2013
Feasibility of Using Distal Endpoints for In-Room PET Range Verification of Proton Therapy
Grogg K, Zhu X, Min C, Winey B, Bortfeld T, Paganetti H, Shih H, Fakhri G. Feasibility of Using Distal Endpoints for In-Room PET Range Verification of Proton Therapy. IEEE Transactions On Nuclear Science 2013, 60: 3290-3297. DOI: 10.1109/tns.2013.2278140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET distributionsNuclear reactionsProton therapyMC-PETSimulated positron emission tomographyIn-roomMonte CarloPET resolutionPositron emission tomographyRange verificationBiological washoutDose depthThreshold energyDose deliveryCross sectionPlanned doseMC simulationsIndividual beamsSimPETOne-dimensional profilesRadiological decayBeamDistal endpointsProtonNative nucleiFeasibility of using distal endpoints for In-room PET Range Verification of Proton Therapy
Grogg K, Zhu X, Min C, Winey B, Bortfeld T, Paganetti H, Shih H, El Fakhri G. Feasibility of using distal endpoints for In-room PET Range Verification of Proton Therapy. IEEE Transactions On Nuclear Science 2013, 60: 3890-3894. PMID: 24464031, PMCID: PMC3900284, DOI: 10.1109/nssmic.2012.6551892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPET distributionsNuclear reactionsProton therapyMC-PETSimulated positron emission tomographyMonte CarloPET resolutionPositron emission tomographyRange verificationBiological washoutDose depthThreshold energyDose deliveryCross sectionPlanned doseMC simulationsIndividual beamsSimPETOne-dimensional profilesIn-roomRadiological decayBeamDistal endpointsProtonNative nucleiClinical Application of In-Room Positron Emission Tomography for In Vivo Treatment Monitoring in Proton Radiation Therapy
Min C, Zhu X, Winey B, Grogg K, Testa M, Fakhri G, Bortfeld T, Paganetti H, Shih H. Clinical Application of In-Room Positron Emission Tomography for In Vivo Treatment Monitoring in Proton Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2013, 86: 183-189. PMID: 23391817, PMCID: PMC3640852, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.12.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-room positron emission tomographyProton therapyIn-roomPositron emission tomography scanIn-room PET scannerPassive scattering proton therapyShapes of target volumesPositron emission tomographyMC predictionBeam range uncertaintiesMeasured PET imagesMonte CarloProton radiation therapyLocal elemental compositionBiological washoutScan timeTreatment headTreatment verificationRange uncertaintiesTarget volumePET scan timePET scannerPET systemComputed tomographyMC results
2012
MO‐A‐213AB‐07: Evaluation of Distal Dose Surface with In‐Room PET for Proton Therapy Monitoring
Min C, Zhu X, Grogg K, Winey B, Fakhri G, Bortfeld T, Shih H, Paganetti H. MO‐A‐213AB‐07: Evaluation of Distal Dose Surface with In‐Room PET for Proton Therapy Monitoring. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3860-3860. PMID: 28517508, DOI: 10.1118/1.4735759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton dose distributionsMeasured PET imagesDose surfaceDose distributionIn-roomMonte CarloProton therapy monitoringBeam's eye viewPET activitySimulated PET imagesPET imagingGantry roomsTreatment verificationTreatment headBeam deliveryClinical trialsProton therapyPassive scatteringMC simulationsBeam directionTreated volumeRoot-mean-square deviationBeamImage registrationSimulated PET