Authors: Xiangli Cui, Man Hu, Wanli Huo, Da Yao, Jianguang Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Shanyang Zhao
Affiliation: Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, the Zhejiang-New Zealand Joint Vision-Based Intelligent Metrology Laboratory, College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University, Departments of Radiation Oncology, Zibo Wanjie Cancer Hospital, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
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To study the fine-tuning strategy of pre-trained AI image generation model to adapt to the generation of small sample meningioma MRI images, explore its impact on observer performance, and...
Authors: Lili Chen, Ahmed A. Eldib, Chang Ming Charlie Ma
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Specialized adaptive radiotherapy (ART) systems have been developed and clinically implemented, which are either cost-ineffective such as MR-linacs or inflexible in workflow such as the Ethos...
Authors: Klea Hoxha, Dylan P. O'Connell, Ricky R Savjani
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ambiguities in physician simulation orders lead to workflow disruptions during CT simulation. Often, information that could provide
helpful context to simulation therapists and planners is...
Authors: Michael Ashenafi, Mario Ramos Gallardo, Amy Herman, Sean M. Tanny
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Updates to the Varian Eclipse Treatment Planning System (TPS) have introduced new objects to replace pre-existing Clinical Protocols to aide clinicians in plan quality assessment. We have cre...
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.
Methods:<...
Authors: Edward Robert Criscuolo, Chenlu Qin, Deshan Yang, Zhendong Zhang
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University
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Low-dose CT (LDCT) imaging minimizes radiation exposure but introduces significant noise, compromising image quality. While deep learning-based denoising models such as HFormer achieve sta...
Authors: Christopher Bartee, Justin Riley DeFrancisco, Marcos Feijoo, Siyong Kim, Tianjun Ma
Affiliation: Blue Physics LLC, Virginia Commonwealth University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Irradiation with FLASH has been shown to decrease normal tissue toxicity while maintaining similar tumor control. To advance FLASH into the clinic, more preclinical investigations are first n...
Authors: Ryan Alden, Tithi Biswas, Kaushik Halder, Felix Maria-Joseph, Michael Mix, Rihan Podder, Tarun Kanti Podder
Affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University, IIT-Roorkee, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Early-stage NSCLC patients undergoing SBRT often die due to intercurrent illnesses. However, prediction of overall survival (OS) remains crucial due to the risk of disease recurrence. This st...
Authors: Bin Cai, Andrew R. Godley, Brian A. Hrycushko, Heejung Kim, Mu-han Lin, David D.M. Parsons, Justin D. Visak, Da Wang, Tingliang Zhuang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The standard radiation therapy workflow requires CT-simulation and planning, whether for initial treatments or re-planning due to significant anatomical changes. IPART instead uses one patien...
Authors: Wookjin Choi, Michael Dichmann, Adam Dicker, Nilanjan Haldar, Yingcui Jia, Nicole L Simone, Eugene Storozynsky, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, Maria Werner-Wasik
Affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, 9Department of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cardiotoxicity remains a significant limitation for lung cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. Pre-radiotherapy cardiac conditions increase the probability of patients developing cardiot...
Authors: Timothy J Allen, Clara Ferreira
Affiliation: University of Minnesota, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Presurgical treatment planning for GammaTile cranial implants is limited to estimates of required tiles and provides no positioning information. Existing tools are intended for tile estimatio...
Authors: Vishruta A. Dumane, Andrew Lukban, Kiran Pant, Charlotte Elizabeth Read, Ren-Dih Sheu, Nadia M. Vassell
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work introduces a refined in-house modified COMS eye plaque management system to streamline processes, reduce redundancies, and enhance usability.
Methods: A web-based application wit...
Authors: Jiali Gong, Yi Guo, Chi Han, Wanli Huo, Hongdong Liu, Zhao Peng, Yaping Qi, Zhaojuan Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, cancer center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Department of Oncology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, China Jiliang University, Division of lonizing Radiation Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Wave Information Technology and Metrology of Zhejiang Province, College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University, the Zhejiang-New Zealand Joint Vision-Based Intelligent Metrology Laboratory, College of Information Engineering, China Jiliang University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To address overfitting from limited training data in multi-organ segmentation, an efficient transfer learning framework is proposed. It reduces reliance on training samples, enabling a single...
Authors: Tommaso Frigerio, Joshua Genender, John M. Hoffman, Catherine (Caffi) Meyer
Affiliation: UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate bone marrow segmentation is required for bone marrow dosimetry to monitor for dangers in PSMA-Lu177 radioligand therapy. We introduce a hybrid (AI/semantic knowledge) segmentation pi...
Authors: Samuel Kadoury, Redha Touati
Affiliation: Polytechnique Montréal
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Generating synthetic CT images from MR acquisitions for radiotherapy planning allows to integrate soft tissue contrast alongside density information stemming from CT, thus improving tumor ...
Authors: Casey E. Bojechko, Tricia Chinnery, Grace Gwe-Ya Kim, Xenia Ray
Affiliation: University of California San Diego
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the use of a calibration curve generated from the CT simulator for direct dose calculation on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images taken with the on-board imaging system. T...