Authors: David J. Gladstone, P. Jack Hoopes, David I Hunter, Brian W Pogue, Jacob Pierce Sunnerberg, Armin Tavakkoli
Affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The FLASH effect, characterized by normal tissue sparing under ultra-high dose rate (UHDR) radiation delivery, remains mechanistically unclear. This study investigated the relationship betwee...
Authors: Bernice Hoppel
Affiliation: Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc.
Abstract Preview: N/A...
Authors: Kimberly Chan, Anke Henning, Mahrshi Jani, Andrew Wright, Xinyu Zhang
Affiliation: Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC), UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the performance of multiple deep learning architectures for MRSI reconstruction and determine their effectiveness in maintaining high-resolution metabolite mapping while reducing ...
Authors: Anke Henning, Mahrshi Jani, Tianyu Wang, Andrew Wright, Xinyu Zhang
Affiliation: Advanced Imaging Research Center (AIRC), UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton MRSI offers critical metabolic insights into diseased brain processes but is prone to artifacts, and current post-processing methods are often insufficient, resulting in low-quality da...
Authors: Adi Robinson, Michael J. Tallhamer
Affiliation: Centura Health, AdventHealth Orlando
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the integration of Cherenkov imaging into radiation therapy practices, focusing on its utility in enhancing treatment precision, patient safety, and clinical decis...
Authors: Li Chen, Shouliang Ding, Xiaoyan Huang, Lecheng Jia, Hua Li, Hongdong Liu, Yanfei Liu, Zun Piao, Guangyu Wang
Affiliation: 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, Shenzhen United Imaging Research Institute of Innovative Medical Equipment
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Optimal radiotherapy planning is challenging, influenced by anatomical factors such as surrounding organs and tumor characteristics, which complicate dose distribution and target coverage. Wh...
Authors: Samuel L. Brady, Joseph G. Meier, Elanchezhian Somasundaram, Andrew T Trout
Affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Ctr, Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Med Ctr
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To analyze eye-tracker gaze data for insights into radiologists’ areas of focus in an observer study of whole-body PET images.
Methods:
For a comparative study of dose matched PET im...
Authors: Michael Dohopolski, Jiaqi Liu, Hao Peng, Robert Timmerman, Zabi Wardak, Haozhao Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
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This study introduces a gradient-based radiomics framework to enhance outcome prediction in Personalized Ultra-Fractionated Stereotactic Adaptive Radiotherapy (PULSAR) for brain metastases...
Authors: Xu Cao, Wesley S. Culberson, Aubrey Parks, Brian W Pogue, William Scott Thomas
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin - Madison, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin - Madison, UW-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The hydrated electron is a critical reactive species generated during the radiolysis of water when ionizing radiation interacts with biological tissues. It plays a pivotal role in mediatin...
Authors: Asma Amjad, Renae Conlin, Eric S. Paulson, Christina M. Sarosiek
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
MR-guided adaptive radiation therapy (MRgART) is transforming clinical workflows, requiring fast, accurate organs-at-risk (OARs) contouring. While deep learning auto-segmentation (DLAS) of...
Authors: Yuqi Yang, Fang-Fang Yin
Affiliation: Duke Kunshan University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are unstable molecules which play important roles in the cellular process after Flash radiotherapy. The rapid changes in ROS levels during treatment may provide ...
Authors: Shreyas Anil, Jason Chan, Arushi Gulati, Yannet Interian, Hui Lin, Benedict Neo, Andrea Park, Bhumika Srinivas
Affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Department of Data Science, University of San Francisco, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California San Francisco
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Hospital readmission prediction models often rely on structured Electronic Health Record (EHR) data, overlooking critical insights from unstructured clinical notes. This study presents a mult...
Authors: Mavlonbek Khomidov, Jong-Ha Lee
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Keimyung University, Department of Computer Engineering, Keimyung University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In this research, we aim to estimate blood pressure using remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) signal extracted from facial video. This method provides non-invasive and contactless, continuous ...
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: Yi Fan, Andrew Friberg, Costas Koumenis, Kevin Teo, Ioannis I Verginadis, Ledi Wang, Jennifer Wei Zou
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Glioblastomas (GBM) are aggressive and lethal malignancies characterized by their highly refractory nature, contributing to a five-year survival rate of approximately 7%. Physically, GBM exhi...
Authors: Yifei Hao, Ting Huang, Wenxuan Li, Xiang Li, Manju Liu, Rong Liu, Tao Peng, Yulu Wu, Fang-Fang Yin, Lei Zhang, Yaogong Zhang, Jiangtao Zhu
Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, School of Future Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study investigates the alterations in structure-function coupling (SC-FC) networks in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients, focusing on region-specific disruptions and compensatory mechanis...
Authors: Daming LI, Jinsen Xie, Zhe Zhang
Affiliation: Peking University Shenzhen Hospital Radiotherapy Department, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To analyze the actual doses received during radiotherapy for head and neck cancers (HNC) using Velocity, providing insights for adaptive radiotherapy decision-making.
Methods: Thirty-three...
Authors: Ara Alexandrian, Jessica Ashford, Jean-Guy Belliveau, Allison Dalton, Nathan Dobranski, Krystal M. Kirby, Garrett M. Pitcher, David E. Solis, Hamlet Spears, Angela M. Stam, Sotirios Stathakis, Jason Stevens, Rodney J. Sullivan, Sean Xavier Sullivan, Natalie N. Viscariello
Affiliation: Louisiana State University, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To improve retrospective risk analysis in radiation oncology by leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to extract richly annotated data from unstructured clinical incident reports.
Method...