The Evolving Role of Novel Imaging techniques for Radiotherapy Planning

D Noble, R Ramaesh, M Brothwell, T Elumalai… - Clinical Oncology, 2024 - Elsevier
The ability to visualise cancer with imaging has been crucial to the evolution of modern
radiotherapy (RT) planning and delivery. And as evolving RT technologies deliver …

Unlocking the adaptive advantage: correlation and machine learning classification to identify optimal online adaptive stereotactic partial breast candidates

JA Pogue, J Harms, CE Cardenas, X Ray… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Online adaptive radiotherapy (OART) is a promising technique for delivering
stereotactic accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), as lumpectomy cavities vary in …

Motion compensated cone-beam CT reconstruction using an a priori motion model from CT simulation: a pilot study

M Lauria, C Miller, K Singhrao, J Lewis… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. To combat the motion artifacts present in traditional 4D-CBCT reconstruction, an
iterative technique known as the motion-compensated simultaneous algebraic …

Image quality evaluation of a new high-performance ring-gantry cone-beam computed tomography imager

D Lustermans, GP Fonseca, VT Taasti… - Physics in Medicine …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Newer cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging systems offer
reconstruction algorithms including metal artifact reduction (MAR) and extended field-of …

Evaluation of knowledge‐based planning models for male pelvic CBCT‐based online adaptive radiotherapy on conventional linear accelerators

RC Tegtmeier, EL Clouser, BS Laughlin… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To assess the practicality of employing a commercial knowledge‐based planning
tool (RapidPlan) to generate adapted intact prostate and prostate bed volumetric modulated …

CBCT-DRRs superior to CT-DRRs for target-tracking applications for pancreatic SBRT

L Madden, A Ahmed, M Stewart… - Biomedical Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. In current radiograph-based intra-fraction markerless target-tracking, digitally
reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) from planning CTs (CT-DRRs) are often used to train …

Image quality characterization of an ultra‐high‐speed kilovoltage cone‐beam computed tomography imaging system on an O‐ring linear accelerator

E Kim, YK Park, T Zhao, E Laugeman… - Journal of applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The quality of on‐board imaging systems, including cone‐beam computed
tomography (CBCT), plays a vital role in image‐guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and …

The added value of a new high-performance ring-gantry CBCT imaging system for prostate cancer patients

B Kunnen, AJAJ van de Schoot, KP Fremeijer… - Radiotherapy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and purpose A novel Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) named
HyperSight provides superior CBCT image quality compared to conventional ring gantry …

The feasibility of CT simulation‐free adaptive radiation therapy

RL MacDonald, C Fallone… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Novel on‐board CBCT allows for improved image quality and Hounsfield unit
accuracy. When coupled with online adaptive tools, this may have potential to allow for …

A Pilot Study of Simulation-Free Hippocampal-Avoidance Whole Brain Radiation Therapy Using Diagnostic MRI-Based and Online Adaptive Planning

KH Kang, AT Price, FJ Reynoso, E Laugeman… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose We aimed to demonstrate the clinical feasibility and safety of simulation-free
hippocampal avoidance whole brain radiation therapy (HA-WBRT) in a pilot study (National …