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Analysis of Structure Errors in Region of Interest Contouring for Radiotherapy Planning: A Study Using the RT-Contour QA Platform

Authors: Sijuan Huang, Zi LIU, Jing MA, Xin Yang

Affiliation: Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To reduce the pressure of manual review of abnormal situations in manually/automatically delineated regions of interest (ROI), improve its accuracy and basis.
Methods: 220 radiotherapy pat...

Automated Treatment Planning for Linac-Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Intraocular Malignancies Via Hyperarc Knowledge-Based Planning

Authors: Chase Cochran, Shane McCarthy, Damodar Pokhrel, William St Clair

Affiliation: University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, University of Kentucky, Radiation Medicine

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Manually generating intraocular stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plans involves significant challenges, including lengthy planning times and inter-planner variability. Knowledge-based SRS plan...

Backward Photon Monte Carlo Propagator (BPMCP): Proof of Concept of a Fully Physics-Driven SPECT Reconstruction

Authors: Alejandro Bertolet, Carlos Huesa-Berral, Victor V. Onecha

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Radioembolization for liver tumors using 90Y microspheres uses SPECT as confirmatory dosimetry, although 90Y is a pure β-emitter, and SPECT-imaging is only available through subsequent bremss...

Development and Validation of a Principal Component Analysis Statistical Shape Pediatric/Adolescent Breast Model for Pre-CT Era Breast Dose Reconstruction in Late Effect Studies of Female Childhood Cancer Survivors

Authors: Gregory T. Armstrong, James E. Bates, Kristy K. Brock, Laurence Edward Court, Matt Ehrhardt, Danielle Friedman, Aashish C. Gupta, Donald Hancock, Rebecca M. Howell, Cindy Im, Tera S Jones, Choonsik Lee, Wendy Leisenring, Taylor Meyers, Lindsay Morton, Chaya Moskowitz, Joe Neglia, Vikki Nolan, Caleb O'Connor, Kevin C. Oeffinger, Constance A. Owens, Arnold C. Paulino, Chelsea C. Pinnix, Sander Roberti, Cecile Ronckers, Susan A. Smith, Kumar Srivastava, Lucie Turcotte

Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Division of Pediatric Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of Minnesota, Division of Childhood Cancer Epidemiology, University Medicine at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Department of Imaging Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology and Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Abstract Preview: Purpose: To (1) develop and validate a novel anatomically realistic pediatric/adolescent population-based breast model, (2) incorporate model into an age-scalable female reference phantom, and (3) dem...

Evaluation on the Newest Automatic Isocenter Placement Function in ZAP-X Advanced TPS

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: In August 2024, ZAP-X introduced automatic placement for isocenters in a DP-1010 upgrade for treatment planning. In this study, plans made by automatic placed isocenters are compared to those...

Integration of Dosimetric Scorecard Analysis into Knowledge-Based Planning Improves Model Performance for VMAT Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy

Authors: Ryan Clark, Jon Cornelisse, Kenny Guida, Anthony Magliari, Lesley Rosa, Megan Smith, Shane R Stecklein

Affiliation: Office of Medical Affairs, Varian, A Siemens Healthineers Company, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center

Abstract Preview: Purpose: Post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) can pose a challenge for planners of all levels of experience. For cases where 3D conformal therapy yields undesirable results (i.e., dose heterogenei...