Artificial general intelligence for radiation oncology

C Liu, Z Liu, J Holmes, L Zhang, L Zhang, Y Ding… - Meta-radiology, 2023 - Elsevier
The emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is transforming radiation oncology. As
prominent vanguards of AGI, large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 and PaLM 2 can …

AAPM task group 224: comprehensive proton therapy machine quality assurance

B Arjomandy, P Taylor, C Ainsley, S Safai… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Task Group (TG) 224 was established by the American Association of Physicists in
Medicine's Science Council under the Radiation Therapy Committee and Work Group on …

Development and long‐term stability of a comprehensive daily QA program for a modern pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy delivery system

S Rana, J Bennouna, EJJ Samuel… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The main purpose of this study is to demonstrate the clinical implementation of a
comprehensive pencil beam scanning (PBS) daily quality assurance (QA) program involving …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of the practices of proton daily quality assurance programs

X Ding, JE Younkin, J Shen, M Bues… - … Radiology and Oncology, 2021 - tro.amegroups.org
Demand for proton therapy (PT) continues to grow due to its dosimetric advantages over
conventional radiotherapy. New PT facilities being constructed to meet this demand will …

Conceptual design of a novel nozzle combined with a clinical proton linac for magnetically focussed minibeams

T Schneider, A Patriarca, A Degiovanni, M Gallas… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Proton minibeam radiation therapy (pMBRT) is a novel therapeutic
strategy that combines the tissue sparing potential of submillimetric, spatially fractionated …

Implementation of Sphinx/Lynx as daily QA equipment for scanned proton and carbon ion beams

L Grevillot, JO Moreno, H Fuchs… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Reporting on the first implementation of a proton dedicated commercial device (IBA
Sphinx/Lynx) for daily Quality Assurance (QA) of scanned proton and carbon ion beams …

Evaluations of a flat-panel based compact daily quality assurance device for proton pencil beam scanning (PBS) system

Z Su, W Hsi, J Forthomme, S Rossomme - Physica medica, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the flat-panel detector quenching effect and clinical usability of a flat-
panel based compact QA device for PBS daily constancy measurements. Materials & …

Feasibility study of utilizing XRV-124 scintillation detector for quality assurance of spot profile in pencil beam scanning proton therapy

S Rana, EJJ Samuel - Physica Medica, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of the current study is to (i) investigate the feasibility of utilizing the
XRV-124–a cone-shaped scintillation detector–to measure the spot size and spot position in …

Feasibility study of utilizing Sphinx Compact for quality assurance in uniform scanning proton therapy

S Rana, C Eckert, B Tesfamicael - Physica Medica, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To investigate the feasibility of utilizing the Sphinx Compact detector for quality
assurance in a uniform scanning proton therapy system. Method The Sphinx Compact …

A comprehensive pre‐clinical treatment quality assurance program using unique spot patterns for proton pencil beam scanning FLASH radiotherapy

P Tsai, Y Yang, M Wu, CC Chen, F Yu… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Quality assurance (QA) for ultra‐high dose rate (UHDR) irradiation is a crucial
aspect in the emerging field of FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH‐RT). This innovative treatment …