Yao Ding, PhD

Vacuum cradles/bags (VC) combined with head and leg immobilization are commonly used for prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment setup. Removing the VC may offer practical advantages for efficient patient positioning, comfort, and high-qualit...

Daily re-planning based on warm-start optimization is a common strategy for online adaptive radiotherapy. This method is beneficial in cases when differences between the reference and daily anatomy are within a limited range. We quantify the effects of this s...