Authors: Yunxiang Li, Hua-Chieh Shao, Chenyang Shen, Jing Wang, Jiacheng Xie, Shunyu Yan, You Zhang
Affiliation: Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Laboratory, Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, The University of Texas at Dallas
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate liver deformable motion tracking is essential in image-guided radiotherapy to enable precise tumor targeting during treatment. We developed a conditional point cloud diffusion model ...
Authors: Hongjing Sun, Timothy C. Zhu
Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to develop a model of singlet oxygen distribution in pleural photodynamic therapy (PDT) by combining standardized anatomical coordinates with CT-validated geometry reconstruct...
Authors: Stephen D. Davis, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Noah S. Kalman, Yongsook C. Lee, Michael Leyva, Alejandro Rene Llanes Lopez, Carlos M. Rivera, Ranjini P. Tolakanahalli
Affiliation: Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Accurate treatment time calculation is a critical component of superficial radiotherapy (SRT), particularly for the SRT-100 Vision, where dose delivery depends on applicator geometry, treatme...
Authors: Javier Chiasson, Dominique Guillet, Arthur Lalonde, Karim Zerouali
Affiliation: Universite de Montreal, Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
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To validate a Monte Carlo (MC) model of a Ultra-High dose rate (UHDR) electron beam using a prototype flashdiamond (fD) detector coupled to an electrostatically shielded beam current trans...
Authors: Stephen Balter, Haegin Han, Cari M Kitahara, Taeeun Kwon, Choonsik Lee, Martha S Linet, Donald L. Miller
Affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, National Cancer Institute, Food and Drug Administration
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Staff in fluoroscopically guided interventional (FGI) procedures are exposed to radiation. Inhomogeneous radiation fields and variability in procedural conditions make it challenging to deriv...
Authors: David H. Abramson, Christopher Barker, Jasmine H. Francis, Meng Wei Ho, Yen-Po Lee, Haibo Lin, Hang Qi, Andy Shim, Charles B. Simone, Weihong Sun, Xiaoxuan Xu, Siyu Yang, Francis Yu, Anna Zhai
Affiliation: College of Machine Intelligence, Nankai University, New York Proton Center, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Proton therapy is an effective modality for treating ocular tumors such as uveal melanoma. We developed a novel camera‐based eye‐tracking system to provide real-time noninvasive eye positioni...
Authors: Chih-Wei Chang, Runyu Jiang, Mark Korpics, Yuan Shao, Aranee Sivananthan, Zhen Tian, Ralph Weichselbaum, Xiaofeng Yang, Aubrey Zhang, Xiaoman Zhang
Affiliation: Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, University of Chicago, Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Emory University, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Gamma Knife (GK) plan quality can vary significantly among planners, even for cases handled by the same planner. Although plan quality metrics such as coverage, selectivity, and gradient inde...
Authors: Michael Burke, David J. Carlson, Yiu-Hsin Chang, Huixiao Chen, Zhe (Jay) Chen, Emily A. Draeger, Dae Yup Han, Vanessa Hill, Ann-Teresa Jasman, John Kim, Svetlana Kuznetsova, MinYoung Lee, Daniel Longo, Henry S. Park, Adam Shulman, Lauren Tressel, Weili Zhong
Affiliation: Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
The complexity of biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT), particularly with systems like RefleXion X1, necessitates robust pre-treatment quality assurance (QA) to ensure patient safety, treatm...
Authors: Chase Cochran, Damodar Pokhrel, William St Clair
Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky, Radiation Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Currently, intraocular disease is primarily treated via COMS-plaques brachytherapy. Various stereotactic approaches via photons/proton beam have also been implemented (CyberKnife/GammaKnife/p...
Authors: Alejandro Bertolet, Isaac Meyer, Harald Paganetti, Jan PO Schuemann, Wook-Geun Shin
Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To develop a methodology for Monte Carlo modeling of cell-specific DNA geometries based on Hi-C data using TOPAS-nBio, and to evaluate early DNA damage distributions.
Methods: Hi-C data of...
Authors: Petr Bruza, David J. Gladstone, Austin Sloop, Rongxiao Zhang
Affiliation: Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Health
Abstract Preview: Purpose: UHDR-specific probes are becoming available on the market but often demand high costs and long order times. The reduced sensitivity of these probes often imposes challenges when measuring con...
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
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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: Ben Durkee, Renata Farrell, Carri K. Glide-Hurst, Colin Harari, Alex Singleton Kuo, Chase Ruff, Jordan M. Slagowski, Yuhao Yan
Affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Departments of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Advances in upright CT and patient positioning system now enables high quality daily CT imaging and treatment delivery in the upright position, providing benefits including reduced internal m...
Authors: Jacqueline M. Andreozzi, Savannah Decker, Diego Hernandez, Iman R. Washington
Affiliation: UC San Diego, Department of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Recent advances in external beam radiation therapy have begun to explore the utility of Cherenkov radiation imaging as a beam delivery visualization tool. When sheet bolus is used during trea...
Authors: Chloe Min Seo Choi, Joseph O. Deasy, Jue Jiang, Sudharsan Madhavan, Nikhil Mankuzhy, Nishant Nadkarni, Andreas Rimner, Maria Thor, Harini Veeraraghavan, Abraham Wu
Affiliation: University of Freibrug, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Voxel-based analysis (VBA) requires accurate topology-preserving inter-patient deformable image registration (DIR). This study assessed whether guiding a DIR method with geometric priors of t...
Authors: Matthew R. Hoerner, Allison Shields
Affiliation: Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To investigate the quality and clinical utility of chest x-rays synthesized from CT scans (sCXR).
Methods: Five helical chest CT exams were chosen for evaluation: this cohort represented a...
Authors: Catherine Coolens, Robert K. Heaton, Lalageh Mirzakhanian, Tasnim Rahman, Jan P. Seuntjens
Affiliation: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre & University of Toronto, McGill University, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Commissioning of a Gamma Knife® (GK) (Elekta, Sweden) unit requires precise dosimetric reference measurements, particularly for small fields. The IAEA TRS-483/AAPM TG-155 code of practice (20...
Authors: Michael M Folkerts, Miriam Krieger, Pierre Lansonneur, Gerard Paquet, Petar Penchev, Christoph Schuy, Yuri Simeonov, Uli Weber, Klemens Zink
Affiliation: GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung, Institute of Medical Physics and Radiation Protection (IMPS), University of Applied Sciences, Varian Medical Systems
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Ultra-high dose-rate proton irradiation may spare the healthy tissue (FLASH-effect). The 3D-range-modulator (3D-RM) method reduces the treatment time compared to conventional IMPT and can ...
Authors: Wenchao Cao, Yingxuan Chen, Haisong Liu, Richard A. Popple, Wenyin Shi, Rodney J. Sullivan, Wentao Wang, Lydia J. Wilson, Zhenghao Xiao
Affiliation: Thomas Jefferson University, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Objectively evaluating brain sparing as a plan-quality indicator for patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) to multiple metastases (multi-met) is complicated by variability in tar...
Authors: Annie Cooney, Kenneth L. Homann, Somayeh Taghizadehghahremanloo, Adam D. Yock, Hong Zhang
Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
Digital radiotherapy data has been standardized using the DICOM format. However, different radiotherapy software environments interpret identical data differently due to inherent software ...
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: Shane McCarthy, Damodar Pokhrel, William St. Clair, Eddy S Yang
Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Demonstrating the feasibility of dose escalation for stereotactic recurrent head and neck (RHN) cancers through the deployment of a Hyper-Arc Based RapidPlan (HARP) model through an Eclipse S...
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...