Ultrasound-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) interstitial prostate brachytherapy is a technically demanding procedure requiring proficiency in imaging, catheter reconstruction, contouring, treatment planning, and quality assurance under time-constrained conditions....
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Bridget Ann Melke
University of Nebraska Medical Center
3D-Printed Phantom to Simulate Ultrasound-Guided High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Interstitial Prostate Brachytherapy for the Training of Medical Physics Residents
Poster Program · Education (Innovation in Medical Physics: Arthur Boyer Award)
Assessment of Dosimetric Perturbations In Small Electron Fields Caused By Optically Stimulated Luminescent Dosimeter for In-Vivo Dosimetry
In-vivo dosimetry in electron radiotherapy ensures accurate plan delivery and patient safety. In hypofractionated treatments such as Boom-Boom radiation (2 Gy in 2 fractions) for indolent B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas, the use of small cutout fields increased...
Poster Program · Therapy Physics
Commissioning of Scalp-Sparing Rotational Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET)
Alopecia from rotational total skin electron therapy (TSET) poses severe psychological challenges for patients with special social needs. Depending on the location of the disease, some patients may be candidates for scalp-sparing TSET. We herein present the c...
Poster Program · Therapy Physics