2022
Frequency of errors in the transfer of treatment parameters from the treatment planning system to the oncology information system in a multi‐vendor environment
Donahue W, Draeger E, Han D, Chen Z. Frequency of errors in the transfer of treatment parameters from the treatment planning system to the oncology information system in a multi‐vendor environment. Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2022, 24: e13868. PMID: 36527239, PMCID: PMC10113690, DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformation systemsTransfer of dataPlanning systemSoftware systemsOncology information systemMultiple vendorsData transferField labelsData inputTimer settingsNumber of errorsTechnological advancementsErrorSystemVendorsAdvancementTreatment planning systemFrequency of errorsMOSAIQCommon errorsLabelsInformation
2020
Use of CT simulation and 3-D radiation therapy treatment planning system to develop and validate a total-body irradiation technique for the New Zealand White rabbit
Poirier Y, Prado C, Prado K, Draeger E, Jackson IL, Vujaskovic Z. Use of CT simulation and 3-D radiation therapy treatment planning system to develop and validate a total-body irradiation technique for the New Zealand White rabbit. International Journal Of Radiation Biology 2020, 97: s10-s18. PMID: 32924716, DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2019.1665215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Zealand white rabbitsAcute radiation syndromeDose-response relationshipZealand white rabbitsTBI techniquePrescribed doseAverage doseWhite rabbitsTotal body irradiation (TBI) exposureRadiation dose-response relationshipTotal body irradiation techniqueMedical countermeasure efficacyMonitor unitsLeft decubitus positionTreatment planning systemMaximal doseRadiation syndromeIndividual organ dosesAnimal modelsRadiotherapy techniquesTherapy treatment planning systemCountermeasure efficacyExperienced dosimetristDecreased attenuationDose homogeneity
2016
TU‐FG‐BRB‐05: A 3 Dimensional Prompt Gamma Imaging System for Range Verification in Proton Radiotherapy
Draeger E, Chen H, Mackin D, Peterson S, Avery S, Beddar S, Polf J. TU‐FG‐BRB‐05: A 3 Dimensional Prompt Gamma Imaging System for Range Verification in Proton Radiotherapy. Medical Physics 2016, 43: 3757-3757. DOI: 10.1118/1.4957545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRange verificationGamma imaging systemPG emissionProton beamImaging systemPencil beamPrototype Compton cameraProton pencil beamsProton radiotherapyMeV pencil beamBragg peak rangeNew imaging systemCompton cameraWater phantomProton beam irradiationBeamCommercial treatment planning systemBeam irradiationClinical proton pencil beamsDose distributionTreatment planning systemDose deliveryEmissionPhantomMeasurements