2015
Monitoring proton therapy with PET
Paganetti H, Fakhri G. Monitoring proton therapy with PET. British Journal Of Radiology 2015, 88: 20150173. PMID: 25989699, PMCID: PMC4628541, DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20150173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient set-upDose conformityDose shapingInterfractional changesProton beamBeam deliveryDose calculationProton therapyTumor coveragePhotonic techniquesTreatment volumeTotal energyPatient anatomyBeamRadiation therapyProtonPatientsTherapyReduced total energyDoseSet-upRangeCalculationsRadiationEnergy
2014
Preliminary Investigation of CBCT Imaging Optimization for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
Bian J, Sharp G, Park Y, Bortfeld T, Fakhri G. Preliminary Investigation of CBCT Imaging Optimization for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy. 2014, 1-4. DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2014.7430871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImage-guided radiation therapyCone-beam CTCone-beam CT image qualityImprove CBCT image qualityCBCT image qualityCone-beam CT imagesOptimization-based reconstruction algorithmsReduce patient doseImage qualityCBCT dataImages of improved qualityImaging doseReconstruction algorithmIterative reconstruction techniqueASD-POCSImage reconstruction algorithmPatient doseImprove image qualityRadiation therapyDose reductionRadiation doseImage-guidedDosePoor image qualityExposure levels