2024
3D gamma analysis between treatment plans for nominally beam‐matched medical linear accelerators using PyMedPhys
Guan F, Donahue W, Biggs S, Jennings M, Draeger E, Chen H, Wang Y, Nguyen N, Carlson D, Chen Z, Han D. 3D gamma analysis between treatment plans for nominally beam‐matched medical linear accelerators using PyMedPhys. Precision Radiation Oncology 2024 DOI: 10.1002/pro6.1247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamma analysisGamma indexEvaluation of treatment plansPlanned dose distributionMedical linear acceleratorPass rateEfficient treatment deliveryMedian pass rateDose distributionTreatment planningLinacLinear acceleratorCalculated doseTreatment deliveryConformal radiotherapyOriginal planRadiation therapyPatient transferDisease sitesIn-house scriptsBeam modelPatientsBeamRadiotherapyAcceleration
2023
Characterization of GafchromicTM EBT4 film with clinical kV/MV photons and MeV electrons
Guan F, Chen H, Draeger E, Li Y, Aydin R, Tien C, Chen Z. Characterization of GafchromicTM EBT4 film with clinical kV/MV photons and MeV electrons. Precision Radiation Oncology 2023, 7: 84-91. DOI: 10.1002/pro6.1204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchX-ray beamMeV electron beamMV photon beamElectron beamMV photonsBeam energyMeV electronsPhoton beamsEnergy dependenceKilovoltage x-ray beamsMinimal energy dependenceClinical photonPhotonsBeamRadiation typesMeVElectronsDependence experimentsFilmsDose-response dependenceResponse dependenceDependenceEnergyNoise ratioEBT3Dosimetric response of Gafchromic™ EBT‐XD film to therapeutic protons
Guan F, Wang X, Yang M, Draeger E, Han D, Iga K, Guo F, Perles L, Li Y, Sahoo N, Mohan R, Chen Z. Dosimetric response of Gafchromic™ EBT‐XD film to therapeutic protons. Precision Radiation Oncology 2023, 7: 15-26. PMID: 37868341, PMCID: PMC10586355, DOI: 10.1002/pro6.1187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLinear energy transferEBT-XD filmsTherapeutic protonsFilm calibrationProton linear energy transferUltra-high Dose Rate FLASH RadiotherapyDynamic dose rangeMV photon beamDose-averaged LET valuesDose rate dependenceProton beamlineProton beamPhoton beamsFLASH beamSpot scanning proton beamsDosimetric responseLET dependenceFLASH radiotherapyHigh-dose applicationFilm responseLET valuesEnergy transferBeamProtonsGafchromic
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