Yulong Yan, PhD

Rectal spacers are widely used in prostate stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SAbR) to reduce rectal dose; however, their value as a practical, planning-oriented QA tool remains underdefined. Using real-world clinical trial data, this study evaluates whether...

Clinical trials require the extraction of specific metrics from DICOM plan datasets for protocol-driven data analysis. Because these metrics vary widely across trials, it has been difficult to develop an automated system capable of supporting diverse study re...

Cone-beam CT (CBCT) acquired on the linear accelerator is being increasingly used beyond image guidance to support simulation and treatment planning workflows. This work reports the clinical implementation, challenges, and solutions associated with CBCT-based...