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4DCT Contrast Protocol for Cardiac Radioablation

Authors: Jeremy S. Bredfeldt, Cindy I. Hancox, Arianna Liles, Alex Marques, Usha Tedrow

Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) can be treated using cardiac radioablation. 4DCT simulation is commonly used, however, contrast injection timing is challenging. This study aimed to develop a pro...

A GUI-Based Python Platform for the Quantification of Pre-Clinical Planar Optical Imaging Using 3D Anatomical Information

Authors: Bryan Bednarz, Malick Bio Idrissou, Campbell Haasch, Reinier Hernandez

Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Quantitative optical imaging is a powerful tool in murine models for assessing tumor growth and metastatic spread using bioluminescence imaging (BLI) and for detecting radiopharmaceutical upt...

Assessment of Viscoelastic Changes in Ex Vivo Liver Tissue Using Pulsed Magnetomotive Ultrasound during Magnetic Hyperthermia

Authors: David Alejandro Collazos Burbano, Antonio Adilton Oliveira Carneiro, Paul L. Carson, Jose Eduardo Freire, Theo Zeferino Pavan, Joao Henrique Uliana, Nicholas Zufelato

Affiliation: University of SĂŁo Paulo, University of Michigan, University of Sao Paulo

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Develop a theranostic platform that integrates magnetic hyperthermia (MH), ultrasound, and magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to improve diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of hyperthermia proced...

Characterization of HCC Tumor Response in 90Y-Radioembolization Clinical Trial RAPY90D Using Prospective Voxel Dosimetry

Authors: E Courtney Henry, Srinivas Cheenu Kappadath, Armeen Mahvash

Affiliation: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumor responses for single-arm single-center prospective 90Y-radioembolization clinical trial (n=40) that used patient-specific voxel-dos...

Clinical Application of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) to Patient Having a Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device (CIED)

Authors: Girish Bal, Thomas I. Banks, Bin Cai, Yesenia Gonzalez, Zohaib Iqbal, Paul M. Medin, Rameshwar Prasad, Chenyang Shen, Robert Timmerman, Yuanyuan Zhang

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Each year more than one million pacemakers and 200k cardioverter-defibrillators are implanted in patients worldwide. The presence of a CIED introduces challenges to the delivery of radiation ...

Comparison of Multispectral Singlet Oxygen Luminescent Dosimetry (MSOLD) and Singlet Oxygen Explicit Dosimetry (SOED) in BPD-Mediated PDT for Mice

Authors: Robert H Hadfield, Madelyn Johnson, Baozhu Lu, Hongjing Sun, Vikas Vikas, Brian C. Wilson, Weibing Yang, Timothy C. Zhu

Affiliation: University of Glasgow, University of Toronto, University of Pennsylvania

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Multispectral Singlet Oxygen Luminescent Dosimetry (MSOLD) has been developed as a real-time in vivo dosimetry technique for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT). This study investigates the feasibi...

Development of Preclinical Multiscale Dosimetry for Beta-Particle Emitting Radionuclide in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy

Authors: Adedamola Adeniyi, Bryan Bednarz, Malick Bio Idrissou, Reinier Hernandez, Ohyun Kwon, Brian W. Miller, Zachary S Morris, Maya Takashima, Jamey Weichert

Affiliation: Departments of Radiation Oncology and Medical Imaging, University of Arizona, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Department of Human Oncology, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Abstract Preview: Purpose: As radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) becomes more prevalent in clinical applications, understanding dose-response relationships in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and normal tissues is essen...

Direct in-Vivo Real-Time Singlet Oxygen Detection in Photofrin-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Using Multispectral Singlet Oxygen Dosimetry (MSOLD)

Authors: Theresa Busch, Robert H Hadfield, Madelyn Johnson, Baozhu Lu, Hongjing Sun, Brian C. Wilson, Weibing Yang, Timothy C. Zhu

Affiliation: University of Glasgow, University of Toronto, University of Pennsylvania

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Direct detection of singlet-state oxygen (ÂčO₂) is crucial for advancing type II photodynamic therapy (PDT), but its short lifetime makes in vivo measurement highly challenging. Although Photo...

