Authors: Gabriel Lucas Andrade de Sousa, Einsley-Marie Janowski, Cam Nguyen, Krishni Wijesooriya
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Virginia, Department of Physics, University of Virginia
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Optimizing radiation therapy (RT) to spare the immune system may improve Overall Survival (OS) in cancer patients. This study develops a computational algorithm to identify optimal dose-volum...
Authors: Katelyn M. Atkins, Indrin J. Chetty, Elizabeth M. McKenzie, Taman Upadhaya, Samuel C. Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology,Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
We explored a multi-regional and multi-omics approach to extract CT-based radiomics and 3D dosiomics features to predict radiation pneumonitis (RP) in patients with locally advanced Non-Sm...
Authors: Louis Archambault, Luc Beaulieu, Alexis Horik, Sajjad Ahmad Khan
Affiliation: Département de Physique, de Génie Physique et D'optique, et Centre de Recherche sur le Cancer, Université Laval, Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study presents a novel 2D scintillation dosimeter leveraging long scintillating fibers for quality assurance (QA) in radiotherapy. The primary goal is to optimize critical parameters suc...
Authors: Hao Gao, Wangyao Li, Yuting Lin, Chao Wang, Wei Wu
Affiliation: Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton minibeam radiation therapy (pMBRT) delivers a unique peak-and-valley dose pattern using collimators with narrow slits, offering improved normal tissue sparing compared to conventional ...
Authors: Michael Caulfield, Ye Chen, Yoshihiro Ishi, Yasutoshi Kuriyama, Taeko Matsuura, Naoki Miyamoto, Taichi Murakami, Tomonori Uesugi, Kohei Yokokawa
Affiliation: Hokkaido University, Kyoto University, University of Alberta
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Protoacoustics has the potential for real-time and direct imaging of the Bragg peak. This study investigated the accuracy of the Bragg peak imaging based on the water phantom experiment at a ...
Authors: Sarah A. Ashmeg, Travis James McCaw, Joseph Shields, Matthew Spector, Christopher Tyerech, Christopher T Wilke
Affiliation: UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, UPMC
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Patients with oral cavity cancer often undergo surgical extirpation prior to radiation, and surgical implants are utilized to reconstruct the resulting defect. This study dosimetrically evalu...
Authors: Yan Chu, Madison Emily Grayson, Radhe Mohan, Pablo P. Yepes
Affiliation: UT Health Science Center at Houston, Rice University, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiation-induced lymphopenia (RIL) is a common adverse effect of radiation therapy, negatively impacting overall survival and anti-PD1 immunotherapy efficacy. Our lab previously developed a ...
Authors: Klea Hoxha, Dylan P. O'Connell, Ricky R Savjani
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Radiation Oncology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ambiguities in physician simulation orders lead to workflow disruptions during CT simulation. Often, information that could provide
helpful context to simulation therapists and planners is...
Authors: Ryan Clark, Anthony Magliari, Luis Felipe Oliveira E Silva, Yang Sheng, Jason R Vickress, Qingrong Jackie Wu, Giulianne Rivelli Rodrigues Zaratim
Affiliation: Verspeeten Family Cancer Center, Office of Medical Affairs, Varian, A Siemens Healthineers Company, Confiar Radioterapia, Duke University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Develop a toolset to replace several of the tedious steps required to manually generate 3D breast treatment plans using static gantry forward planned tangent beams.
Methods: Eclipse Sc...
Authors: Milad BaradaranGhahfarokhi, Manuel A. Morales Paliza
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to commission Varian HDR surface applicators using a high-resolution diode array and film dosimetry. This work evaluates dosimetric characteristics of these appl...
Authors: Michalis Aristophanous, Steven Blum, Laura I. Cervino, Antonio L. Damato, Karen Episcopia, Chi Huang, Shih-Chi Lin, Michelle K. Savacool
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Varian Ethos (Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA) is a 6 MV flattening-filter-free (FFF) only machine, posing a challenge in creating homogeneous dose distributions when using manual 3D-CR...
