Lung tumor motion prediction using data learned offline and during treatment

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Lung tumor motion prediction using data learned offline and during treatment"

Transcription

1 GA1 Lung tumor motion prediction using data learned offline and during treatment Troy Teo, K. Guo, B. Ahmed, P. Kawalec, N. Alayoubi & S. Pistorius Medical Physics, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg. Physics and Astronomy, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. 1

2 Slide 1 GA1 Ganiyu Asuni, 2/24/2014

3 Introduction Intra fraction image guided adaptive RT Clinical implementation of concurrent (intra fraction) tumor irradiation & tracking: i. Cyberknife system (Accuray Inc) ii. Vero gimbaled linac system (Mitsubishi, Japan & BrainLAB) iii. DMLC system with EM guided transponder (Varian) * * P. Keall, et al., First clinical implementation of electromagnetic transponder guided MLC tracking, Med. Phys. 41(2) (5pp.) (2014). 2

4 Introduction Intra fraction image guided adaptive RT Image-guidance: Electronic portal image (EPI) tracking Adaptation of treatment: Modify treatment aperture 4. Motion correction 3. Automatic real time motion detection 5. Dynamic treatment delivery 1. High energy x-ray treatment beam 2. Image formed from residual treatment beam 3

5 Introduction Intra fraction image guided adaptive RT Image-guidance: Electronic portal image (EPI) tracking Adaptation of treatment: Modify treatment aperture 4. Motion correction 3. Automatic real time motion detection 5. Dynamic treatment delivery 1. High energy x-ray treatment beam 2. Image formed from residual treatment beam Tracking of tumor with global motion Accuracy : ~0.5 mm * * P.T. Teo et. al., Tracking lung tumour motion using a dynamically weighted optical flow algorithm and electronic 4 portal imaging device", Measurement Science Tech. (Inst. of Physics), 2013.

6 Introduction The need for prediction in adaptive RT No tracking system responds instantaneously (system latency) - system lag times can be ms 1 1. S. Pollock, D. Lee, P. Keall and T. Kima, Audiovisual biofeedback improves motion prediction accuracy, Med. Phys. 40 (4), , (2013). 5

7 Introduction The need for prediction in adaptive RT No tracking system responds instantaneously (system latency) - system lag times can be ms 1 - future tumor position should be predicted 5. Motion correction 4. Motion Prediction to compensate system latency 3. Automatic real time motion detection 6. Dynamic treatment delivery 1. High energy x-ray treatment beam 2. Image formed from residual treatment beam 1. S. Pollock, D. Lee, P. Keall and T. Kima, Audiovisual biofeedback improves motion prediction accuracy, Med. Phys. 40 (4), , (2013). 6

8 Introduction How to predict tumor motion? Build a prediction model : learning of tumor motion pattern offline learning with pre treatment data, or online learning (adaptive) during treatment delivery 7

9 Introduction Offline vs online learning Offline learning (Pros): prediction model optimized prior to treatment prediction can potentially commence when treatment begins Offline learning (cons) : i. motions learned motions during treatment delivery 2 ii. model obsolete over time Model optimized offline Position (mm) Prediction (during treatment delivery) Time (s) Actual Predicted 2. J. Schuster, et al., Variations of the tumor position in frameless lung sbrt: assessment of predictive factors including tumor volume changes, J Nucl Med Radiat Ther 4 (147) (2013). 8

10 Introduction Offline vs online learning Online learning (Pros): model updated with current trend errors do not increase over time Online learning (Cons): longer time to learn & optimize longer time before making 1 st prediction adaption of treatment can only occur after initial waiting period 9 takes longer time to optimize model during initial treatment delivery 9

11 Introduction Objectives of current study To predict tumor position over a prediction horizon of 650ms (latency) with aim of reducing initial waiting period prior to making 1 st prediction. 10

12 Introduction Objectives of current study To predict tumor position over a prediction horizon of 650ms (latency) with aim of reducing initial waiting period prior to making 1 st prediction. Methods: i. optimize model with tumor traces from patient database (offline learning) ii. use 1 st breathing cycle detected during treatment delivery to synchronize & adapt model for online learning 11

13 Methods 1. Neural Network (NN) Design Parameters to optimize for NN: Weights: memory of an NN (updated by a learning algorithm) Input nodes : past histories needed for pattern recognition hidden nodes : storage capacity 12

14 Methods 1. Neural network design with offline learning (Nos. of hidden neurons & input data length) Parametric study with : input data size & nos. of hidden neuron 10 to 100 (steps of 10) obtain 2D array of MSE for each patient

15 Methods 2. Generalized Neural Network (GNN) with offline learning To determine parameters for GNN: i. average prediction response from 7 patients Patient 1 Patient 6 Patient 7 Average

16 Methods 2. Generalized Neural Network (GNN) with offline learning To determine parameters for GNN: i. average prediction response from 7 patients ii. select 1 pair of input data size & # hidden neurons ( i.e.35, 20) for offline optimized GNN Patient 1 Patient 6 Patient 7 35 samples ~ 4.66 s Average

17 Methods 3. Sliding window online learning (treatment delivery) S I position (mm) Time (s) Sliding window width = 1 st period of tumor trajectory detected during treatment delivery Prediction horizon = 650ms (~5 EPID image sample) Predicted position 16

18 Methods 3. Sliding window online learning (treatment delivery) S I position (mm) Time (s) Sliding window width = 1 st period of tumor trajectory detected during treatment delivery Prediction horizon = 650ms (~5 EPID image sample) Predicted position 17

19 Methods 3. Sliding window online learning (treatment delivery) S I position (mm) Time (s) Sliding window width = 1 st period of tumor trajectory detected during treatment delivery Prediction horizon = 650ms (~5 EPID image sample) Predicted position 18

20 Methods 3. Sliding window online learning (treatment delivery) S I position (mm) Time (s) Sliding window width = 1 st period of tumor trajectory detected during treatment delivery Prediction horizon = 650ms (~5 EPID image sample) Predicted position 19

21 Methods 3. Sliding window online learning (treatment delivery) S I position (mm) Time (s) Sliding window width = 1 st period of tumor trajectory detected during treatment delivery Prediction horizon = 650ms (~5 EPID image sample) Predicted position 20

