2011
Monitoring proton radiation therapy with in-room PET imaging
Zhu X, España S, Daartz J, Liebsch N, Ouyang J, Paganetti H, Bortfeld T, Fakhri G. Monitoring proton radiation therapy with in-room PET imaging. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2011, 56: 4041-4057. PMID: 21677366, PMCID: PMC3141290, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/13/019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIn-room positron emission tomographyIn-roomProton therapy treatment roomPositron emission tomography systemProton range verificationSoft tissue-equivalent materialMonte Carlo predictionsTissue-equivalent materialsPositron emission tomography acquisition timesProton radiation therapyPositron emission tomographyBiological washoutRange verificationProton therapyList-modeActivity distribution patternsPhantom studyTreatment roomPET acquisitionSoft tissue regionsIn vivo verificationDeep-siteOff-line modalityPositron emission tomography dataAdenoid cystic carcinoma
2010
SU‐GG‐J‐149: Feasibility of In‐Room PET Imaging for in Vivo Proton Beam Range Verification
España S, Zhu X, Daartz J, Liebsch N, Fakhri G, Bortfeld T, Paganetti H. SU‐GG‐J‐149: Feasibility of In‐Room PET Imaging for in Vivo Proton Beam Range Verification. Medical Physics 2010, 37: 3180-3180. DOI: 10.1118/1.3468372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRange verificationIn-roomProton therapyIn vivo range verificationProton beam range verificationPassive scattering proton therapyBeam range verificationIn-room measurementsOff-line protocolsFalloff positionsBiological washoutTreatment couchCount ratePET imagingTreatment positionPET scannerAttenuation correctionTreatment roomPET scansCo-registration accuracyCT numbersCalculated uncertaintiesPatient studiesWashout modelTreatment planning
2009
SU‐FF‐J‐129: In‐Room Proton Range Verification Using Mobile NeuroPET ‐ Feasibility Study
Knopf A, Zhu X, Parodi K, Paganetti H, Bortfeld T, Fakhri G. SU‐FF‐J‐129: In‐Room Proton Range Verification Using Mobile NeuroPET ‐ Feasibility Study. Medical Physics 2009, 36: 2506-2506. DOI: 10.1118/1.3181421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton range verificationRange verificationPET/CT scannerCommercial PET/CT scannersWater equivalent rangePositron emission tomographyBiological washoutPMMA phantomProton fieldsProton beamActivity depth profilesProton treatmentPhantom studyTreatment roomIn-roomPositron emission tomography scanPositron emission tomography dataPatient repositioningPhantomPositron emission tomography imagingProtonDepth profilesPET/CT imagingRadiation treatmentTotal dose