Authors: Serdar Charyyev, Cynthia Fu-Yu Chuang, Veng Jean Heng, Lianli Liu, Lei Xing, Yong Yang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To replace large finite-size photon phase space files with a compact neural network capable of generating an infinite number of particles.
Methods: Three separate models were developed to ...
Authors: Joshua Misa, Damodar Pokhrel, William St. Clair
Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Development of a novel spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) lattice deployment method featuring a large high-dose sphere at the tumor’s center, surrounded by smaller diameter spheres. W...
Authors: Michael Evan Chaga, Timothy Chen, Darra M. Conti, Shabbar Danish, Jing Feng, Wenzheng Feng, Joseph Hanley, Tingyu Wang
Affiliation: Hackensack Meridian Health, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: ZAP-X is the newest cranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) platform. Small-volume structures usually found in the head and neck may be susceptible to dose-volume averaging, which has not bee...
Authors: Dylan Richeson, Dorin A. Todor
Affiliation: Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: High dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is prone to errors that can lead to incorrect dose delivery and potential medical events. One common issue is applicator length discrepancies, either due to...
Authors: Xiaoyu Duan, Xinyu Hu, Runqiu Li, Xiang Li
Affiliation: Dukekunshan University, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke Kunshan University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Accurate detection of small-sized microcalcifications (μCalcs) (< 500 µm) is critical for early breast cancer diagnosis, requiring optimal imaging systems and reconstruction algorithms. Ho...
Authors: Gweneth Andersen, Colleen M. Foote, David (Bo) McClatchy, Hannah McFarland
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To quantify the impact of MLC model differences and LINAC age on treatment plan evaluation by log file-based patient-specific QA (PSQA) through the lifetime of the machines.
Methods: 3D ga...
Authors: Wen C. Hsi, Kayla Schneider
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Measurement-based patient-specific quality-assurance (PSQA) conducted with a 2D dosimeter to verify delivered dose of each field over 3 measurement-depths is time-consuming with limited se...
Authors: Ramesh Boggula, Jay W. Burmeister
Affiliation: Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Center, Gershenson ROC, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study evaluated the performance of a hybrid Compton camera for real-time imaging during the administration of Lu-177-based radiopharmaceuticals, including Pluvicto and Lutathera. The aim...
Authors: Veng Jean Heng, Jan P. Seuntjens, Timothy C. Zhu, Yifeng Zhu
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & University of Toronto, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We have developed a GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo (MC) simulation to determine the cumulative dose distribution of patients undergoing Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET) using the Stanford tech...
Authors: Seth Amofa, Erli Chen, Samuel A. Einstein, Ekinadoese Imudia Frias, Nupur Karmaker, Yinus Kawthara, Dulguun Myagmarsuren, Travis C. Salzillo, Joseph Weygand, Afua A. Yorke
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Applied Science, Dartmouth Health, University of Washington, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Cheshire Medical Center, Dartmouth College, Penn State College of Medicine, Dept. of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Gono Bishwabidyalay, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Recent developments in the medical physics job market have made it increasingly difficult for radiotherapy centers, particularly in rural areas, to recruit qualified therapeutic medical physi...
Authors: Peng Dong, Elizabeth Kidd, Sheng Liu, Thomas R. Niedermayr, Oscar Pastor-Serrano, Lei Xing, Yong Yang, James Zou
Affiliation: Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radiotherapy treatment planning is a time-consuming and potentially subjective process that requires iterative adjustments of optimization parameters to balance conflicting objectives. In thi...
Authors: Varsha Jain, Jun Kang, Paul Sulivan, Kate E. Verma, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy
Affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Patients undergoing treatment for head and neck(H&N) cancers experience significant body contour changes throughout treatment. Body contour changes are due to tumor shrinkage, weight loss,...
Authors: Mauricio Acosta, Zachary Fellows, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Noah S. Kalman, Kristen A. McConnell, Rob Rohe, Andrew J. Wroe, Sreenija A Yarlagadda
Affiliation: Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Beam selection is crucial in proton therapy to ensure optimal physical and biological dose conformity to the target while maximizing sparing of normal tissue. This work investigates the im...
