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Secondary Neutron Dosimetry of Cieds Exposed to Neutron-Producing Photon Radiation Therapy

Authors: Angela Gearhardt, Stephen F. Kry, Christopher Ryan Peeler, Julianne M. Pollard-Larkin

Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: A growing number of radiation therapy (RT) patients have cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Patients with CIEDs must be carefully managed because the devices are susceptib...

Spot Map Modification for Planning Optimization on a Spot Scanning Proton System with Adaptive Aperture

Authors: Austen N. Curcuru, Winter Green, Yao Hao, Jiayi Liu, Yuting Peng, Tiezhi Zhang, Xiandong Zhao

Affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, WashU Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis

Abstract Preview: Purpose: We proposed a treatment planning optimization method that utilizes customized spot map modification to achieve less dosimetry uncertainty, monitor unit ratio (MUR) and neutron dose in a spot ...