22 Methods 3. Sliding window online learning (treatment delivery) S I position (mm) Time (s) Sliding window width = 1 st period of tumor trajectory detected during treatment delivery Prediction horizon = 650ms (~5 EPID image sample) Predicted position

23 Results Online prediction of tumor motion (during treatment) Max abs error (mm) RMSE (mm) P P P P P P P Average

24 Results Online prediction of tumor motion (during treatment) Max abs error (mm) RMSE (mm) P P P P P P P Average

25 Results A tumor motion-compensating prototype with prediction Actuator mounted on mechanical slider Aim: maintain a stationary tumor w.r.t treatment beam Actuator : tumor motion Slider : counter steer tumor motion (with prediction to overcome latency) 24

26 Discussion Comparison with other studies a) Choice of Input data length (35 samples = 4.66s) for GNN within same range (3 7.7 s) 5, 7 11 b) Results within same range of accuracies (or better) References Avg. RMSE (mm) Prediction horizon (ms) Current study 0.83 ± Ref ± c) Shorter initial learning period (on average) References Current study Initial learning period (s) 8.8 (avg.) Refs

27 Discussion Significance This work shows that it is feasible to account for system latencies by using an efficient, generalized NN optimized with offline & online learning 26

28 Conclusions Predicted tumor position is within ±1mm (average) for a system latency of 650ms with: 1. shorter initial waiting period so that prediction & treatment adaptation can be made as soon as treatment begins 1 st attempt to use hybrid of offline (generalized model) & online data (use 1 st breathing cycle as sliding window) 2. minimized effort to implement prediction models for different patients generalized model 27

29 Thank you! Financial support from NSERC PGS D2 Scholarship, NSERC DG and the CancerCare Manitoba Foundation is gratefully acknowledged. The authors would like to thank Dr YeLin Suh for making the Cyberknife dataset available to our project. 28

30 References 1. S. Pollock, D. Lee, P. Keall and T. Kima, Audiovisual biofeedback improves motion prediction accuracy, Med. Phys. 40 (4), , (2013). 2. J. Schuster, et al., Variations of the tumor position in frameless lung sbrt: assessment of predictive factors including tumor volume changes, J Nucl Med Radiat Ther 4 (147) (2013). 3. Y. Suh, et al., An analysis of thoracic and abdominal tumor motion for stereotactic body radiotherapy patients, Phys. Med. Biol. 53, (2008). 4. J. Rottmann, et al., Markerless EPID image guided dynamic multi leaf collimator tracking for lung tumors, Phys. Med. Biol. 58, (2013). 5. J. Rottmann et al., Using an external surrogate for predictor model training in real time motion management of lung tumors, Med Phys 41, (2014). 6. M. J. Menten, et. al., Comparison of a multileaf collimator tracking system and a robotic treatment couch tracking system for organ motion compensation during radiotherapy Med. Phys. 39, 7032 (2012). 7. A. Krauss, S. Nill and U. Oelfke, The comparative performance of four respiratory motion predictors for real time tumor tracking, Phys. Med. Biol., 56, (2011). 8. J. H. Goodband et al., A comparison of neural network approaches for online prediction in IGRT, Med. Phys., 35(3), (2008). 9. J. Yun et al., An artificial neural network (ANN) based lung tumor motion predictor for intrafractional MR tumor tracking, Med. Phys. 39 (7) (2012). 10. G. C. Sharp et al. Prediction of respiratory tumor motion for real time image guided radiotherapy, Phys. Med. Biol., 49(3), (2004). 11. R. Ernst, Evaluating and comparing algorithms for respiratory motion prediction, Phys. Med. Biol. 58(11), (2013). 29

31 Appendix: relation between traces Correlation Matrix

32 Methods 5. Characteristics of patient tumor traces i. Obtained from CyberKnife Synchrony dataset [3] ii. Data re sampled with 7.5Hz (0.133s ) iii. 1 minute tumor motion (S I) of 7 patients selected to represent Lung tumor trajectories Breaths per min, Groupings Range of Amplitudes (mm) Max. Acceleration (mms 2 ) P1 24, P2 25, General Description Irregular peak & trough positions Regular shape & period P3 24, One larger breath 3. Y. Suh, et al., An analysis of thoracic and abdominal tumor motion for stereotactic body radiotherapy patients, Phys. Med. Biol. 53, (2008).

33 Methods 5. Characteristics of patient tumor traces Lung tumor trajectories Breaths per min, Groupings Range of Amplitudes (mm) Max. Acceleration (mms 2 ) P4 17, P5 15.5, General Description High acceleration, one deep inhale followed by an irregular period Irregular peaks & troughs positions P6 12, Irregular period P7 11, Non symmetry between inhale & exhale.

34 Methods 5. Characteristics of patient tumor traces Lung tumor trajectories P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 Average 1 st period of tumor trajectory (s) Sliding window size* (data samples)

35 Summary Generalized NN parameters & performance Parameters Sliding window Values Avg. = 29 samples (3.86 s) # Input data 35 samples (4.66 s) # Hidden nodes 25 Pred. horizon Weights initialization Training Epochs (Iterations) Training Algo. 5 samples (650 ms) Inherited 800 Backpropagation with grad descent

36 Summary Generalized NN parameters & performance Performance Avg. RMSE Avg. prediction time (for a new tumor position) Avg. initial waiting time prior to making 1 st prediction Values 0.83 mm 0.20 s 8.8 s

37 Results 3. Generalized vs personalized NN Model (Input data size, Nos. of hidden neurons) Mean error (mm) MAE (mm) Max of MAE (mm) RMSE (mm) Generalized (35, 20) Personalized (5, 5)

38 Results 3. Testing with leave one out data Mean error (mm) MAE (mm) Max abs error (mm) RMSE (mm) P

39 Results Online prediction of tumor motion (during treatment) Max abs error (mm) RMSE (mm) P P P P P P P Average

40 Discussion Limitation prediction accuracy is significantly impacted by the change in periodicity, esp. with a prolonged exhale breathing. Possible solution make parallel predictions using an ensemble of NNs each NN has different parameters that allows them to handle different motion pattern Use prediction from the most suitable network based on their recent performance & pattern of trajectory detected 39

Tumor Tracking Current & Future Developments. Josh Evans, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA

