Authors: Brett Bocian, Nesrin Dogan, John C. Ford, Alan Pollack, Ryder Marshall Schmidt, Junwei Shi, Jorge D Vega
Affiliation: University of Miami, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: X-ray fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT) is an emerging molecular imaging modality gaining attention in cancer theranostics with high-Z metal nanoparticles (MNPs). While XFCT has been de...
Authors: Arpit M. Chhabra, J Isabelle Choi, Minglei Kang, Haibo Lin, Hang Qi, Charles B. Simone, Shouyi Wei, Irini Yacoub, Francis Yu, Xingyi Zhao, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: New York Proton Center, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy effectively treats ocular cancer by minimizing exit doses to normal tissues. However, challenges remain in sparing nearby organs-at-risk(OARs). Ul...
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: Laura Bennett, Wesley S. Culberson, Albert Du, Kevin J. Erhart, Ryan T. Flynn, Ryan Gardner, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Patrick M Hill, Daniel E. Hyer, Eric Jensen, Kaustubh A. Patwardhan, Blake R. Smith, Nhan Vu, Karsten K. Wake
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Ion Beam Applications (IBA), University of Iowa, Iowa Health Care, .decimal
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop and experimentally validate a novel Monte Carlo (MC) framework designed to enable calculation-based quality assurance (QA) for collimated intensity modulated proton therapy treatme...
Authors: Sung Woon Choi, Dong Wook Kim, Jin Sung Kim, Na Hye Kwon, Paulo Jorge Ribeiro Da Fonte
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Polytechnic University of Coimbra
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In hadrontherapy, such as proton and carbon ion therapy, it is desirable, for quality assurance reasons, to have an online beam energy measurement independent from the machine parameters. Sin...
Authors: Paul Boisseau, Eric S. Diffenderfer, Andrew Friberg, Wenbo Gu, Matthew Nichols, Kan Ota, Xiaokun Teng, Boon-Keng Kevin Teo, Lingshu Yin, Jennifer Wei Zou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Pyramid Technical Consultants, Inc., University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Traditional quality assurance procedures for proton pencil beam energies involve water tank setups or multiple solid water phantoms and are time-consuming. This study demonstrates that an inn...
Authors: Ahmet S. Ayan, Austin M. Faught, Eunsin Lee, Julia Pakela
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Ohio State University, The Ohio State University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To present commissioning of a fixed beamline ultra-high dose rate proton pencil beam scanning system, the world’s first multi-room Varian ProBeam360⁰
Methods: The fixed beamline pencil bea...
Authors: Shupeng Chen, Xiaoda Cong, Raymond Dalfsen, Rohan Deraniyagala, Xuanfeng Ding, James E. Dolan, Xiaoqiang Li, Jian Liang, Peilin Liu, An Qin, Martin Soukup, Craig Stevens, Xiangkun Xu, Weili Zheng
Affiliation: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewellhealth William Beaumont University Hospital, William Beaumont University Hospital, Elekta, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Corewellhealth William Beaumont Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To facilitate clinical use of the proton feature of Monaco treatment planning system(TPS), we commissioned and validated it on a compact proton therapy system.
Methods: Pencil Beam Scannin...
Authors: Julien Forthomme, Carolina Llina Fuentes, Valentin Hamaide, Lucian Hotoiu, Rudi Labarbe, Rasmus Nilsson, Arnaud Pin, Francois Vander Stappen, Erik Traneus
Affiliation: RaySearch Laboratories AB, Ion Beam Applications SA
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Conformal FLASH achieves ultra-high-dose-rate (UHDR) proton therapy (>40 Gy/sec) by scanning a mono-energetic pencil beam through accessories (range shifter, Conformal Energy Modulator, apert...
Authors: Mostafa Cham, Matthias K Gobbert, Zhuoran Jiang, Sina Mossahebi, Ruth Obe, Stephen W. Peterson, Jerimy C. Polf, Lei Ren, Ehsan Shakeri, Vijay Raj Sharma
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, UMBC, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Stanford University, University of Maryland, School of Medine, Department of Physics, University of Cape Town, M3D, Inc, Department of Infomation Systems, UMBC
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Compton camera (CC)-based prompt gamma imaging (PGI) offers real-time proton range verification. However, its limited-angle measurements cause severe distortions in PGI, affecting its clinica...