Dosinme: A 3D Visualization Platform for Internal Dosimetry and Radionuclide Behavior in Computational Human Phantoms

Authors: Lotem Buchbinder Shadur, Shaheen Dewji, Martin Graffigna, Alejandro Rafael Martinez, Emmanuel Mate-Kole, Antonio McClain, Samuel Taylor, Jeffrey Wang

Affiliation: Student, Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics Programs, Georgia Institute of Technology

Abstract Preview: Purpose: DosInMe is an internal dosimetry visualization tool developed by the Radiological Engineering, Detection, and Dosimetry Laboratory at Georgia Tech to assist researchers and professionals in v...

Evaluating 177Lu-PSMA-I&t Reconstruction Parameter Influences on Image Quality and Quantification

Authors: Martin Auerbach, Jeremie Calais, Johannes Czernin, Magnus Dahlbom, Zachary Ells, Adrien Holzgreve, Koichiro Kimura, Karam Masri, Catherine (Caffi) Meyer, David Sennung

Affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, UCLA, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Lutetium-177 PSMA SPECT/CT imaging offers the possibility of qualitative image analysis for tumor response assessment and quantitative image analysis for individualized dosimetry. However, th...

Evaluating the Radiological Safety of 64Cu-Macrin in PET/MRI Studies through Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry

Authors: Alejandro Bertolet, Mislav Bobić, Carlos Huesa-Berral, Aileen O'Shea, Ralph Weissleder

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a pipeline for estimating the absorbed dose to various organs from positron emission tomography (PET) combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We use this pipeline to evalua...

Evaluating the Theranostic Potential of a Novel Shark Derived Anti-MET Vnar Antibody in NSCLC

Authors: Andrew M Baschnagel, Jonathan W. Engle, Jessica E. Griffin, Gihan Gunaratne, Reinier Hernandez, Randall J Kimple, Aaron M. LeBeau, Natalie Y. Luo, Rachel Minne, Caroline M. Mork, Kwangok P Nickel, Jayden West, Madalynn R. Wopat

Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of Wisconsin - Department of Human Oncology, UW Madison, University of Wisconsin, Department of Medical Physics

Abstract Preview: Purpose: The Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transition gene (MET), a targetable cell surface receptor responsible for stimulating cell growth and proliferation, is altered in approximately 10% of non-small ce...

Feasibility of Using 68ga-PSMA for Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) Treatment

Authors: Girish Bal, Thomas I. Banks, Bin Cai, Neil Desai, Aurelie Garant, Orhan Oz, Elizeva Phillips, Rameshwar Prasad, Chenyang Shen, Robert Timmerman

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study reports findings from the first-in-human imaging-only trial evaluating the feasibility of using the novel PET tracer 68Ga-PSMA-11 (Illuccix) to guide external beam radiotherapy on ...

Image Quality Improvement Using a Patient-Specific Post-Trigger Delay Protocol for Coronary CT Angiography

Authors: Cecelia Brewington, Connor Edwards Miles All Leska-Kent, Kyrillos Grace, Katherine Hyde, Sabee Molloi, Shiva Mostafavi, Liqiang Ren, Alireza Shojazadeh, Justin Truong

Affiliation: Department of Radiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of California, Irvine, University of Texas Southwestern

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To retrospectively assess image quality in coronary CT angiography (CCTA) using a patient-specific post-trigger delay (PTD) protocol, developed using half of the injection time plus a dispers...

Improving Patient Safety with MRI Visible Laterality Markers

Authors: Ndey Badjan, Chris Beasley, Issack Boru, Josh Joyner, Erica Owenby, Scott H. Robertson, Nicholas Said

Affiliation: Duke University Health System

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To design MRI-visible laterality markers to boost patient safety by minimizing errors in laterality and subsequent procedures.
Methods:
The markers were made using commercially avail...

Next Generation Nanoparticles for Fractionated MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy

Authors: Stephanie Bennett, Ross I. Berbeco, Guillaume Bort, Needa Brown, Lena Carmes, Sandrine Dufort, Michael John Lavelle, Geraldine Le Duc, Francois Lux, Toby Morris, Zeinaf Muradova, Andrea Protti, Olivier Tillement

Affiliation: University de Lyon, NH TherAGuIX, University of Massachsetts Lowell and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Boston, Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, University of Central Florida, Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, NH TherAguix, Universite de Lyon, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Abstract Preview: Purpose: AGuIX is a theranostic Gd-based nanoparticle currently under phase-2 clinical testing where patients receive 2-3 doses at 1-week intervals prior to imaging and irradiation. AGuIX-Bi is a new ...

