Authors: Nina Burbure, Tawfik Giaddui, Shidong Li, Curtis Miyamoto, Jeremy Price, Bin Wang
Affiliation: FCCC at Temple University Hospital, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center at Temple University Hospital
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Higher rates of local failures and toxicities challenged radiation therapy of centrally located lung cancer (CLLC). We assessed the treatment response by measuring the early changes of PET+ n...
Authors: Brett Lewis, Roland Teboh
Affiliation: HUMC, Hackensack University Medical Center
Abstract Preview: Purpose: The novel RefleXion SCINTIX BgRT system relies on the FDG uptake distribution from a PET study to plan and deliver dose. One of the patient eligibility criteria is that any uptake outside the...
Authors: Mojtaba Behzadipour, Siyong Kim, Mitchell Polizzi, Richard R. Wargo, Lulin Yuan
Affiliation: VCU Health - Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
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The purpose of this study is to develop a method for generating missing tissue in CT scans of patients with large body sizes, where the field of view (FOV) of the scanner fails to capture ...
Authors: Konstantinos Chatzipapas, George C. Kagadis, Panagiotis Konstas, Dimitris N. Mihailidis, Dimitris Visvikis
Affiliation: LaTIM, INSERM UMR1101, University of Pennsylvania, LaTIM, INSERM, University of Brest, University of Patras
Abstract Preview: Purpose: This study investigates the temporal evolution of radiolytic species (H3O+, OH•, OH-) in water under electron and proton irradiation using the mesoscopic chemistry model that allows longer te...
Authors: Amanda J. Deisher, Andrew YK Foong, Witold Matysiak, Jing Qian, Xueyan Tang, Erik J. Tryggestad, Mi Zhou
Affiliation: Mayo Clinic
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Phase gating is commonly employed to mitigate the impact of tumor motion in radiotherapy. Due to the machine-specific time delay between triggering and radiation delivery, the triggering sign...
Authors: Andrew R. Godley, Steve B. Jiang, Mu-Han Lin, Austen Matthew Maniscalco, Dan Nguyen, Yang Kyun Park
Affiliation: 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, Medical Artificial Intelligence and Automation (MAIA) Lab & Department of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Preparing DICOM datasets for research and education is challenging due to the complexity of the format and the necessity for patient-specific handling. Existing workflows demand substantia...
Authors: B. Gino Fallone, Gawon Han, Keith D. Wachowicz, Mark G. Wright, Eugene Yip, Jihyun Yun
Affiliation: Medical Physics Division, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta, Medical Physics Division, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta and Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute and Dept. of Oncology, University of Alberta; MagnetTx Oncology Solutions, www.magnetTX.com
Abstract Preview: Purpose: MRI-radiotherapy hybrid systems can guide the therapeutic beam, dynamically adjusting to a moving tumor in real-time. However, there is a time delay from imaging and beam control, requiring p...
Authors: Usha Robins Abraham, Monique Lockhart Chisem, Alonso N. Gutierrez, Janos Juhasz, Michael Leyva, Carlos M. Rivera, Ranjini P. Tolakanahalli, Vanessa Vega Fleites
Affiliation: Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami Cancer Institute, Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health
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Accurate breath hold (BH) gated treatments rely heavily on patient cooperation. Maintaining consistent breath-hold levels can be challenging for patients. Surface image guidance (SGRT) is ...
Authors: Fred B. Bateman, Ilaria M. Luna, Ronald E. Tosh
Affiliation: Sidwell Friends School, NIST, Dosimetry Group, Radiation Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract Preview: Purpose: To exploit the rapid response time and dose sensitivity of ultrasonic detection methods for resolving pulse structure in FLASH-level beams.
Methods: Two ultrasonic transducers position...
Authors: Julia Brosch-Lenz, Munir Ghesani, Francesc Massanes, Michael Morris, Babak Saboury, Eliot Siegel, Alexander Hans Vija
Affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc., Molecular Imaging
Abstract Preview: Purpose: Quantitative imaging of the radiopharmaceutical distribution is crucial for treatment evaluation and dosimetry. However, as patient numbers for Lutetium-177-(177Lu)-labelled therapies continu...
Authors: Sarah Huo, David Zander, Wei Zhou
Affiliation: Cherry Creek High School, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Medicine
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Ring artifact is commonly seen in CT, and it is usually caused by detector element failure or miscalibration. Although many ring artifacts are apparent and easy to recognize, those origina...