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A Dosimetric Analysis between Surgically Targeted (STaRT) Radiation Therapy and External Beam Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Glioblastoma Resection Cavities

Authors: Jamieson Baker, Emel Calugaru, Yijian Cao, Jenghwa Chang, Jessica Jung, Jian Liu, Cindy Pham, Anurag Sharma, John Starner, Ching-Ling Teng, Michael A. Trager, Gabriella Wernicke

Affiliation: Northwell, Northwell Health, Radiation Medicine, Northwell Health, Hofstra University Medical Physics Program

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Our hospital network has options to treat recurrent glioblastoma (GBM) with surgically targeted Cesium-131 brachytherapy, external beam stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) with Varian TrueBeam, H...

Clinical Factors Associated with Urinary Morbidity in Men Undergoing Combination Prostate Radiation Therapy

Authors: James Benton, Andrew Dewar, Benjamin C Lee, Ryan Y Lee

Affiliation: Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia, Urology of Greater Atlanta

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The purpose of our investigation was to determine if pre-treatment factors could predict urinary morbidity after combination radiation treatment for localized prostate cancer.
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Comparison of Biological Effectiveness of COMS Eye Plaques with I-125 and Pd-103 Sources Using Equivalent Uniform RBE-Weighted Dose

Authors: Jonathan J. Chen, Alexei V. Chvetsov, Yulun He, Ramesh Rengan, Andrew Stacey, Kent Wallner

Affiliation: University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To show that the RBE of low-energy photon sources used in COMS (Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study) eye plaques compensates for protracted irradiation and attenuation of low-energy photons i...

Direct-to-Unit Dose Calculations for Stereotactic Radiosurgery on a C-Arm Linac with Modern on-Board Imaging Solutions

Authors: Theodore Higgins Arsenault, Kenneth W. Gregg, Lauren E Henke, Rojano Kashani, Haley K Perlow, Alex T. Price, Atefeh Rezaei, Prashant Vempati, Runyon C. Woods

Affiliation: University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The HyperSight imaging feature on C-arm linacs(HS-CBCT) offers increased CT number accuracy over conventional on-board imaging. The C-arm geometry allows for noncoplanar treatments common to ...

Dose Evaluation of Multiple Gammatiles in Heterogeneous Brain Models Using Egs_Brachy

Authors: Fatemeh Akbari, Artemis Dalby, Nelson A. Miksys, Prarthana Pasricha, Rowan M. Thomson

Affiliation: Ackerman Cancer Center, Carleton University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate dose evaluations for GammaTile brachytherapy, a novel treatment for brain malignancies. The analysis focuses on the impact of tissue heterogeneities, including the presence of ...

Evaluation of a Commercial Metal Artifact Reduction Algorithm for IGRT in Patients with Hip Prostheses

Authors: Laura Bennett, Matthew Charles, Greg Cooley, John M. Floberg, Ryan Hutten, Elissa Khoudary, Nicholas Lynch, Kaili Ranta, Jordan M. Slagowski, Trevor Wilson

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the impact of an iterative cone beam CT with metal artifact reduction (iCBCT+MAR) reconstruction algorithm (HyperSight TrueBeam 4.1, Varian Medical Systems) on image quality and s...

Improvement of Spine Phantom for MR Imaging of the Spine

Authors: Richard Dortch, Thammathida Ketsiri, Zhiqiang Li, Shiv P. Srivastava

Affiliation: Barrow Neurological Institute, Dignity Health Cancer Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Imaging the spinal cord post-surgery is challenging due to metal surgical implants, which induce signal loss and geometric distortions. Together, this hinders the visualization of the spinal ...

Normal Tissue Dosimetry during Intra-Cavitary HDR Brachytherapy

Authors: Palanisamy Karunanithi, Karthikeyan Perumal, Siva Subramanian Vadivel

Affiliation: Dr. Kamakshi Memorial Hospital

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Recent advancements in high dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy include the image guidance, new applicators, and dose calculation algorithms. Brachytherapy has steep dose gradient, hence relativ...

Novel Use of 3D Printing for Pre-Operative Dose Estimation in the First Case of Gammatile Spine Implantation

Authors: Ali Al Asadi, Amanda Lynn DiCarlo, Anthony J. Doemer, Jessie Y. Huang, Ian Y Lee, Alexandra Moceri, Adam Robin, Lisa Scarpace, Mira Shah, Salim Siddiqui, Kundan S Thind

Affiliation: Henry Ford Innovations, Henry Ford Health

Abstract Preview: Purpose: For a patient who had two previous courses of external beam therapy for rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma and presented with painful, recurrent disease in the sacrum, this study describes the first...

Post-Implant Dosimetry (PID) between 1D and 2D Cs-131 Seed Models for Post-Op Cavities in Recurrent GBM Patients

Authors: Cindy Pham, Anurag Sharma, John Starner, Ching-Ling Teng, Michael A. Trager, Gabriella Wernicke

Affiliation: Northwell, Northwell Health, Radiation Medicine, Northwell Health

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Precisely identifying orientation of implanted seeds on post-implant CTs is challenging. This research addresses the dosimetric uncertainties stemming from uncertainties in identifying seed o...

Spatial Dosimetric-Based Prediction of Long-Term Urinary Toxicity after Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy

Authors: Rajeev K. Badkul, Ronald C Chen, Ying Hou, Harold Li, Chaoqiong Ma, Jufri Setianegara

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center

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Postimplant urinary toxicity is common in prostate low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy. We developed a machine learning (ML) model to explore the correlation between spatial dose distributio...

The Dosimetric Impact of the Incremental Discontinuation of Bolus during Postmastectomy Chest Wall Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer.

Authors: Anthony R Bardwell, Dong Won Kim, Faith S Kim, Isaac Y Kim, Juying Zhang

Affiliation: Kaiser Permanente

Abstract Preview: Purpose: When a patient develops a significant skin reaction at some point during postmastectomy radiotherapy, a clinical decision is often made to discontinue the planned daily use of bolus. The aim ...

The Impact of Implant Position and Different Radiotherapy Techniques on Dosimetry in Post-Mastectomy Breast Reconstruction for Breast Cancer

Authors: Xiu tong Lin

Affiliation: Department of Radiation physics and technology, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To compare the dosimetric differences between the photon and proton plans and between the different target according to the placement of the implants for patients undergoing radiotherapy afte...