Authors: Jason Chiang, Magnus Dahlbom, Veronica Hankil, Xinyi Li, Catherine (Caffi) Meyer, Kyung Hyun Sung
Affiliation: UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Yttrium-90 (90Y) radioembolization is a well-established therapy for large or multifocal liver tumors. Accurate dosimetry is critical but remains challenging, as low particle density risks...
Authors: Ibtisam Almajnooni, Elisabeth Weiss, Lulin Yuan
Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: We developed a deep learning neural network (DLNN) to predict the risk of radiation-induced esophagitis (RE) during lung cancer radiation therapy based on the spatial dose distribution, for t...
Authors: Lukas M. Carter, Jazmin Schwartz
Affiliation: Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate lung shunt fraction (LSF) estimation is essential for the safety and efficacy of 90Y-radioembolization therapy. This study compares planar gamma camera imaging and tomographic SPECT-...
Authors: Xun Jia, Youfang Lai
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Ultrahigh dose rate FLASH (>40 Gy/s) radiotherapy (RT) has attracted significant attention. The mechanism remains unclear, hindering clinical translation. This study investigated the behavior...
Authors: Hansong Bai, Peter Jermain, Xun Jia, Heng Li, Devin Miles, Daniel Sforza, Michael H. Shang, Daniel Robert Strauss, Keith Unger, Lingshu Yin
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate DNA Double Strand Break (DSB) induced by FLASH proton irradiation in a repair-free plasmid DNA model under different free radical scavenging conditions in plateau and Bragg pea...
Authors: Jeffrey Andrews, Nathan E. Becker, Juanita Crook, Andrew Jirasek, Matthew Jonathan Muscat
Affiliation: UBC, BC Cancer Agency, BC Cancer
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To map dosimetry and imaging information to ultrasound and multi-parametric magnetic resonance (mpMR) guided trans-perineal core-needle biopsies, performed during two-fraction prostate high-d...
Authors: Lior Arazi, Gil'ad N. Cohen, Antonio L. Damato, Irene P. Zhang
Affiliation: Unit of Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Diffusing alpha-emitters Radiation Therapy (“Alpha DaRT”) is a promising new radiation therapy modality for treating bulky tumors. The dose delivered by Alpha-DaRT sources is dependent on the...
Authors: Steve B. Jiang, Mu-Han Lin, Yu-Chen Lin, Austen Matthew Maniscalco, Dan Nguyen, David Sher, Xinran Zhong
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Dallas
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Sequential boost radiotherapy (RT) poses a challenge in allocating dose across multiple plans while protecting organs at risk (OARs). Clinicians must decide whether OAR sparing should occu...
Authors: Brankica Andelic, Young-Bin Cho, Tara M. Gray, Andrew Robert Hadfield, Hakan Nordstrom
Affiliation: Elekta, Cleveland Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy (SFRT) requires highly modulated dose distribution inside a tumor volume optimized using sets of planning structure of spheres in a lattice arrangement. To...
Authors: Yan Dai, Jie Deng, Xun Jia, Wen Li, Junzhong Xu
Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cell size is a vital parameter in evaluating the tumor microenvironment, including cell apoptosis and radiotherapy(RT)-induced immune cell infiltration. The IMPULSED(Imaging Microstructural P...
Authors: Curtiland Deville, Rachel B. Ger, Heng Li, Todd R. McNutt
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton therapy patients receive quality assurance CT scans (QACTs) during treatment to verify dosimetric accuracy and determine adaptive therapy needs as proton treatments are highly sensitiv...
Authors: Akire Trestrail
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the feasibility of using 125I as a HDR directional brachytherapy source.
Methods: Monte Carlo (MC) simulations were performed using the EGSnrc software toolkit. Dose rate di...
Authors: Sarah Dumont, Trevor Ketcherside, An Liu, William T. Watkins, Qiuyun Xu
Affiliation: RefleXion Medical, Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The RefleXion X1 SCINTIX algorithm convolves beam fluence with real-time PET distributions for tracking and plan adaptation, but radiotherapy Planning Target Volumes (PTVs) are often signi...