Tumor Tracking Current & Future Developments. Josh Evans, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA Tumor Tracking Current & Future Developments Josh Evans, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA None. Disclosures To understand: Learning Objectives the physiological characteristics of tumor

More information

Motion gating and tracking techniques: overview and recent developments

Motion gating and tracking techniques: overview and recent developments Motion gating and tracking techniques: overview and recent developments Gig S Mageras, PhD, FAAPM Department of Medical Physics Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York MSK/gsm 15-Jun-2018 1 Disclosure

More information

Impact of sampling interval in training data acquisition on intrafractional predictive accuracy of indirect dynamic tumor-tracking radiotherapy*

Impact of sampling interval in training data acquisition on intrafractional predictive accuracy of indirect dynamic tumor-tracking radiotherapy* Impact of sampling interval in training data acquisition on intrafractional predictive accuracy of indirect dynamic tumor-tracking radiotherapy* Nobutaka Mukumoto a), Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Mami Akimoto,

More information

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review Vol. 51 No. 1 (March 2014)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review Vol. 51 No. 1 (March 2014) The Challenge of Innovative Cancer Treatments Enabled by Vero4DRT -Development of High-precision Dose Delivery Features for Reducing Radiation Exposure of Healthy Tissue- 76 YASUNOBU SUZUKI *1 KUNIO TAKAHASHI

More information

typical IMRT fraction time and expand high definition radiotherapy anywhere in the body with the widest range of motion of the

typical IMRT fraction time and expand high definition radiotherapy anywhere in the body with the widest range of motion of the Precisely maximize dose, Versatile, efficient and effective for the BENEFITS OFandTHE CYBERKNIFE TREATMENT minimize side effects range of radiation oncology patients maximize patient comfort DELIVERY SYSTEM

More information

4D Radiotherapy in early ca Lung. Prof. Manoj Gupta Dept of Radiotherapy & oncology I.G.Medical College Shimla

4D Radiotherapy in early ca Lung. Prof. Manoj Gupta Dept of Radiotherapy & oncology I.G.Medical College Shimla 4D Radiotherapy in early ca Lung Prof. Manoj Gupta Dept of Radiotherapy & oncology I.G.Medical College Shimla Presentation focus on ---- Limitation of Conventional RT Why Interest in early lung cancer

More information

PRECISE, ROBOTIC TREATMENT AS INDIVIDUAL AS EVERY PATIENT

PRECISE, ROBOTIC TREATMENT AS INDIVIDUAL AS EVERY PATIENT PRECISE, ROBOTIC TREATMENT AS INDIVIDUAL AS EVERY PATIENT BENEFITS OF THE CYBERKNIFE TREATMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM True robotic precision: Enable high definition radiotherapy anywhere in the body with the

More information

Adaptive filtering to predict lung tumor motion during free breathing

Adaptive filtering to predict lung tumor motion during free breathing CARS 2002 - H.U Lemke, M W. Vannier; K. Inamura. A.G. Farman, K. Doi & J.H.c. Reiber (Editors) "CARS/Springer. All rights reserved. Adaptive filtering to predict lung tumor motion during free breathing

More information

Overview of Advanced Techniques in Radiation Therapy

Overview of Advanced Techniques in Radiation Therapy Overview of Advanced Techniques in Radiation Therapy Jacob (Jake) Van Dyk Manager, Physics & Engineering, LRCP Professor, UWO University of Western Ontario Acknowledgements Glenn Bauman Jerry Battista

More information

slide courtesy of Daniel Low Motion management Sofie Ceberg PhD, Medical Physicist Skåne University Hospital, Lund

slide courtesy of Daniel Low Motion management Sofie Ceberg PhD, Medical Physicist Skåne University Hospital, Lund slide courtesy of Daniel Low Motion management Sofie Ceberg PhD, Medical Physicist Skåne University Hospital, Lund Motion management - in radiotherapy Motion Management What? How to handle the patient/tumor

More information

CyberKnife Technology in Ablative Radiation Therapy. Jun Yang PhD Cyberknife Center of Philadelphia Drexel University Jan 2017

CyberKnife Technology in Ablative Radiation Therapy. Jun Yang PhD Cyberknife Center of Philadelphia Drexel University Jan 2017 CyberKnife Technology in Ablative Radiation Therapy Jun Yang PhD Cyberknife Center of Philadelphia Drexel University Jan 2017 Objectives Components and work flow of CyberKnife Motion management of CyberKnife

More information

Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Extracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Linear accelerators. Basic technique. Indications of SRS

Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Extracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Linear accelerators. Basic technique. Indications of SRS Stereotactic Radiosurgery Extracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery Annette Quinn, MSN, RN Program Manager, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Using stereotactic techniques, give a lethal dose of ionizing

More information

Potential conflicts-of-interest. Respiratory Gated and Four-Dimensional Tumor Tracking Radiotherapy. Educational objectives. Overview.

Potential conflicts-of-interest. Respiratory Gated and Four-Dimensional Tumor Tracking Radiotherapy. Educational objectives. Overview. Respiratory Gated and Four-Dimensional Tumor Tracking Radiotherapy Potential conflicts-of-interest I am PI of a sponsored research agreement between Stanford University and Varian Medical Systems P Keall

More information

Advances in external beam radiotherapy

Advances in external beam radiotherapy International Conference on Modern Radiotherapy: Advances and Challenges in Radiation Protection of Patients Advances in external beam radiotherapy New techniques, new benefits and new risks Michael Brada

More information

I. Equipments for external beam radiotherapy

I. Equipments for external beam radiotherapy I. Equipments for external beam radiotherapy 5 linear accelerators (LINACs): Varian TrueBeam 6, 10 & 18 MV photons, 6-18 MeV electrons, image-guided (IGRT) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT),

More information

Credentialing for the Use of IGRT in Clinical Trials

Credentialing for the Use of IGRT in Clinical Trials Credentialing for the Use of IGRT in Clinical Trials James M. Galvin, DSc Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, PA and The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group RADIATION

More information

Nano-X A Smarter and Smaller Cancer Radiotherapy System

Nano-X A Smarter and Smaller Cancer Radiotherapy System Nano-X A Smarter and Smaller Cancer Radiotherapy System Paul Keall, Ilana Feain, Chun-Chien Shieh, Brendan Whelan, Peter Bennett, Paul Liu, Jeff Barber, Michael Barton, Simon Downes, Michael Jackson, +++

