introduce a Novel Spot-Scanning Proton Arc(SPArc) Optimization Algorithm for Single Energy Extraction(SEE) Synchrotron-Accelerator-Based Proton Therapy System (PTS)

Authors: Xiaoda Cong, Xuanfeng Ding, Gang Liu, Peilin Liu, Jiajian Shen

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Corewellhealth William Beaumont University Hospital

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to develop the first SPArc optimization algorithm based on the Dynamic Programming (SPArc-DP), to improve the treatment delivery efficiency for synchrotron-accelerator-based P...

Performance Evaluation of an Upright, Short-Scan, Cone-Beam, Dedicated Breast CT System.

Authors: Stephen Araujo, Jing-Tzyh Alan Chiang, Cynthia E. Davis, Eri Haneda, Andrew Karellas, Thomas C Larsen, William Ross, Hsin Wu Tseng, Srinivasan Vedantham, Pengwei Wu

Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Arizona, GE Aerospace Research, Department of Medical Imaging, The University of Arizona, GE HealthCare Technology & Innovation Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this work is to describe the design and development of a newly developed upright-geometry dedicated breast CT system and to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate its imagin...

Robust Estimation of Cell Microstructure Parameters Via Diffusion MRI Cytometry

Authors: Yan Dai, Jie Deng, Xun Jia, Wen Li

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cell microstructure information is critical for radiotherapy response assessment. Diffusion MRI (dMRI) offers great potential in deriving cell parameters. Yet parameters estimated in existing...

Synthetic CT Generation from a Cycle Diffusion Model Based Framework for Ultrasound-Based Prostate HDR Brachytherapy

Authors: Michael Baine, Charles Enke, Yang Lei, Yu Lei, Ruirui Liu, Su-Min Zhou

Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study presents a framework for generating synthetic CT images using a Cycle Diffusion model, which can be utilized to enhance needle conspicuity in ultrasound-guided prostate HDR brachyt...