Authors: Wesley E. Bolch, Chansoo Choi, Robert Joseph Dawson, Michael Lassmann, Maikol Salas-Ramirez, Bangho Shin, Johannes Tran-Gia, Yitian Wang
Affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Würzburg, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Conduct a parameterized library of mesh-type skeletal models across the lumbar vertebrae. In radiopharmaceutical dosimetry, the hematopoietic active bone marrow is typically a dose-limiting n...
Authors: Loren Bell, Charles S Cathcart, Brett William Eckroate, Harold Y Hu, Joshua Kilian-Meneghin, Ke Nie, Fredrick Warburton, Zhenyu Xiong, Keying (Karen) Xu, Ning J. Yue, Yin Zhang, Lili Zhou
Affiliation: RWJBarnabas Health, Basis Scottsdale, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study compares the dosimetric impact of multiple metal artifact reduction (MAR) algorithms from different CT simulator vendors using an anthropomorphic head phantom for head-and-neck (H/...
Authors: Issra Rashed, Jennie Wilder, Jingeng Zhu
Affiliation: Rush Riverside Cancer Institute, Advanced Oncology Solutions (AOS) Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Develop a method to plan and deliver homogeneous dose to Craniospinal(CS) irradiation on Linear Accelerator.
Methods: Three treatment planning volumes (PTV) are created in sequence from su...
Authors: David Alcorta, Joseph Farina, Timothy Haystead, Yiping He, Philip Hughes, David Loiselle, Marybeth Nedrud, Victoria J. P. Radosova, Jianpeng Yu
Affiliation: Duke University Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Medical Physics Graduate Program, Duke University, Duke University Department of Medicine, Duke University, Duke University Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Targeted radiopharmaceuticals have become of widespread interest in the scientific community given their ability to detect and treat metastatic disease. We aim to validate the use of novel ch...
Authors: Ali Ammar, Quan Chen, Jingwei Duan, Yi Rong, Nathan Y. Yu, Libing Zhu
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic Arizona, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Clinical performance of deep learning-based auto-segmentation (DLAS) can degrade over time due to AI “aging” from unseen data input compared to the initial model training data. This study aim...
Authors: Fatemeh Akbari, Deidre Batchelar, Luc Beaulieu, Nathan E. Becker, Juanita Crook, Dakota Mckeown, Matthew Jonathan Muscat, Rowan M. Thomson
Affiliation: Département de physique, de génie physique et d'optique, Université Laval, BC Cancer Agency, UBC, Carleton University, BC Cancer - Kelowna, BC Cancer
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
To study the effects of inter-seed attenuation and tissue inhomogeneities on dose-volume metrics of critical structures in prostate low-dose-rate (LDR) permanent seed implant brachytherapy...
Authors: Emi Ai Eastman, Vu Nguyen, Alexander W. Scott, Lucien Zang, Yifang (Jimmy) Zhou
Affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Three key features were developed to substantially improve a previously in-house developed CT protocol website: a structured backend for efficient protocol creation and edit; the ability t...
Authors: Laura Buchanan, Samantha G. Hedrick, Stephen L. Mahan, Isabella Pfeiffer, Chester R. Ramsey
Affiliation: Thompson Proton Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Linear energy transfer (LET) and variable relative biological effectiveness (RBE) evaluation are important steps in the future of proton therapy, moving beyond RBE=1.1 for all treatment plann...
Authors: Brankica Andelic, Young-Bin Cho, Tara M. Gray, Bingqi Guo, Andrew Robert Hadfield, Hakan Nordstrom, Jacob Scott, John Suh, Nara Yoon
Affiliation: Adelphi University, Elekta, Cleveland Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the biological effect of Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy (SFRT) within Gamma-Knife (GK) using retrospective planning for brain metastases patients. This study presents...
