Authors: Majd Antaki, Rohini Bhatia, Gayoung Kim, Yosef Landman, Junghoon Lee, Akila N. Viswanathan
Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Physics and Advanced Development Elekta
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Brachytherapy is a standard radiation therapy approach for cervical cancer, which directly delivers radiation source to the tumor using catheters. Treatment planning requires identification o...
Authors: Peter Balter, Kristy K. Brock, Clifton David Fuller, Tze Yee Lim, James Long, Brigid A. McDonald, Androniki Mitrou, Andrew J. Schaefer, Stina Svensson
Affiliation: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, RaySearch Laboratories, Rice University, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Abstract Preview: Purpose: CBCT-based accumulated dose can provide up-to-date dose information on responding anatomy. To optimize resources, it is necessary to determine how many scans provide adequate information for ...
Authors: Ibtisam Almajnooni, Victor Cobilean, Milos Manic, Harindra Sandun Mavikumbure, Elisabeth Weiss, Lulin Yuan
Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study aims to optimize the 3D U-Net architecture for dose prediction in lung cancer radiation therapy (RT) plans, particularly in scenarios with limited clinical data, as well as to quan...
Authors: Em Harkness, Francesco Ria, Ehsan Samei
Affiliation: Duke University, Clinical Imaging Physics Group, Department of Radiology, Duke University Health System
Abstract Preview: Purpose:
A recently introduced mathematical method quantifies performance-based clinical risk to create a risk-to-risk assessment with radiation risk, rendering the so-called total risk. However, t...
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 ...