Authors: Christina Brunnquell, Daniel Vergara, Joseph Everett Wishart
Affiliation: University of Minnesota, University of Washington
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To propose and validate a correction to the bandwidth difference method presented in Task Group Report No. 325 for quantifying static magnetic field homogeneity (ΔB0).
Methods: A clarifica...
Authors: Joyoni Dey, Hunter Cole Meyer, Murtuza Taqi
Affiliation: Louisiana State University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We propose using super-resolution methods for X-ray grating interferometry without an analyzer with detectors that fail to meet the Nyquist sampling rate needed for traditional image recovery...
Authors: Ergun E. Ahunbay, Abdul Parchur, Eric S. Paulson, Ilaria Rinaldi, Angelo Schiavi, Li Zhao
Affiliation: Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Radiation Oncology (Maastro), GROW School for Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Online adaptive replanning is often necessary in Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) due to the sensitivity of proton dose distributions to daily anatomical changes. A rapid, automated ...
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: Henry Szu-Meng Chen, Mu-Lan Jen, Vinodh A. Kumar, Ho-Ling Anthony Liu, Jian Ming Teo
Affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Department of Neuroradiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Resting-state (rs-) fMRI detects functional networks by measuring synchronization of low-frequency oscillations in blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) signals between brain regions. Stan...
Authors: Li Tong, Chuyan Wang, Zhengkui Wang, Yingli Yang, Jie Zhang
Affiliation: Shanghai United imaging Healthcare Advanced Technology Research Institute, Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., LTD, Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital, Institute for Medical Imaging Technology, Ruijin Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Pelvic radiotherapy (RT)-induced bone marrow (BM) damage affects patient prognosis by causing hematologic toxicity. However, consensus on BM-sparing (BMS) RT is still lacking, owing to the...
Authors: Cheng-En Hsieh, Shen-Hao Li, Hsin-Hon Lin, Shu-Wei Wu, An-Ci Yang
Affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University, Proton and Radiation Therapy Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Proton and Radiation Therapy Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou
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The aim of this study is to develop a framework of generating patient-specific phantom tailored for head and neck proton therapy. From these phantoms, digital reference objects based on th...
Authors: Carina Gassner, Guyue Hu, Thomas Kröncke, Christopher Kurz, Guillaume Landry, Katharina Niepel, Katia Parodi, Franka Risch, Florian Schwarz
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) München, Department of Medical Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich)
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the performance of a clinical photon-counting CT (PCCT) scanner in terms of proton relative stopping power (RSP) estimation using PCCT data and to compare the impact of different ...