2013
Clinical 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