Authors: Charmainne Cruje, Maria Dumol, Nawroz Fatima, Marisa Finlay, Kalaina Johnson, Raman Mohla, Jasleen Uppal
Affiliation: Trillium Health Partners, Carlo Fidani Regional Cancer Centre
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To evaluate the robustness of a breast SBRT protocol in achieving target coverage by utilizing online- and retrospectively-matched CBCT-to-CT images.
Methods: The first pilot patient was s...
Authors: Christopher Colyer, Leon F Dunn, Jonathan Dunning, Simon Goodall, Andy Schofield
Affiliation: GenesisCare
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Modern radiotherapy is characterized by complex treatment plans utilizing dynamic MLCs, gantry positions and recently, collimator rotations. The purpose of this work was to compare the plan c...
Authors: Richard J Barth, Brook Kennedy Byrd, Roberta DiFlorio-Alexander, Misty J Fox, Venkat Krishnaswamy, Keith D. Paulsen, Timothy B Rooney
Affiliation: Cairn Surgical Inc., Dartmouth Health, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, University of Virginia Health, CairnSurgical Inc.
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Supine breast MRI enables precise surgical planning with demonstrated benefit in decreasing positive margin rates during BCS. However, acquiring supine breast MRI scans in a secondary imaging...
Authors: Mark E Artz, Julie Bradley, Hardev Singh Grewal, Perry B. Johnson, Christina Klassen, Raymond Mailhot Vega, Nancy Mendenhall, Jiyeon Park, Emma V. Viviers, Yawei Zhang
Affiliation: UF Health Proton Therapy Institute, University of Florida
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Verification CTs (VFCT) are used in radiotherapy to assess patient dose during treatment. However, they are time-consuming and contribute additional radiation exposure to the patient. This st...
Authors: Laura A. Doyle, Amy S. Harrison, Allyson P Koecher, Jackson D Reeves, Lindsay B Romak
Affiliation: Christiana Care
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Surface guided radiation therapy (SGRT) is increasingly utilized in radiation oncology, allowing for transition away from permanent skin marks to SGRT-based daily treatment setup. Following i...
Authors: Shifeng Chen, Mariana Guerrero, Michael J. MacFarlane, Huijun Xu, Baoshe Zhang, Jinghao Zhou
Affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Capital Region Medical Center, University of Maryland Shore Regional Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The clinical value of surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) in prone breast cancer setups is much less established than in supine setups. This study explores SGRT's potential for prone breast pa...
Authors: Chloe Min Seo Choi, Nikhil Mankuzhy, Aneesh Rangnekar, Andreas Rimner, Maria Thor, Harini Veeraraghavan, Abraham Wu
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Cardiac substructure irradiation predisposes patients for poor outcomes in thoracic radiation therapy. A deep learning model was developed to segment the cardiac substructures invariant to co...
Authors: Marian Axente, Mandeep Kaur
Affiliation: Emory University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To validate a low-cost optical imaging system for respiratory monitoring by comparing its accuracy and feasibility against the clinical gold standard in human subjects.
Methods: Following ...
Authors: Ryan Burri, Nazanin Hoshyar, Jerry W. McCoy, Yulin Song, Huma Syed
Affiliation: Bay Pines VA Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The study aimed to streamline traditionally manual, iterative, and time-consuming VMAT commissioning process. The goal was to identify an optimal set of MLC dosimetric parameters that minimiz...
Authors: Klaus Bacher, Louise D'hondt, Jeff Rutten, Gwenny Verfaillie
Affiliation: Ghent University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Manual organ segmentation is a very time-consuming but necessary process in personalized dosimetry. Automatic segmentation tools may alleviate this task. In this study the impact of automatic...