Authors: Yukio Fujita, Satoshi Ishikura, Fumiki Ito, Yujiro Nakajima, Takumi Sakamoto, Naoki Tohyama, Ryohei Yamauchi
Affiliation: Komazawa University Graduate School, St. Luke's International Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The aperture shape controller (ASC) is an Eclipse feature that increases muti-leaf collimator (MLC) aperture size. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ASC settings on the robustness o...
Authors: Curtiland Deville, Rachel B. Ger, Elaina Hales, Heng Li, Todd R. McNutt
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Lack of specialized coding knowledge limits the use of data from large SQL repositories. We aimed to develop intuitive user interfaces for a registry that allows users to visualize the relati...
Authors: David Byun, Ting Chen, Paulina E. Galavis, Allison McCarthy, Hesheng Wang, Michael J Zelefsky
Affiliation: NYU Langone Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To summarize a MR guided adaptive workflow developed for pelvic lymph nodes (PLN) stereotactic radiotherapy using large field size on Elekta Unity© MR Linac system, and to quantitatively anal...
Authors: George X. Ding, Kenneth L. Homann
Affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: It is standard practice that the beam monitor units (MUs) calculated by a commercial treatment planning system (TPS) is verified by a secondary dose calculation (SDC) software that independen...
Authors: Andrew Groll, Ayan Mitra, PhD, Manoj Narayanan, Sanchit Sharma, Ray Yang, Timothy Pok Chi Yeung
Affiliation: Reflexion Medical Inc,, RefleXion Medical
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a versatile QA tool enabling dose recalculation of a patient’s plan sinogram redeployed onto arbitrary replacement phantom geometry, and extract computed dose along detector planes...
Authors: Victoria Susan Ainsworth, Wilfred F. Ngwa, Erno Sajo
Affiliation: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy, the dose enhancement is function of the particle size. At therapeutic concentrations, the number density of nanoparticles gives rise to a high rate of i...
Authors: Clara Ferreira, Tomas Agustin Montenegro, Courtney C. Oare
Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This work provides a simulated proof of concept for the use of intravitreal gold nanoparticle (AuNP) during eye plaque brachytherapy as a radiation shield to critical structures in the eye us...
Authors: Matthew D Blackledge, Christopher M. Nutting, Anju Mohanan Kaimal, Justine Tyler, Konstantinos Zormpas-Petridis
Affiliation: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Institute of Cancer Research, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Swallowing dysfunction (dysphagia) is a common side effect of radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer, significantly affecting patient's quality of life. This study aims to investigate the rela...
Authors: Jiankui Yuan, Dandan Zheng, Tingliang Zhuang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, University of Rochester, Varian Medical Systems, Advanced Oncology Solutions
Abstract Preview: Purpose: In Monte Carlo (MC) radiation therapy dose calculations, latent variance exists when directly applying phase-space files (PSF) with a finite number of source particles, while the latter is pr...
Authors: Jameson T. Baker, Sean T Grace, Cindy Pham, Michael A. Trager
Affiliation: Northwell
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
In VMAT planning, increasing complexity in MLC motion and modulation may improve dose distributions and OAR sparing while maintaining PTV coverage. However, increasing complexity can creat...
Authors: Sagine Berry-Tony, Lasya Daggumati, James R Duncan, Melak Senay, Allan Thomas
Affiliation: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Most acquired images in FGIs are not permanently archived. In the context of modern computational prowess, novel improvements to FGI practice likely sit just under the surface of large-scale ...
Authors: Caiden Atienza, Daniel E. Hyer, Samuel D. Rusu, Blake R. Smith, Joel J. St-Aubin
Affiliation: Iowa Health Care, University of Iowa
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Pinnacle3 TPS (Philips Radiation Oncology Systems, Fitchburg, WI, USA) support is set to end by December 31, 2026. This work presents a validated method to archive Pinnacle data, which may be...
Authors: Omer Abdulaziz Ali, Robin Hill, Nathan Huntelerslag
Affiliation: Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand, Central Coast Cancer Centre, Gosford, Australia
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Characterizing transmission through eye shields is essential to understanding dose distribution in underlying tissues. This study aims to utilize Monte Carlo (MC) simulations to model and cha...