All conference submissions

A recent case is presented to highlight that the MR-conditional hover-based Zephyr system which allows smooth patient transfer while preserving needles/applicators can pose sever thermal injury during MRI scanning on a 1.5 Tesla...

T1ρ dispersion imaging is an emerging MRI technique for characterizing muscle tissue in aging, fibrosis, and metabolic conditions. However, the requirement for multiple independent repetitions at varying spin-lock frequencies (FS...

To quantify the precision and accuracy of a five-dimensional computed tomography (5DCT) free-breathing simulation approach in a large clinical cohort.

To assess the accurate delivery of iodinated contrast media (ICM) and saline flush volumes administered using piston-driven and peristaltic power injectors.

Accurate tissue characterization is critical for adaptive proton therapy. This study evaluates the performance of relative electron density (RED) and stopping power ratios (SPR) predicted by virtual monoenergetic images (VMIs) de...

Patient mispositioning in CT imaging contributes to inconsistent radiation dose delivery and suboptimal image quality, impacting patient safety and diagnostic outcomes. This study evaluates the efficacy of the use of dual topogra...

Lung cancer is a leading global malignancy with high mortality. Radiotherapy is a critical treatment; however, current planning often suffers from subjective dose settings and side effects. This study aims to use a Conditional Ge...

We developed an algorithm to assess plan selection from a pre-existing plan library to unlock the full potential of plan-of-the-day (POTD) radiotherapy. The algorithm mimics nuanced human decision-making, automatically identifyin...

Clinical proton dose prescription uses a fixed relative biological effectiveness (RBE) factor of 1.1 despite preclinical and clinical evidence that RBE varies with dose, radiation quality and tissue radiosensitivity, particularly...

In proton therapy, misalignment between planning and repeat CT arises from variations in patient positioning, physiological motion, and treatment-related anatomical changes, compromising contour propagation and treatment plan ada...

To test egs_mird as an independent verification for patient-specific dosimetry calculations in a clinical workflow alongside two commercially available software packages (MIM SurePlanTM MRT and Voximetry TorchMCTM).

The AAPM TG Reports 204 and 220 size specific dose estimate (SSDE) provides a more useful CT dose approximation compared to CTDIvol. Size-Specific Dose Estimate (SSDE) corrects for patient size and is commonly used in radiation d...

To investigate the effects of the Varian enhanced leaf model (ELM) on portal dosimetry.

The significant tissue-sparing advantages of upright proton therapy (UPT) make it an appealing treatment for pediatric patients, yet its widespread use is limited by the lack of a commercially available solution for upright anest...

Given the significant rise in patients receiving 50-cGy x 6 fractions low dose radiation therapy (LDRT) of osteoarthritis (OA), we evaluate this emerging treatment technique.

This scoping review aims to synthesize and visually map the extant evidence on trigeminal neuralgia (TN) treatments over the past decade, thereby elucidating the evolving therapeutic landscape. It seeks to identify prevailing res...

To evaluate 2024 NRC medical‑related Event Notification Reports and identify recurring incident patterns as well as isotope‑specific trends from January through December. By characterizing common failure modes and operational vul...

To introduce a conditional Wavelet Diffusion framework incorporating depth-wise convolution for efficient high-resolution 3D medical image synthesis, and to evaluate its performance on MRI cross-modality translation and CT textur...

To systematically assess whether commonly proposed architectural enhancements provide measurable benefits for deep learning-based radiotherapy dose prediction, using controlled comparisons of 3D U-Net variants to support evidence...

Direct-to-Unit (simulation-omitted) radiotherapy enables treatment planning directly from diagnostic imaging, eliminating CT simulation and supporting same-day treatment for time-sensitive cases. These workflows rely on adaptive...

Verification of source dwell positions in HDR ring applicators is critical due to variability introduced by source wire slack. Conventional autoradiographic film methods are often limited by setup uncertainties—such as manual ste...

Small field beam models present unique challenges for dose delivery accuracy. In this study we tested a custom AAA beam model for 6XFFF small fields with a millennium MLC and validate its delivery accuracy across three TrueBeams.

Mechanistic tumor growth models provide a framework for linking observed tumor kinetics to underlying biological processes; however, their application to real preclinical datasets is limited by incomplete longitudinal measurement...

To develop an introductory medical physics residency rotation, in collaboration with a radiation oncologist, to address knowledge gaps of incoming residents from non-traditional career paths.