Authors: Petr Bruza, Megan Clark, David J. Gladstone, Joseph Harms, Anthony E. Mascia, Brian W Pogue, Roman Vasyltsiv, Zhiyan Xiao, Rongxiao Zhang, Yongbin Zhang
Affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Proton Therapy Center, University of Missouri, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Washington University in St. Louis, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: With developing FLASH trials requiring diligent delivery monitoring, current proton therapy in-vivo dosimetry (IVD) cannot provide comprehensive verification, including dose and dose-rate vol...
Authors: Go Akamatsu, Yuma Iwao, Kurumi Narita, Hideaki Tashima, Taiga Yamaya, Eiji Yoshida
Affiliation: National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In brain positron emission tomography (PET), higher spatial resolution is better for visualizing detailed structures such as small nuclei and the layered structure of the cerebral cortex. The...
Authors: Petr Bruza, Megan Clark, David J. Gladstone, Lesley A Jarvis, Allison Matous, Roman Vasyltsiv, Rongxiao Zhang
Affiliation: Dartmouth Health, Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Cancer Center, University of Missouri
Abstract Preview: Purpose: On-patient dosimeters assist in clinical decision-making by measuring surface dose, but single-point measurements cannot monitor area-wide distributions and are misleading in high-gradient re...
Authors: Salahuddin Ahmad, Imad M. Ali, Zaid Alkalani, Nesreen Alsbou
Affiliation: University of Oklahoma, University of Central Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To design and evaluate a 3D-detector for proton CT-imaging and radiography, utilizing volumetric plastic scintillator detector exposed to high-energy therapeutic beams from proton therapy sys...