More information

3D Pre-treatment Dose Verification for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Patients

3D Pre-treatment Dose Verification for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Patients 3D Pre-treatment Dose Verification for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Patients G Asuni *1, T vanbeek 1, E VanUtyven 1, P McCowan 1,2, and B.M.C. McCurdy 1,2,3 1 Medical Physics Department, CancerCare

More information

SRS Uncertainty: Linac and CyberKnife Uncertainties

SRS Uncertainty: Linac and CyberKnife Uncertainties SRS Uncertainty: Linac and CyberKnife Uncertainties Sonja Dieterich, PhD Linac/CyberKnife Technological Uncertainties 1 Linac Mechanical/Radiation Isocenters Depuydt, Tom, et al. "Computer aided analysis

More information

8/3/2016. Outline. Site Specific IGRT Considerations for Clinical Imaging Protocols. Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD University of Virginia

8/3/2016. Outline. Site Specific IGRT Considerations for Clinical Imaging Protocols. Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD University of Virginia Site Specific IGRT Considerations for Clinical Imaging Protocols Krishni Wijesooriya, PhD University of Virginia Outline Image registration accuracies for different modalities What imaging modality best

More information

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Lung Lesions using the CyberKnife of-the-art and New Innovations

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Lung Lesions using the CyberKnife of-the-art and New Innovations Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Lung Lesions using the CyberKnife State-of of-the-art and New Innovations Chad Lee, PhD CK Solutions, Inc. and CyberKnife Centers of San Diego Outline Basic overview

More information

Which Planning CT Should be Used for Lung SBRT? Ping Xia, Ph.D. Head of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology Cleveland Clinic

Which Planning CT Should be Used for Lung SBRT? Ping Xia, Ph.D. Head of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology Cleveland Clinic Which Planning CT Should be Used for Lung SBRT? Ping Xia, Ph.D. Head of Medical Physics in Radiation Oncology Cleveland Clinic Outline Image quality and image dose Free breathing CT, 4DCT, and synthetic

More information

SBRT REQUIRES: STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY (SBRT) (SBRT) What s s in a name? Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

SBRT REQUIRES: STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY (SBRT) (SBRT) What s s in a name? Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy INTRODUCTION TO STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY: (I) Physics and Technology (II) Clinical Experience & (III) Radiobiological Considerations and Future Directions Stanley H. Benedict, Ph.D., Danny Song,

More information

Cyberknife Stereotactic Treatment

Cyberknife Stereotactic Treatment Cyberknife Stereotactic Treatment Eugene Lief, Ph.D. Christ Hospital Jersey City, New Jersey USA DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated with any vendor and did not receive any financial support from any vendor.

More information

Quantifying variability of intrafractional target motion in stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancers

Quantifying variability of intrafractional target motion in stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancers Title Quantifying variability of intrafractional target motion in stereotactic body radiotherapy for lung cancers Author(s) CHAN, KH; Kwong, DLW; Tam, E; Tong, A; Ng, CY Citation Journal of Applied Clinical

More information

IGRT Protocol Design and Informed Margins. Conflict of Interest. Outline 7/7/2017. DJ Vile, PhD. I have no conflict of interest to disclose

IGRT Protocol Design and Informed Margins. Conflict of Interest. Outline 7/7/2017. DJ Vile, PhD. I have no conflict of interest to disclose IGRT Protocol Design and Informed Margins DJ Vile, PhD Conflict of Interest I have no conflict of interest to disclose Outline Overview and definitions Quantification of motion Influences on margin selection

More information

S Y N C H R O N Y R E S P I R A T O R Y T R A C K I N G S Y S T E M

S Y N C H R O N Y R E S P I R A T O R Y T R A C K I N G S Y S T E M s y n c h r o n y r e s p i r a t o r y t r a c k i n g s y s t e m S Y N C H R O N Y R E S P I R A T O R Y T R A C K I N G S Y S T E M The Synchrony System tracks respiration in real time and automatically

More information

Intensity-Modulated and Image- Guided Radiation Treatment. Outline. Conformal Radiation Treatment

Intensity-Modulated and Image- Guided Radiation Treatment. Outline. Conformal Radiation Treatment Intensity-Modulated and Image- Guided Radiation Treatment J. Daniel Bourland, PhD Professor Departments of Radiation Oncology, Physics, and Biomedical Engineering Wake Forest University School of Medicine

More information

Linac or Non-Linac Demystifying And Decoding The Physics Of SBRT/SABR

Linac or Non-Linac Demystifying And Decoding The Physics Of SBRT/SABR Linac or Non-Linac Demystifying And Decoding The Physics Of SBRT/SABR PhD, FAAPM, FACR, FASTRO Department of Radiation Oncology Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, IN, USA Indra J. Das,

More information

Beam Direction RAO LAO. Pt supine. LL Treatment couch LPO RPO. WHA Consulting. Wilson Apollo

Beam Direction RAO LAO. Pt supine. LL Treatment couch LPO RPO. WHA Consulting. Wilson Apollo Beam Direction AP RAO LAO Pt supine RL LL Treatment couch RPO LPO PA Wilson Apollo DELIVERY TECHNOLOGY & CODING Based on FORDS Manual Equipment Dose Delivery Method Modality Code Comments Zeiss Intrabeam

More information

RTTs role in lung SABR

RTTs role in lung SABR RTTs role in lung SABR Bart van Baaren Lineke van der Weide VU Medical Centre SBRT symposium VUMC 16 December 2017 Flow chart lung SABR Pre-treatment imaging Treatment planning On-line imaging Treatment

More information

The role of Radiation Oncologist: Hi-tech treatments for liver metastases

The role of Radiation Oncologist: Hi-tech treatments for liver metastases The role of Radiation Oncologist: Hi-tech treatments for liver metastases Icro Meattini, MD Radiotherapy-Oncology Unit AOU Careggi Hospital Florence University, Italy Liver Metastases - Background The

More information

A Patient s Guide to SRS

A Patient s Guide to SRS A Patient s Guide to SRS Stereotactic Radiosurgery 230 Nebraska St. Sioux City, IA 51101 NOTES 230 Nebraska St. Sioux City, IA 51101 Contents page Introduction 1 SRS and how it works 2 The technology involved

