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Assessment of Radiation Protection Knowledge Among Operation Professional Nurses

Authors: Yu-Ying Lin

Affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the level of radiation protection knowledge among operating room professional nurses.

Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to operating room profession...

Brachify: An Open-Source 3D Modeling Solution for 3D Printable Cervical and Vaginal Cylindrical Templates

Authors: Michael Kudla, Stephanie Merkl

Affiliation: BC Cancer - Kelowna

Abstract Preview: Purpose: 3D modeling for 3D printed GYN high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy templates can be a time-consuming, error-prone process. To simplify the creation these templates, a software application has ...

Characterizing and Modeling Higher-Order Motions of Collimator Subsystem on a 60RPM Gantry Linac for Improved Small Target Dosimetry

Authors: David J. Carlson, Yiu-Hsin Chang, Huixiao Chen, Zhe (Jay) Chen, Blake Gaderlund, Ray Yang

Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To address the root cause of dosimetric discrepancy for small central targets (<2cm) especially sensitive to geometric alignment of beamlets, by modeling higher-order oscillations of the coll...

Developing a Physiological Carotid Artery Phantom and Verifying a Bayesian Geometric Calibration Method for Extended Field-of-View Interventional CBCT Artery Imaging

Authors: Mohammed Alzaabi, Owen Thomas Dillon, Julia Johnson, Andrew Kanawati, Tess Reynolds, Ann Yan

Affiliation: Westmead Hospital, Image X Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Khalifa University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a physiological carotid artery phantom and Bayesian geometric calibration method to examine the feasibility of extended field-of-view interventional CBCT artery imaging using a mul...

Just-in-Time Quality Assurance Check for Yttrium-90 Radioembolization Therapy

Authors: Stewart J. Becker, Andrew Genuit, Mariana Guerrero, Yannick P. Poirier

Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To introduce an additional quality assurance step to prevent human error in vial mix-ups during Yttrium-90 (Y90) radioembolization by verifying the local assay at the time of delivery. We pro...

Performance Analysis of Various Deep Learning Networks for Classification of True and False Positive 18F-PSMA Findings

Authors: Vasiliki Chatzipavlidou, Ilias Gatos, George C. Kagadis, Theodoros Kalathas, Paraskevi Katsakiori, Anna Makridou, Dimitris N. Mihailidis, Nikos Papathanasiou, Ioanna Stamouli, Stavros Tsantis

Affiliation: Theageneio Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, University of Patras

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To compare the performance of multiple deep learning (DL) networks, including DenseNet201, InceptionV3, MobileNetV3, EfficientNetB2, NASNetMobile, VGG19, ResNet50, and Xception, in classifyin...

Prostate Brachytherapy Training – a Virtual Approach

Authors: Fahad Alam, Douglas A Hoover, Raffi Karshafian, Andrew Loblaw, Lucas Mendez, Lucas Mendez, Gerard Morton, Humza Nusrat, Moti R. Paudel, Mackenzie Smith, Amandeep Tagger, Anton Varlukhin

Affiliation: Odette Cancer Center, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Temerty Medicine, University of Toronto, Department of Physics, Toronto Metropolitan University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Temerty Medicine, University of Toronto, Department of Radiation Oncology, London Health Sciences Centre

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Prostate brachytherapy utilization has declined, due in part to limitations seen with in-person training including time and space constraints in the operating room. Virtual reality addresses ...