Authors: Yao Hao, Pamela Samson, Ziyu Shu, David Zhang, Tiezhi Zhang, Jingxuan Zhu
Affiliation: Stony Brook University, Washington University in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, WashU Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The aim of this study is to validate the feasibility of using millimeter wave (mmWave) radar for phase binning 4D-CT by concurrent, non-contact phase tracking of respiratory and cardiac wavef...
Authors: Mingli Chen, Xuejun Gu, Hao Jiang, Mahdieh Kazemimoghadam, Weiguo Lu, Gregory Szalkowski, Qingying Wang, Kangning Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Respiratory motion management is crucial for accurate radiation delivery to moving targets while protecting healthy tissue, relying on time-resolved volumetric imaging and continuous deformab...
Authors: Jie Liu
Affiliation: Inova Health System
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The respiratory signal commonly acquired by using external surrogates or detecting the diaphragm position only represents the phase information and has poor correlation with the tumor moti...
Authors: Hongyu An, Phillip Cuculich, H Michael Gach, Yao Hao, Trevor McKeown, Clifford Robinson, Yuhao Wang, Deshan Yang
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Washington University School of Medicine, Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University, Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cardiorespiratory motion management is crucial in stereotactic arrhythmia radiotherapy to define target margins and minimize cardiac toxicity. While respiratory 4DCT (r4DCT) images can infer ...
Authors: Anna E. Rodrigues, Yuhao Wang, Deshan Yang
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate motion margin definition in StereoTactic Arrhythmia Radiotherapy (STAR) requires accurate cardiorespiratory motion assessment. However, respiratory 4DCT (r4DCT) images are affected b...
Authors: Penghao Gao, Zejun Jiang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Real-time tumor tracking can effectively compensate for the impact of respiratory motion on dose distribution. We propose a patient-specific external-internal correlation model driven by opti...
Authors: Phillip Cuculich, Geoffrey D. Hugo, Xiwen Li, Michael T. Prusator, Clifford Robinson, Pamela Samson, Xue Wu
Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, University of Utah, WashU Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Stereotactic arrhythmia radiotherapy (STAR) requires compensation for both respiratory and cardiac motions of the heart. Respiratory 4DCT scans implicitly include cardiac motion and cycle-to-...
Authors: Ehsan Abadi, Darrin Byrd, Paul E. Kinahan, Katie Marie Olivas, Ehsan Samei
Affiliation: Duke University, Center for Virtual Imaging Trials, Duke University, Clinical Imaging Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Duke University Health System, University of Washington
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the impact of respiratory motion during CT acquisitions on PET image quantification using an integrated PET-CT simulation pipeline.
Methods: A validated CT simulator (DukeSim) ...
Authors: Debarghya China, Junghoon Lee, Ali Uneri
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Univ
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to develop a population-based cardio-respiratory motion model and apply it to patient-specific 3D CTA to simulate 4D CTA and 2D+t fluoroscopy sequences. The developed motion m...
Authors: Andrew Huang, Jonathan Huang, Andrew S Kennedy, Ellie Grace Kong, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: New York Proton Center, Centennial Medical Center, Executive Medical Physics Associates, Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute, Belmont University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is the standard of care for early-stage lung cancer. Respiratory phase gating can be applied to mitigate motion-induced effects. The purpose of t...
Authors: Morgan Aire, Krystal M. Kirby, Olivia Magneson, David E. Solis, Hamlet Spears
Affiliation: Louisiana State University, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the range of motion of abdominal organs using 4D stack-of-stars magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and 4D computed tomography (CT), the current clinical standard. Accurate o...
Authors: Tianyuan Dai, Xiaoying Fan, Shuting Wang, Yong Yin
Affiliation: Department of Graduate, Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology Physics and Technology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the interplay effect during intra-fractional motion and the effect of the robust optimization parameters for inter-fractional motion in the intens...
Authors: Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Thomas M Grist, Kevin M. Johnson, Prashant Nagpal, Tarun Naren, Chase Ruff, Oliver Wieben, Jiwei Zhao
Affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cardiotoxicity is a devastating side effect for thoracic radiotherapy (RT). Currently, standard RT imaging is insufficient to decouple cardiorespiratory motion, limiting substructure-specific...