More information

Estimation of lung tumor position from multiple anatomical features on 4D-CT using multiple regression analysis

Estimation of lung tumor position from multiple anatomical features on 4D-CT using multiple regression analysis Received: 15 December 2016 Revised: 18 May 2017 Accepted: 19 May 2017 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12121 RADIATION ONCOLOGY PHYSICS Estimation of lung tumor position from multiple anatomical features on 4D-CT using

More information

Pitfalls in SBRT Treatment Planning for a Moving Target

Pitfalls in SBRT Treatment Planning for a Moving Target Pitfalls in SBRT Treatment Planning for a Moving Target Cynthia F. Chuang, Ph.D. Department of Radiation Oncology University of California-San Francisco I have no conflicts of interests to disclose In

More information

02 CyberKnife: System Overview

02 CyberKnife: System Overview SYSTEM OVERVIEW Our hands push the technology. Your hands push the results. The CyberKnife System is the first and only robotic radiosurgery system to offer highly precise and customizable, non-surgical

More information

EXACTRAC HIGHLY ACCURATE PATIENT MONITORING

EXACTRAC HIGHLY ACCURATE PATIENT MONITORING EXACTRAC HIGHLY ACCURATE PATIENT MONITORING PATIENT POSITION MONITORING ExacTrac is an in-room based monitoring system that detects intrafractional motion during treatment delivery. Two kv X-Ray units

More information

Trajectory Modulated Arc Therapy: Application to Partial Breast Irradiation. Research and development to advance radiotherapy

Trajectory Modulated Arc Therapy: Application to Partial Breast Irradiation. Research and development to advance radiotherapy Trajectory Modulated Arc Therapy: Application to Partial Breast Irradiation Dimitre Hristov Radiation Oncology Stanford University Research and development to advance radiotherapy New imaging platforms:

More information

Precisely Maximize Dose, side effects, Patient

Precisely Maximize Dose, side effects, Patient Precisely Maximize Dose, Minimize side effects, Maximize Patient Comfort Key Differentiators: The CyberKnife M6 Series Industry-leading precision and patient comfort Enables full-body robotic radiosurgery,

More information

CYBERKNIFE M6 SERIES: Unmatched Precision and Patient Comfort

CYBERKNIFE M6 SERIES: Unmatched Precision and Patient Comfort CYBERKNIFE M6 SERIES: Unmatched Precision and Patient Comfort Precisely maximize dose, minimize side effects and maximize patient comfort The new CyberKnife M6 Series has the capabilities and efficiency

More information

02 CyberKnife: Treatment Delivery

02 CyberKnife: Treatment Delivery TREATMENT DELIVERY CyberKnife Treatment Delivery System The CyberKnife System is the first and only robotic radiosurgery system to offer highly precise and customizable, non-surgical treatment options

More information

Flattening Filter Free beam

Flattening Filter Free beam Dose rate effect in external radiotherapy: biology and clinic Marta Scorsetti, M.D. Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Dep., Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Milan, Italy Brescia October 8th/9th, 2015 Flattening

More information

Image Guided in Radiation Therapy (IGRT) Chumpot Kakanaporn Med Phys Radiation Oncology Siriraj Hospital

Image Guided in Radiation Therapy (IGRT) Chumpot Kakanaporn Med Phys Radiation Oncology Siriraj Hospital Image Guided in Radiation Therapy (IGRT) Chumpot Kakanaporn Med Phys Radiation Oncology Siriraj Hospital EBT Process Diagnosis Simulation Tx Planning Tx Verification Tx Delivery X-ray CT MRI NM Patho Process

More information

Varian Edge Experience. Jinkoo Kim, Ph.D Henry Ford Health System

Varian Edge Experience. Jinkoo Kim, Ph.D Henry Ford Health System Varian Edge Experience Jinkoo Kim, Ph.D Henry Ford Health System Disclosures I participate in research funded by Varian Medical Systems. Outline of Presentation Review advanced imaging in Varian Edge Linear

More information

Disclosure. Outline. Machine Overview. I have received honoraria from Accuray in the past. I have had travel expenses paid by Accuray in the past.

Disclosure. Outline. Machine Overview. I have received honoraria from Accuray in the past. I have had travel expenses paid by Accuray in the past. Clinical Implementation of the CyberKnife Disclosure I have received honoraria from Accuray in the past. I have had travel expenses paid by Accuray in the past. Mary Ellen Masterson-McGary McGary CyberKnife

More information

8/1/2016. Motion Management for Proton Lung SBRT. Outline. Protons and motion. Protons and Motion. Proton lung SBRT Future directions

8/1/2016. Motion Management for Proton Lung SBRT. Outline. Protons and motion. Protons and Motion. Proton lung SBRT Future directions Motion Management for Proton Lung SBRT AAPM 2016 Outline Protons and Motion Dosimetric effects Remedies and mitigation techniques Proton lung SBRT Future directions Protons and motion Dosimetric perturbation

More information

4 Essentials of CK Physics 8/2/2012. SRS using the CyberKnife. Disclaimer/Conflict of Interest

4 Essentials of CK Physics 8/2/2012. SRS using the CyberKnife. Disclaimer/Conflict of Interest SRS using the CyberKnife Sonja Dieterich, PhD, DABR Associate Professor University of California Davis Disclaimer/Conflict of Interest Consulting agreements with Broncus Medical and CyberHeart, Inc. Scientific

More information

CHAPTER 5. STUDY OF ANGULAR RESPONSE OF asi 1000 EPID AND IMATRIXX 2-D ARRAY SYSTEM FOR IMRT PATIENT SPECIFIC QA

CHAPTER 5. STUDY OF ANGULAR RESPONSE OF asi 1000 EPID AND IMATRIXX 2-D ARRAY SYSTEM FOR IMRT PATIENT SPECIFIC QA CHAPTER 5 STUDY OF ANGULAR RESPONSE OF asi 1000 EPID AND IMATRIXX 2-D ARRAY SYSTEM FOR IMRT PATIENT SPECIFIC QA 5.1 Introduction With the advent of new techniques like intensity modulated radiotherapy

More information

Rotating Bi-Planar linac MR Cross Cancer Institute 6 MV medical linear accelerator (linac). Low-field (0.56 T) biplanar MR imager.

