Model-based dose calculation algorithms for brachytherapy dosimetry
The purpose of this study was to review the limitations of dose calculation formalisms for
photon-emitting brachytherapy sources based on the American Association of Physicists in …
photon-emitting brachytherapy sources based on the American Association of Physicists in …
RapidBrachyDL: rapid radiation dose calculations in brachytherapy via deep learning
Purpose Detailed and accurate absorbed dose calculations from radiation interactions with
the human body can be obtained with the Monte Carlo (MC) method. However, the MC …
the human body can be obtained with the Monte Carlo (MC) method. However, the MC …
RapidBrachyMCTPS 2.0: a comprehensive and flexible Monte Carlo-based treatment planning system for brachytherapy applications
We have previously described RapidBrachyMCTPS, a brachytherapy treatment planning
toolkit consisting of a graphical user interface (GUI) and a Geant4-based Monte Carlo (MC) …
toolkit consisting of a graphical user interface (GUI) and a Geant4-based Monte Carlo (MC) …
Fast mixed integer optimization (FMIO) for high dose rate brachytherapy
The purpose of this work was to develop an efficient quadratic mixed integer programming
algorithm for high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatment planning problems and …
algorithm for high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatment planning problems and …
Clinical implication of dosimetry formalisms for electronic low-energy photon intraoperative radiation therapy
PGF Watson, M Popovic, L Liang, N Tomic… - Practical Radiation …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) using the INTRABEAM, a miniature x-ray
source, has shown to be effective in treating breast cancer. However, recent investigations …
source, has shown to be effective in treating breast cancer. However, recent investigations …
A review of dosimetric impact of implementation of model-based dose calculation algorithms (MBDCAs) for HDR brachytherapy
To obtain dose distributions more physically representative to the patient anatomy in
brachytherapy, calculation algorithms that can account for heterogeneity are required. The …
brachytherapy, calculation algorithms that can account for heterogeneity are required. The …
On the impact of absorbed dose specification, tissue heterogeneities, and applicator heterogeneities on Monte Carlo‐based dosimetry of Ir‐192, Se‐75, and Yb‐169 …
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of dose reporting schemes
and tissue/applicator heterogeneities for 192Ir‐, 75Se‐, and 169Yb‐based MRI‐guided …
and tissue/applicator heterogeneities for 192Ir‐, 75Se‐, and 169Yb‐based MRI‐guided …
[HTML][HTML] In vivo assessment of tissue-specific radiological parameters with intra-and inter-patient variation using dual-energy computed tomography
N Peters, A Kieslich, P Wohlfahrt, C Hofmann… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose/objective Experimental in vivo determination of radiological tissue parameters of
organs in the head and pelvis within a large patient cohort, expanding on the current …
organs in the head and pelvis within a large patient cohort, expanding on the current …
Dosimetric considerations for ytterbium-169, selenium-75, and iridium-192 radioisotopes in high-dose-rate endorectal brachytherapy
T Shoemaker, T Vuong, H Glickman, S Kaifi… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate differences between prescribed and postimplant calculated dose in
192 Ir high-dose-rate endorectal brachytherapy (HDR-EBT) by evaluating dose to clinical …
192 Ir high-dose-rate endorectal brachytherapy (HDR-EBT) by evaluating dose to clinical …
Penalty weight tuning in high dose rate brachytherapy using multi-objective Bayesian optimization
H Jafarzadeh, M Antaki, X Mao, M Duclos… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Treatment plan optimization in high dose rate brachytherapy often requires
manual fine-tuning of penalty weights for each objective, which can be time-consuming and …
manual fine-tuning of penalty weights for each objective, which can be time-consuming and …