Authors: Lei Ren, Jie Zhang
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 4D-CBCT is valuable for imaging anatomy affected by respiratory motions to guide radiotherapy delivery. However, 4D-CBCT often has undersampled projections acquired in each respiratory phase ...
Authors: Jing Cai, Zhi Chen, Hong Ge, Yu-Hua Huang, Bing Li, Zihan Li, Ge Ren
Affiliation: Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Radiation Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University and Henan Cancer Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Algorithms based on subregional respiratory dynamics (SRD) capture spatiotemporal heterogeneity in the ventilation process, though rely on empirical modelings to map surrogate ventilation. Gi...
Authors: Yang Lei, Haibo Lin, Tian Liu, Charles B. Simone, Shouyi Wei, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York Proton Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation-induced lung injury (RILI), encompassing pneumonitis and fibrosis, represents a critical dose-limiting factor in lung cancer radiation therapy. Variability in treatment outcomes is ...
Authors: Shinichiro Mori, Isabella Pfeiffer, Chester R. Ramsey, Alexander Usynin
Affiliation: Thompson Proton Center, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Thompson Cancer Survival Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Four-dimensional CT imaging (4DCT) has become a standard tool for managing respiratory motion in radiation therapy. However, many treatment delivery systems and most diagnostic CT scanners la...
Authors: Weixing Cai, Laura I. Cervino, Yabo Fu, Xiuxiu He, Tianfang Li, Xiang Li, Hao Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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This work aims to develop an innovative technique to evaluate patients’ daily respiratory pattern using three-dimensional (3D) deformation vector fields (DVF) derived from a free-breathing...
Authors: Fan Liu, Adam C. Riegel, Yi-Fang Wang
Affiliation: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: HyperSight, Varian Medical Systems' latest CBCT technology, integrates rapid 6-second data acquisition with advanced iterative reconstruction, enabling precise real-time contouring and dose c...
Authors: Kuan Ling Chen, Jiajin Fan, Maduka M. Kaluarachchi, Wei Nie
Affiliation: Inova Schar Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluates the impact of CBCT acquisition speed on the accuracy of moving target alignment during image-guided radiotherapy. Additionally, the influence of target motion speed and r...
Authors: Noriko Kishi, Takashi Mizowaki, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Yukine Shimizu
Affiliation: Kyoto University, Kyoto Univercity, Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-applied Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To predict tumor positions in markerless dynamic tumor tracking (ML-DTT)-VMAT by compensating for the asynchrony between the tumor and the diaphragm.
Methods: Rotational fluoroscopic X-ray...
Authors: Tae Kyu Lee
Affiliation: Allina Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To assess the feasibility of a dynamic-platform integrated with high-resolution patient-specific-quality-assurance (PSQ device for periodic quality assurance (PQA) and PSQA in respiratory-gat...
Authors: Resat Aydin, Joseph Barbiere, Brett Lewis, Roland Teboh
Affiliation: HUMC, Hackensack University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Accurately compensating for respiratory-induced tumor motion is critical in BgRT, where precise delineation of volumes ensures effective dose delivery. We propose an integrated approach th...
Authors: Qianyi Xu, Inhwan Yeo
Affiliation: INOVA Schar Cancer Institute, Thomas Jefferson University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Four-dimensional computed tomography(4DCT) is prone to a geometrical error when respiration changes upon patient shift. 4DCT with a longer-length detector(16cm), uninvolving the shift, has...
Authors: Kwang-Ho Cheong, Seungryong Cho, Joonil Hwang, Jae Won Jung, Hoyeon Lee, Raymond Hyunwoo Moon, Inhwan Yeo, Jihyung Yoon
Affiliation: East Carolina University, INOVA Schar Cancer Institute, University of Hong Kong, Hanllym University, KAIST, University of Rochester
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Monitoring a target and neighboring organs during beam delivery is crucial for successful radiotherapy (RT). Conventional transit imaging methods lack volumetric reconstruction capabilities, ...
Authors: Uriel Aura, Qing Chen, Arpit M. Chhabra, J Isabelle Choi, Chanda Guha, Meng Wei Ho, Sheng Huang, Minglei Kang, Stanislav Lazarev, Nancy Y Lee, Yang Lei, Haibo Lin, Hang Qi, Mahbubur Rahman, Charles B. Simone, Shouyi Wei, Irini Yacoub, Francis Yu, Anna Zhai, Ajay Zheng
Affiliation: DYN'R Medical System, New York Proton Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute&Hospital, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Managing tumor motion during pencil beam scanning proton therapy remains challenging. This study investigated the feasibility and dosimetric benefits of Free-Breathing Respiratory-Gated Deliv...