Rotating Bi-Planar linac MR Cross Cancer Institute 6 MV medical linear accelerator (linac). Low-field (0.56 T) biplanar MR imager. Cross Cancer Institute MR-Linac: Rotating the Magnet-linac Combo Real-time MR Guided RT B.Gino Fallone Dept. of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute & University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Canada Linac-MR.ca

More information

Learning Objectives. New Developments in Radiation Therapy Targeting. Respiration-Induced Motion. Targeting Uncertainty in RT

Learning Objectives. New Developments in Radiation Therapy Targeting. Respiration-Induced Motion. Targeting Uncertainty in RT New Developments in Radiation Therapy Targeting D.A. Jaffray, Ph.D. Radiation Therapy Physics Princess Margaret Hospital/Ontario Cancer Institute Associate Professor Departments of Radiation Oncology and

More information

Results of Stereotactic radiotherapy for Stage I and II NSCLC Is There a Need for Image Guidance?

Results of Stereotactic radiotherapy for Stage I and II NSCLC Is There a Need for Image Guidance? Results of Stereotactic radiotherapy for Stage I and II NSCLC Is There a Need for Image Guidance? Frank Zimmermann Institute of Radiation Oncolgy University Clinic Basel Petersgraben 4 CH 4031 Basel radioonkologiebasel.ch

More information

Radiation treatment planning in lung cancer

Radiation treatment planning in lung cancer Radiation treatment planning in lung cancer Georg Dietmar 1,2 1 Div. Medical Rad. Phys., Dept. of Radiation Oncology / Medical Univ. Vienna & AKH Wien 2 Christian Doppler Laboratory for Medical Radiation

More information

Feasibility of using the Vero SBRT system for intracranial SRS

Feasibility of using the Vero SBRT system for intracranial SRS JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS, VOLUME 15, NUMBER 1, 2014 Feasibility of using the Vero SBRT system for intracranial SRS Manuela Burghelea, 1,2a Dirk Verellen, 1 Thierry Gevaert, 1 Tom Depuydt,

More information

Medical Physics Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Medical Physics Resident, Department of Radiation Oncology UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas April 25, 2018 CURRICULUM VITAE EDUCATION David D. M. Parsons, Ph.D., M.Sc., B.Sc. Medical Physics Resident Department of Radiation Oncology UT Southwestern Medical Center 2280 Inwood Road, Dallas Texas,

More information

On using an adaptive neural network to predict lung tumor motion during respiration for radiotherapy applications

On using an adaptive neural network to predict lung tumor motion during respiration for radiotherapy applications On using an adaptive neural network to predict lung tumor motion during respiration for radiotherapy applications Marcus Isaksson and Joakim Jalden Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University,

More information

SBRT I: Overview of Simulation, Planning, and Delivery

SBRT I: Overview of Simulation, Planning, and Delivery Disclosure SBRT I: Overview of Simulation, Planning, and Delivery I have received research funding from NIH, the Golfers Against Cancer (GAC) foundation, and Philips Health System. Jing Cai, PhD Duke University

More information

The High-End Solution for Real-Time Patient Tracking

The High-End Solution for Real-Time Patient Tracking The High-End Solution for Real-Time Patient Tracking You trust your planning and delivery systems to constantly achieve the best possible results. Now you can trust the Catalyst to provide the same level

More information

Margins in SBRT. Mischa Hoogeman

Margins in SBRT. Mischa Hoogeman Margins in SBRT Mischa Hoogeman MARGIN CONCEPTS Why do we use margins? Target / tumor To a-priori compensate for (unknown) deviations between the intended target position and the real target position during

More information

ADVANCES IN RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER

ADVANCES IN RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER ADVANCES IN RADIATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Bro. Dr. Collie Miller IARC/WHO Based on trends in the incidence of cancer, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and WHO

More information

Dosimetric Analysis of Respiratory-Gated RapidArc with Varying Gating Window Times

Dosimetric Analysis of Respiratory-Gated RapidArc with Varying Gating Window Times Original Article PROGRESS in MEDICAL PHYSICS Vol. 26, No. 2, June, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.14316/pmp.2015.26.2.87 Dosimetric Analysis of Respiratory-Gated RapidArc with Varying Gating Window Times Mee

More information

SRS/SRT Treatment Planning for Skull Base Meningioma

SRS/SRT Treatment Planning for Skull Base Meningioma SRS/SRT Treatment Planning for Skull Base Meningioma Janne Heikkilä, Medical Physicist, PhD Centre of Oncology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland www.cyberknifekuopio.fi cyberknife@kuh.fi 9.11.2018

More information

Image Guided Stereotactic Radiotherapy of the Lung

Image Guided Stereotactic Radiotherapy of the Lung Image Guided Stereotactic Radiotherapy of the Lung Jamie Marie Harris, MS DABR Avera McKennan Radiation Oncology September 25, 2015 Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy - Clinical Dose/Fractionation - Normal

More information

7/31/2012. Volumetric modulated arc therapy. UAB Department of Radiation Oncology. Richard Popple, Ph.D.

7/31/2012. Volumetric modulated arc therapy. UAB Department of Radiation Oncology. Richard Popple, Ph.D. UAB Department of Radiation Oncology Volumetric modulated arc therapy Richard Popple, Ph.D. Disclosures UAB has research agreements with Varian Medical Systems Speaking honoraria from Varian Medical Systems

More information

Arguably, the best way to accommodate intrafraction

Arguably, the best way to accommodate intrafraction Tracking Moving Organs in Real Time Martin J. Murphy In an ideal radiotherapy procedure, the treatment system would continuously adapt the radiation beam delivery to changes in the tumor position. The

More information

Small field diode dosimetry

Small field diode dosimetry Small field diode dosimetry Parham Alaei, Ph.D. Department of Radiation Oncology University of Minnesota NCCAAPM Symposium-October 10, 2013 1 Diodes as beam data collection detectors Diodes as in vivo

More information

EORTC Member Facility Questionnaire

EORTC Member Facility Questionnaire Page 1 of 9 EORTC Member Facility Questionnaire I. Administrative Data Name of person submitting this questionnaire Email address Function Phone Institution Address City Post code Country EORTC No Enter

