Authors: Victor B. Kassey, Maciej M. Kmiec, Periannan Kuppusamy, Sergey V. Petryakov, Conner Ubert
Affiliation: Dartmouth College
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Tumor hypoxia—a state of reduced oxygen supply—is well known to affect treatment response, particularly in radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (OE-MRI) u...
Authors: Maciej M. Kmiec, Periannan Kuppusamy, Ryan C. O'Connell, Sergey V. Petryakov, Conner Ubert
Affiliation: Dartmouth College
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The rigid needle-like EPR sensor, OxyTrack, was developed to provide minimally invasive, reliable, and quantitative measurements of oxygen distribution (pO2) in deep tissues. EPR oximetry's c...
Authors: Ramin Abolfath, Alexander Baikalov, Stefan Bartzsch, Nolan M. Esplen, Alan Eduardo Lopez Hernandez, Emil Schueler
Affiliation: MD Anderson Cancer Center, PI Experimental Medical Physics, Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Helmholtz Munich, Germany, Howard University, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: FLASH radiation therapy (FLASH-RT) leverages ultra-high dose rates (UHDR) to spare normal tissue as compared to conventional (CONV)-RT while preserving tumor control; this is termed the FLASH...
Authors: Jorge De La Cerda, Andrew Joseph Fanning, Tianzhe Li, Xiaofei Liang, Grace Murley, Mark Pagel, William Schuler, Renee Tran, Shuo Wang, Su-Min Zhou
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Nebraska Medical Center, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Electron paramagnetic resonance imaging (EPRI) can be used to image partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) in tumor models. The goal of this study is to develop an Oxygen Enhanced EPRI protocol to ...