Authors: Weixing Cai, Laura I. Cervino, Yabo Fu, Licheng Kuo, Tianfang Li, Xiang Li, Jean M. Moran, Huiqiao Xie, Hao Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study introduces a novel spatiotemporal Gaussian neural representation framework to reconstruct high-temporal dynamic CBCT images from 1-minute acquisition, preserving motion dynamics an...
Authors: Xiangli Cui, Lingling Liu
Affiliation: Institute of Health and Medical Technology, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Hefei Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Respiratory motion introduces substantial dose uncertainties in lung cancer radiotherapy, particularly affecting dose distribution in Simultaneous Integrated Boost-Stereotactic Body Radiot...
Authors: Morgan Aire, Krystal M. Kirby, Olivia Magneson, David E. Solis
Affiliation: Louisiana State University, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: For soft-tissue abdominal tumors, a 4D-MR may provide improved tumor tracking over the clinical standard 4D-CT. This project aims to optimize a clinically available 4D-MR pulse sequence to ac...
Authors: Davide Brivio, Erno Sajo, Ryan Williams, Piotr Zygmanski
Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a non-invasive 3D in-vivo dosimetry tool exploring the relationship between positron annihilations and dose per voxel using Monte Carlo simulation. The Positron Guided Radiation Th...
Authors: Silvia Calusi, Lucia Cavigli, Alberto Dalla Mora, Laura Di Sieno, Giacomo Insero, Riccardo Lisci, Livia Marrazzo, Cosimo Nardi, Stefania Pallotta, Andrea Profili, Fulvio Ratto, Giovanni Romano, Michaela Servi, Immacolata Vanore, Yary Volpe
Affiliation: Italian National Research Council IFAC-CNR, Institute of Applied Physics, Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Agricultural Food and Forestry System, University of Florence, Medical Physics Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Florence, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio”, University of Florence
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a multi-purpose lung phantom prototype to replicate respiratory dynamics and morphological features observed in clinical radiological (CT and MR) imaging of lung parenchyma.
Met...
Authors: Karyn A Goodman, Yang Lei, Tian Liu, D. Michael Lovelock, Charlotte Elizabeth Read, Jing Wang, Jiahan Zhang
Affiliation: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Real-time volumetric MRI is essential for precise motion management in MRI-guided radiotherapy (MRIgRT). While 2D Cine MRI offers high temporal resolution for motion tracking, it inherently l...
Authors: Teh Lin, Anna Oneil
Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Four-dimensional computed tomography(4DCT) is often required to assess organ motions for thoracic and abdominal cancer patients. This study proposes a quality assurance (QA) procedure for two...
Authors: Chih-Chiang Chang, Chingyun Cheng, Ben Durkee, Minglei Kang, Elissa Khoudary, Yangguang Ma, Xuanqin Mou, YuFei Wang, Tengda Zhang, Wang Zhengda
Affiliation: Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, School of Software Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, School of information and communications engineering, Faculty of electronic and information engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Department of Medical Physics, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study presents a voxel-based analysis method based on deformable image registration to accurately quantify respiratory-induced motion and deformation of both targets and organs at risk (...
Authors: Mary Feng, Yi Lao, Hui Lin, Hengjie Liu, Xin Miao, Michael Ohliger
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, University of California San Francisco, Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: 4D MRI with high spatiotemporal resolution is vital to characterize the tumor/tumor motion for liver radiotherapy. However, high-quality 4D MRI requires an impractically long scanning time fo...
Authors: Jiayun Chen, Shengqi Chen, Junchao Li, Fei Liu, Jianan Wu
Affiliation: Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen Center, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To assess if 3D Vane MRI can accurately depict the motion of the target volume and OARs.
Methods: This retrospective study included 54 liver cancer patients who underwent both 3D Vane MRI ...
Authors: Duncan Henry Bohannon, Pretesh Patel, Sibo Tian, Yinan Wang, Xiaofeng Yang, Ahmal Jawad Zafar, Jun Zhou
Affiliation: Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
4D robust optimization, incorporating additional images (e.g., maximum inhale/exhale phases), is commonly used to account for target motion in proton treatment planning. However, the incre...