Non-Invasive Ferumoxytol MRI Evaluation of Dual Tumors Response for Hypoxia Region after Radiotherapy

Authors: Deng-Yuan Chang, Matthew L. Scarpelli

Affiliation: Purdue University

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) can be assessed by Ferumoxytol-MRI in breast cancer because they are negatively correlated with the prognosis of patient outcome. However, some studies hav...

One Year Experience of Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) on PET-Linac in an Academic Center

Authors: Shahed Badiyan, Girish Bal, Thomas I. Banks, Bin Cai, Tu Dan, Aurelie Garant, Andrew R. Godley, Steve Jiang, Orhan Oz, Arnold Pompos, Rameshwar Prasad, Chenyang Shen, David Sher, Robert Timmerman, Kenneth Westover

Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, RefleXion Medical

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) is a novel FDA-cleared technology for treating lung and bone tumors based on 18F-FDG PET uptake. This study summarizes the first-year experience treating 29...

Optically Guided Speculum for Needle or Other Probe-Based Interventions in Small Animals

Authors: Michael B. Altman, Marlene Campos Guerrero, Stephanie Markovina, Aaron Silvus

Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Currently, fluid injections or needle biopsies in small animals are conducted with limited optical guidance introducing an inherent risk of infecting or injuring the animal and limits precisi...

Personalized Dosimetric Workflow for 177Lu-PSMA Treatments Considering the Cross-Irradiation from Bone Metastases to Red Bone Marrow

Authors: NadÚge 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...

Preclinical Assessment of 68ga-Dotatate As a Surrogate for 177lu-Dotatate Dose Distribution in Radionuclide Therapy

Authors: Payman Hejazi, Faraz Kalantari, Milad Peer-Firozjaei, Romina Pourhashem, Ehsan Tajikmansoury

Affiliation: Department of Radiobiology and Medical Physics, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Department of Medical Physics, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Medical Physics, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Pretreatment biodistribution imaging play a crucial role in optimizing tumors and organ absorbed doses estimation in radionuclide therapy. Surrogating radionuclides for more efficient trea...

Quantitative Analysis of Three Strategies for CTPA Scan Timing Optimization

Authors: Zahra Alyani Nezhad, Carrie Bartels, Rachel Bladorn, Sean D. Rose, Kelsey Schluter, Timothy P. Szczykutowicz

Affiliation: Departments of Radiology and Medical Physics, University Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Texas at Houston Medical School, University of Wisonsin-Madison

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening condition, and computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the gold standard for diagnosis. Inadequate contrast enhancement often leads to a h...

Rectal Spacer Injection on the Day of HDR Prostate Brachytherapy Enhances Dosimetry and Reduces Rectal Dose for Patients Receiving Combined Brachytherapy and EBRT.

Authors: Francis A Asamoah, David D. Campos, Jordan A Holmes, Ke Colin Huang, Omar Ishaq, Sook Kien Ng, Arpan Prabhu, Edwin Quashie, Yong Yue

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

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Evaluate a novel rectal spacer workflow with spacer injection during brachytherapy to streamline logistics, reduce hospital visits and costs, and compare the benefits of SpaceOAR Vue and Barr...

Retrospective Evaluation of Combined Photon SBRT and Radium-223 SPECT Based Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Tumor Dosimetry in Clinical Trial Patient Cases

Authors: David P. Adam, Allison Cartee, Eric C. Frey, Michael Ghaly, Bin He, Robert Francois Hobbs, Natalie Rose Kania, Ana Kiess, Ian Marsh, Bonnie N. C. President, Steven Rowe, George Sgouros, Phuoc Tran, Hao Wang

Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, Radiopharmaceutical Imaging and Dosimetry, LLC (Rapid), 2The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Advanced treatment paradigms combining SPECT/CT imageable, alpha emitting, radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) can provide the potential of dose escala...

Towards In Vivo Dosimetry for Adaptive MR-Guided Radiation Therapy: Initial Report on a Prototype Injectable Dosimeter

Authors: Daniel Ball, Alex Dresner, Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Leonard H. Kim, Christopher Tyerech, SebastiĂĄn Vega

Affiliation: MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, The American Board of Radiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Rowan University, Philips Healthcare MR Oncology

Abstract Preview: Purpose:
In vivo dosimetry is valuable to radiation therapy for its ability to report the actual dose received by patients but is currently limited to surface and intracavitary measurements, leavin...