Authors: Mylinh Dang, Laila A Gharzai, Xinlei Mi, Poonam Yadav
Affiliation: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Delineation of organs at risk (OAR) in the head/neck region requires substantial physician time. Many artificial intelligence (AI) based auto-contouring software are commercially available. T...
Authors: Eric Aliotta, Michalis Aristophanous, Laura I. Cervino, Yu-Chi Hu, Nancy Y Lee, Anyi Li, Jung Hun Oh, Teeradon Treechairusame, Pengpeng Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To automatically monitor weekly anatomical changes of parotid glands during adaptive radiotherapy of head and neck cancers, systematically assess the relationship between parotid gland shrink...
Authors: Haijian Chen, Katja M. Langen, William Andrew LePain, Claire Tran, Mingyao Zhu
Affiliation: Emory Healthcare, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To validate the performance of a commercial deep-learning segmentation (DLS) tool for head and neck cancer (HNC) and thoracic and abdominal cancer (TAC) by comparing it to manual segmentation...
Authors: Xiaoda Cong, Rohan Deraniyagala, Xuanfeng Ding, Xiaoqiang Li, Jian Liang, Peilin Liu, Craig Stevens, Xiangkun Xu, Weili Zheng
Affiliation: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewellhealth William Beaumont University Hospital, William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewellhealth William Beaumont Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Commission a step-and-shoot arc therapy(SPArc-step&shoot) for treating head-neck cancer patients as a desired interim milestone toward full dynamic treatment.
Methods:
An in-house de...
Authors: Aditya P. Apte, Joseph O. Deasy, Jue Jiang, Nancy Lee, Sudharsan Madhavan, Nishant Nadkarni, Lopamudra Nayak, Harini Veeraraghavan, Wei Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To track early response to radiotherapy using digital twins, it is crucial to quantify tumor volume and mass changes. Traditional tumor detection methods, particularly in image registration, ...
Authors: Mark Bowers, Gabriel Carrizo, Jimmy Caudell, Vladimir Feygelman, Kevin Greco, Christian Hahn, Jihye Koo, Kujtim Latifi, Fredrik Lofman, Jacopo Parvizi, Muqeem Qayyum, Caleb Sawyer
Affiliation: RaySearch Laboratories, Moffitt Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Head and neck (H&N) radiotherapy planning is complex, with multiple competing objectives. We endeavored to improve efficiency of planning by developing a deep learning (DL) model trained to p...
Authors: Laila A Gharzai, Bharat B Mittal, Poonam Yadav
Affiliation: Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Multiple studies have shown the increasing role of deep learning in segmenting regions of interest. This work presents the feasibility of auto-segmenting the critical structures for head and ...
Authors: Kaelyn Becker, Xenia Ray
Affiliation: University of California, San Diego, University of California San Diego
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ethos 2.0 with HyperSight (Varian Medical Systems) imaging enables nearly fully automated offline adaptive radiotherapy including automated deformation of targets and recalculation on the Hou...
Authors: James E. Bates, Benjamin Hopkins, Kirk Luca, Shadab Momin, Justin R. Roper, Soumon Rudra, Eduard Schreibmann, Bill Stokes, Tu Thi, Xiaofeng Yang
Affiliation: Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Swallowing dysfunctions after radiotherapy are caused by multiple factors yet are strongly associated with the irradiation of pharyngeal musculature due to its role in the initiation and comp...
Authors: Ali Ammar, Quan Chen, Yi Rong, Libing Zhu
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate how defacing algorithms, essential for patient privacy in data sharing, impact AI-based segmentation performance in CT imaging for radiation therapy. This study evaluates wheth...
Authors: Junghoon Lee, Todd R. McNutt, Harry Quon, Bohua Wan
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Xerostomia is a common toxicity in head and neck cancer (HNC) radiotherapy (RT). A few deep learning (DL) models have been proposed to predict the chance of xerostomia 12 months after RT with...
Authors: Jacob S. Buatti, Mu-Han Lin, Dominic Moon, David D.M. Parsons, David Sher, Justin D. Visak, Hui Ju Wang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Most current adaptive treatment planning systems (TPS) natively utilize static planning goals from the reference plan for online adaptive re-optimization. In complex head-and-neck cancer (HNC...
Authors: Rachel B. Ger, Xun Jia, Youfang Lai, Todd R. McNutt, Xingyi Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiotherapy (RT) plays an essential role for head and neck (HN) cancer treatment but often results in xerostomia due to salivary gland damage. It is important to mechanistically model the ra...
Authors: Nadège Anizan, David Broggio, Désirée Deandreis, Didier Franck, Camilo Garcia, Stéphanie Lamart, Sébastien Leygnac, Alexandre Pignard
Affiliation: Gustave Roussy, Service de Physique Médicale, Institut Bergonié, Service de Physique Médicale, Gustave Roussy, Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et de Radioprotection (ASNR), PSE-SANTE/SDOS/LEDI, Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire et de Radioprotection (ASNR), PSE-SANTE/SDOS
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work aimed at developing an innovative workflow for 177Lu-PSMA personalized dosimetry to lesions and organs at risk (OAR) simultaneously, considering the cross-irradiation from bone meta...
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: To analyze the actual doses received during radiotherapy for head and neck cancers (HNC) using Velocity, providing insights for adaptive radiotherapy decision-making.
Methods: Thirty-three...
Authors: Yunfeng Cui, Joseph P. Kowalski, Qiuwen Wu, Yibo Xie
Affiliation: Duke University, Duke University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: A Varian Ethos/Halcyon linac was recently commissioned in our clinic and was used to treat head and neck cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to compare treatment plan quality and de...
Authors: Kenny Guida, Daniel Johnson, Wesley Tucker
Affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) has emerged as a standard of care for unilateral head and neck (HN) cancers due to superior OAR sparing. With the increase of proton centers national...