More information

Uncertainties and Quality Assurance of Localization and Treatment in Lung SBRT Jing Cai, PhD Duke University Medical Center

Uncertainties and Quality Assurance of Localization and Treatment in Lung SBRT Jing Cai, PhD Duke University Medical Center Uncertainties and Quality Assurance of Localization and Treatment in Lung SBRT Jing Cai, PhD Duke University Medical Center 2013 AAPM 55 th Annual Meeting, Educational Course, Therapy Track, MOC SAM Program

More information

Implementing New Technologies for Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

Implementing New Technologies for Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Implementing New Technologies for Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Implementation of radiosurgery and SBRT requires a fundamentally sound approach Errors don t blur out

More information

Subject: Image-Guided Radiation Therapy

Subject: Image-Guided Radiation Therapy 04-77260-19 Original Effective Date: 02/15/10 Reviewed: 01/25/18 Revised: 01/01/19 Subject: Image-Guided Radiation Therapy THIS MEDICAL COVERAGE GUIDELINE IS NOT AN AUTHORIZATION, CERTIFICATION, EXPLANATION

More information

JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS, VOLUME 14, NUMBER 6, 2013 Dosimetric effect of respiratory motion on volumetric-modulated arc therapy based lung SBRT treatment delivered by TrueBeam machine

More information

New CyberKnife M6 Service at HKSH for Cancer Patients Shorter Treatment Time, Fewer Side Effects and Improved Patient Outcomes

New CyberKnife M6 Service at HKSH for Cancer Patients Shorter Treatment Time, Fewer Side Effects and Improved Patient Outcomes For Immediate Release New CyberKnife M6 Service at HKSH for Cancer Patients Shorter Treatment Time, Fewer Side Effects and Improved Patient Outcomes (13 August 2017, Hong Kong) Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital

More information

Considerations when treating lung cancer with passive scatter or active scanning proton therapy

Considerations when treating lung cancer with passive scatter or active scanning proton therapy Mini-Review Considerations when treating lung cancer with passive scatter or active scanning proton therapy Sara St. James, Clemens Grassberger, Hsiao-Ming Lu Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts

More information

8/2/2012. Transitioning from 3D IMRT to 4D IMRT and the Role of Image Guidance. Part II: Thoracic. Peter Balter, Ph.D.

8/2/2012. Transitioning from 3D IMRT to 4D IMRT and the Role of Image Guidance. Part II: Thoracic. Peter Balter, Ph.D. 8/2/2012 Transitioning from 3D IMRT to 4D IMRT and the Role of Image Guidance Part II: Thoracic Peter Balter, Ph.D. Disclosure Dr. Balter is Physics PI on a trial comparing Cyberknife based SBRT with surgery,

More information

From phase-based to displacement-based gating: a software tool to facilitate respiration-gated radiation treatment

From phase-based to displacement-based gating: a software tool to facilitate respiration-gated radiation treatment JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS, VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4, FALL 2009 From phase-based to displacement-based gating: a software tool to facilitate respiration-gated radiation treatment Joseph P.

More information

X-Ray Guided Robotic Radiosurgery for Solid Tumors

X-Ray Guided Robotic Radiosurgery for Solid Tumors X-Ray Guided Robotic Radiosurgery for Solid Tumors Mohan Bodduluri Accuray Incorporated 570 Del Rey Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA and J. M. McCarthy Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

More information

Intensity Modulated RadioTherapy

Intensity Modulated RadioTherapy Intensity Modulated RadioTherapy A clinical application of a small accelerator University Medical Center Groningen A.A. van t Veld PhD I. Hoveijn PhD part 1 part2 CERN/KVI accelerator school, Zeegse, June

More information

Technology Challenges of Commercial Medical Electron Accelerators

Technology Challenges of Commercial Medical Electron Accelerators Technology Challenges of Commercial Medical Electron Accelerators John Allen Chief Engineer Elekta Ltd Aims of this talk Medical Radiotherapy is already a large and profitable business Well established

More information

Can we hit the target? Can we put the dose where we want it? Quality Assurance in Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy

Can we hit the target? Can we put the dose where we want it? Quality Assurance in Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy Quality Assurance in Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy David Shepard, Ph.D. Swedish Cancer Institute Seattle, WA Timothy D. Solberg, Ph.D. University of Texas Southwestern

More information

Has radiotherapy the potential being focal?

Has radiotherapy the potential being focal? Has radiotherapy the potential being focal? György Kovács & Alexander Schlaefer* Interdisciplinary Brachytherapy Unit and *Institute of Robotics and Cognitive Systems, University of Lübeck / 1 100% 90%

More information

Performance Evaluation of Calypso (R) 4D Localization and Kilovoltage Image Guidance Systems for Interfraction Motion Management of Prostate Patients

Performance Evaluation of Calypso (R) 4D Localization and Kilovoltage Image Guidance Systems for Interfraction Motion Management of Prostate Patients Performance Evaluation of Calypso (R) 4D Localization and Kilovoltage Image Guidance Systems for Interfraction Motion Management of Prostate Patients Tomi Ogunleye, Emory University Peter J Rossi, Emory

More information

Radiotherapy Standards Users Meeting, 1 Dec 2008 Abstracts. New calorimeters Simon Duane, NPL

Radiotherapy Standards Users Meeting, 1 Dec 2008 Abstracts. New calorimeters Simon Duane, NPL Radiotherapy Standards Users Meeting, 1 Dec 2008 Abstracts New calorimeters Simon Duane, NPL Calorimetry remains the most fundamental method for the measurement of absorbed dose and is the basis of almost

More information

Applications of Modern Radiotherapy Systems

Applications of Modern Radiotherapy Systems Applications of Modern Radiotherapy Systems Thomas Rockwell Mackie Professor University of Wisconsin Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board TomoTherapy Inc. Financial Disclosure I am a founder and Chairman

More information

Markerless Lung Tumor Trajectory Estimation from Rotating Cone Beam Computed Tomography Projections

Markerless Lung Tumor Trajectory Estimation from Rotating Cone Beam Computed Tomography Projections Virginia Commonwealth University VCU Scholars Compass Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2016 Markerless Lung Tumor Trajectory Estimation from Rotating Cone Beam Computed Tomography Projections Shufei