Authors: Imad M. Ali, Nesreen Alsbou, Baraa Kalani
Affiliation: Oklahoma State University, University of Central Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a three-dimensional Winston-Lutz phantom to quantify the isocentricity of the gantry, couch, and on-board imager of the MEVION-S250i proton therapy machine.
Methods: A 3D-scinti...
Authors: Clifford Ghee Ann Chua, Calvin Wei Yang Koh, Kah Seng Lew, Zubin Master, Sung Yong Park, Hong Qi Tan, Andrew Wibawa
Affiliation: National Cancer Centre Singapore
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the impact of spot position deviation on reference dosimetry measurements using different delivery patterns and to determine the optimal delivery pattern for reference dosimetr...
Authors: Min Cheol Han, Chae-Seon Hong, Changhwan Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Hojin Kim, Jin Sung Kim, HO Lee, Sac Lee, Yongdo Yun
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) offers the advantage of a greater relative biological effectiveness (RBE) weighted dose, which must be integrated into the treatment planning system (TPS). This...
Authors: Wesley S. Culberson, Ryan Gardner, Patrick M Hill, Mark Pankuch, Karsten K. Wake
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Northwestern Medicine Proton Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To assess the dosimetric capabilities of Sun Nuclear (Melbourne, FL) EDGE Diode Detectors™ for measurements in the plateau region of pencil beam scanning (PBS) fields. Many clinical dosimeter...
Authors: Akbar Anvari, Carnell J. Hampton, Melanie R. Piantino, Kai Yang
Affiliation: Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate aperture collimation on a C-shape gantry-mounted proton accelerator. Mevion S250i Hyper scanning machine implemented aperture collimation utilizing adaptive aperture (AA). The AA ...
Authors: Chin-Cheng Chen, Chingyun Cheng, Longfei Diao, Benjamin Durkee, Minglei Kang, Haibo Lin, LeLe Liu, Yangguang Ma, Xuanqin Mou, YunTong Pei, Charles B. Simone, YuFei Wang, Xueqing Yan, Xingyi Zhao, Wang Zhengda
Affiliation: Peking University, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, New York Proton Center, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, School of Software Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, School of information and communications engineering, Faculty of electronic and information engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the effectiveness of apertures in improving lateral dose falloff in proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) single-energy Bragg peak (SEBP) FLASH radiotherapy (RT). The approac...
Authors: Nebi Demez, Michael Kasper, Noufal Manthala Padannayil, Shyam Pokharel, Suresh Rana, Umesh Rana, Hina Saeed, Nishan Shrestha, Somol Sunny
Affiliation: Florida Atlantic University, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: DynamicARC is a novel pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy technique with the potential to provide more conformal dose distributions and reduce treatment time. This study investigates th...
Authors: Anthony Hong Cheol Lim, Rayyan L Mahmood, Alexander Stanforth, Chris C. Wang, Mingyao Zhu
Affiliation: Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this project is to test the feasibility of proton minibeam lattice radiotherapy within an existing clinical setting.
Methods:
The TOPAS code is used to model a scenario i...
Authors: Yiran Liu, Zhengzheng Liu, Fang-Fang Yin
Affiliation: Duke Kunshan Univeristy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of producing high dose rate GRID therapy using a compact linear accelerator (LINAC) treatment head with scanning beam and stationary grid collimator.
Methods...
Authors: Wesley S. Culberson, Albert Du, Ryan T. Flynn, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Patrick M Hill, Daniel E. Hyer, Kaustubh A. Patwardhan, Blake R. Smith, Nhan Vu, Karsten K. Wake
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa Health Care
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To perform end-to-end treatment planning and delivery verification of energy-specific collimated treatments optimized to achieve the maximum obtainable high-dose conformity using the dynam...
Authors: Xiangli Cui, Wanli Huo, Jie Li, Lingling Liu, Tao Ma, Yuanyuan Wang
Affiliation: Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Hefei Ion Medical Center, Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Zhejiang-New Zealand Joint Vision-Based Intelligent Metrology Laboratory, College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In practice, treatment planning systems (TPS) of proton therapy require a CT calibration curve, which relates Hounsfield units (HU) to relative stopping power (RSP). Single-energy CT as a sta...
Authors: Zachary Diamond, Pretesh Patel, Sibo Tian, Yinan Wang, Xiaofeng Yang, David Yu, Ahmal Jawad Zafar, Jun Zhou
Affiliation: Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Active breath-hold techniques effectively mitigate respiratory motion but poses challenges for patients who are unable to tolerate the procedure. Conventional planning relies on multiple ener...