2024
The role of 18F-FDG PET in minimizing variability in gross tumor volume delineation of soft tissue sarcomas
Najem E, Marin T, Zhuo Y, Lahoud R, Tian F, Beddok A, Rozenblum L, Xing F, Moteabbed M, Lim R, Liu X, Woo J, Lostetter S, Lamane A, Chen Y, Ma C, El Fakhri G. The role of 18F-FDG PET in minimizing variability in gross tumor volume delineation of soft tissue sarcomas. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2024, 194: 110186. PMID: 38412906, PMCID: PMC11042980, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGross tumor volume delineationGross tumor volumeDice similarity coefficientF-FDG PET imagingSoft tissue sarcomasInter-reader variabilityGTV delineationRadiation therapy treatment planningF-FDGF-FDG PETTherapy treatment planningPerformance level estimationTumor volume delineationTissue sarcomasPET imagingVolume delineationSimultaneous truthHausdorff distanceDice similarity coefficient scoreAccurate gross tumor volumeImaging modality groupsWilcoxon signed-rank testStatistically significant decreaseSigned-rank testTumor volume
2021
Deep learning-based GTV contouring modeling inter- and intra- observer variability in sarcomas
Marin T, Zhuo Y, Lahoud R, Tian F, Ma X, Xing F, Moteabbed M, Liu X, Grogg K, Shusharina N, Woo J, Lim R, Ma C, Chen Y, El Fakhri G. Deep learning-based GTV contouring modeling inter- and intra- observer variability in sarcomas. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2021, 167: 269-276. PMID: 34808228, PMCID: PMC8934266, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross tumor volumeRadiation therapy treatment planningGross tumor volume contoursGross tumor volume delineationTherapy treatment planningIntra-observer variabilityConsensus contoursGTV contoursPre-operative CT imagesSoft tissue sarcomasRadiation oncologistsTumor volumeBone sarcomasTreatment planningAccurate contoursCT imagesDelineation procedureSarcomaSoft tissueConfidence levelRadiationPatientsHausdorff distanceMultiple contoursX-ray
2019
Beam modeling and beam model commissioning for Monte Carlo dose calculation‐based radiation therapy treatment planning: Report of AAPM Task Group 157
Charlie C, Chetty IJ, Deng J, Faddegon B, Jiang SB, Li J, Seuntjens J, Siebers JV, Traneus E. Beam modeling and beam model commissioning for Monte Carlo dose calculation‐based radiation therapy treatment planning: Report of AAPM Task Group 157. Medical Physics 2019, 47: e1-e18. PMID: 31679157, DOI: 10.1002/mp.13898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeam modelElectron beam dose calculationsMonte Carlo methodRadiotherapy dose calculationsTreatment planning systemDose calculationsClinical beam modelCarlo methodBeam modelingRadiation therapy treatment planningMC simulationsTherapy treatment planningElectron beamTreatment headClinical photonRadiotherapy treatment planningGeneral approachCalculationsHigh accuracyPractical procedureAccuracyModelClinical physicistsAnalytical methodBeam delivery
2000
Simulation of Beam Modifiers for Monte Carlo Treatment Planing
Li J, Pawlicki T, Deng J, Jiang S, Ma C. Simulation of Beam Modifiers for Monte Carlo Treatment Planing. 2000, 437-439. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59758-9_165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhase space dataBeam modifiersMulti-leaf collimatorDose calculationsTreatment head simulationMonte Carlo methodEGS4 user codeSpace dataCarlo methodElectron cutoutRadiation therapy treatment planningParticle transportTherapy treatment planningTwo-step simulationCalculationsClinical dose calculationsUser codeDOSXYZBeamTreatment planingCollimatorSimulationsPhantomTwo-step methodDistal faceMCDOSE — A Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Tool for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
Ma C, Li J, Pawlicki T, Jiang S, Deng J. MCDOSE — A Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Tool for Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning. 2000, 123-125. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-59758-9_45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSource-skin distanceClinical dose verificationTransport of photonsEGS4 user codeDose distributionTreatment planning dose calculationsAccelerator beamsElectron beamBeam modifiersDose verificationRadiation therapy treatment planningTherapy treatment planningPhotonsGantry angleDose calculationsCollimator rotationSkin distanceBeamFinal dose distributionInverse treatment planningPatient geometryCouch anglesTreatment planningOptimization systemUser code
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