More information

Changing Paradigms in Radiotherapy

Changing Paradigms in Radiotherapy Changing Paradigms in Radiotherapy Marco van Vulpen, MD, PhD Mouldroomdag-2015 Towards the elimination of invasion 1 NIH opinion on the future of oncology Twenty-five years from now,i hope that we won

More information

1 : : Medical Physics, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy

1 : : Medical Physics, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy Fusella M. 1, Badellino S. 2, Boschetti A. 1, Cadoni F. 1, Giglioli F. R. 1, Guarneri A. 3, Fiandra C. 2, Filippi A. 2, Ricardi U. 2, Ragona R. 2 1 : : Medical Physics, Città della Salute e della Scienza,

More information

FROM ICARO1 TO ICARO2: THE MEDICAL PHYSICS PERSPECTIVE. Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Ph.D. June 20, 2017

FROM ICARO1 TO ICARO2: THE MEDICAL PHYSICS PERSPECTIVE. Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Ph.D. June 20, 2017 FROM ICARO1 TO ICARO2: THE MEDICAL PHYSICS PERSPECTIVE Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Ph.D. June 20, 2017 1 DISCLOSURES My institution holds Strategic Partnership Research Agreements with Varian, Elekta, and Philips

More information

Motion management in particle therapy

Motion management in particle therapy Motion management in particle therapy Shinichiro Mori a) Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba 263-8555, Japan Antje-Christin Knopf Department

More information

Elekta Synergy Digital accelerator for advanced IGRT

Elekta Synergy Digital accelerator for advanced IGRT Elekta Synergy Digital accelerator for advanced IGRT Setting the standard for confident care The Field of Radiation Therapy is Constantly Changing Being able to take full advantage of the latest clinical

More information

IGRT1 technologies. Paweł Kukołowicz Warsaw, Poland

IGRT1 technologies. Paweł Kukołowicz Warsaw, Poland IGRT1 technologies Paweł Kukołowicz Warsaw, Poland Minimal prerequisite for good, efficient radiotherapy ICTP 2015 Paweł Kukołowicz 2/29 Minimal prerequisite for good, efficient radiotherapy Well trained

More information

SHIELDING TECHNIQUES FOR CURRENT RADIATION THERAPY MODALITIES

SHIELDING TECHNIQUES FOR CURRENT RADIATION THERAPY MODALITIES SHIELDING TECHNIQUES FOR CURRENT RADIATION THERAPY MODALITIES MELISSA C. MARTIN, M.S., FACR, FAAPM PRESIDENT AAPM - 2017 PRESIDENT - THERAPY PHYSICS INC., GARDENA, CA MELISSA@THERAPYPHYSICS.COM AAPM Spring

More information

doi: /j.ijrobp

doi: /j.ijrobp doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.07.037 Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., Vol. 72, No. 5, pp. 1587 1596, 2008 Copyright Ó 2008 Elsevier Inc. Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0360-3016/08/$ see front

More information

Evaluation of tracking accuracy of the CyberKnife system using a webcam and printed calibrated grid

Evaluation of tracking accuracy of the CyberKnife system using a webcam and printed calibrated grid JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS, VOLUME 17, NUMBER 2, 2016 Evaluation of tracking accuracy of the CyberKnife system using a webcam and printed calibrated grid Iori Sumida, 1,2a Hiroya Shiomi,

More information

A dosimetric comparison of stereotactic body radiation therapy techniques for lung cancer: robotic versus conventional linac-based systems

A dosimetric comparison of stereotactic body radiation therapy techniques for lung cancer: robotic versus conventional linac-based systems JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS, VOLUME 11, NUMBER 3, Summer 2010 A dosimetric comparison of stereotactic body radiation therapy techniques for lung cancer: robotic versus conventional linac-based

More information

Evaluation of Dosimetric Characteristics of a Double-focused Dynamic Micro-Multileaf Collimator (DMLC)

Evaluation of Dosimetric Characteristics of a Double-focused Dynamic Micro-Multileaf Collimator (DMLC) Original Article PROGRESS in MEDICAL PHYSICS Vol. 26, No. 4, December, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.14316/pmp.2015.26.4.223 Evaluation of Dosimetric Characteristics of a Double-focused Dynamic Micro-Multileaf

More information

Managing the imaging dose during image-guided radiation therapy

Managing the imaging dose during image-guided radiation therapy Managing the imaging dose during image-guided radiation therapy Martin J Murphy PhD Department of Radiation Oncology Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA Imaging during radiotherapy Radiographic

More information

Implementation of advanced RT Techniques

Implementation of advanced RT Techniques Implementation of advanced RT Techniques Tibor Major, PhD National Institute of Oncology Budapest, Hungary 2. Kongres radiološke tehnologije, Vukovar, 23-25. September 2016. Current RT equipments at NIO,

More information

State-of-the-art proton therapy: The physicist s perspective

State-of-the-art proton therapy: The physicist s perspective State-of-the-art proton therapy: Tony Lomax, Centre for Proton Radiotherapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland Overview of presentation 1. State-of-the-art proton delivery 2. Current challenges 3. New

More information

Limits of Precision and Accuracy of Radiation Delivery Systems

Limits of Precision and Accuracy of Radiation Delivery Systems Limits of Precision and Accuracy of Radiation Delivery Systems Jean M. Moran, Ph.D. 1 and Timothy Ritter, Ph.D. 2 1 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 2 Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Hospital, Ann

More information

IGRT/Adaptive Gating

IGRT/Adaptive Gating IGRT/Adaptive Gating unlocking possibilities exceeding limits with confidence PIONEERING IGRT BrainLAB is committed to providing the best radiotherapy solutions for better treatment and patient care. BrainLAB

More information

Learning objective. Outline. Acknowledgements. KV CBCT Imaging Part I. R Hammoud AAPM 2008 CE-Therapy (SAM) 1

Learning objective. Outline. Acknowledgements. KV CBCT Imaging Part I. R Hammoud AAPM 2008 CE-Therapy (SAM) 1 1 2 KV CBCT Imaging Part I Rabih Hammoud, MS, DABR Henry Ford Health System Detroit, Michigan Acknowledgements Indrin Chetty, PhD Teamour Nurushev, PhD Harrison Guan, PhD Jinkoo Kim, PhD JianYue Jin, PhD

More information