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 nuclei
2009
Improved MAGIC gel for higher sensitivity and elemental tissue equivalent 3D dosimetry
Zhu X, Reese T, Crowley E, Fakhri G. Improved MAGIC gel for higher sensitivity and elemental tissue equivalent 3D dosimetry. Medical Physics 2009, 37: 183-188. PMID: 20175480, PMCID: PMC2801736, DOI: 10.1118/1.3260844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAGIC gelTissue equivalentsGel dosimeterRange verificationNuclear reactionsDosimetry applicationsProton beam therapyPhantom materialTime-activity measurementsDosimetry purposesTransverse relaxation rateRelaxation rateBeam therapyDose-response curveSlopes of dose-response curvesGel formulationMAGICDose responseMelting pointSoft tissueDosimetersPhantomTime-activityProtonGlucose