2024
Thursday, July 11, 20244:00 PM - 5:00 PM PP01 Presentation Time: 4:00 PM Investigating Shielding as a Dose-Shaping Tool in Flattening Distal Dose Profiles for Single-Channel Vaginal Cylinders
Tien C, Mullane S, Draeger E, Rivard M, Chen Z. Thursday, July 11, 20244:00 PM - 5:00 PM PP01 Presentation Time: 4:00 PM Investigating Shielding as a Dose-Shaping Tool in Flattening Distal Dose Profiles for Single-Channel Vaginal Cylinders. Brachytherapy 2024, 23: s26-s27. DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2024.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModel-based dose calculation algorithmsSingle-channel vaginal cylinderDose profilesDose distributionVaginal cylinderCentral axisCustomized shieldingRegions of high doseAnisotropic dose distributionUniform dose profileDose calculation algorithmWater-equivalent materialDose calculation methodMonte CarloIr-192 seedsDose gridIr-192MC simulationsRelative doseShielding materialsCalculation algorithmSource transitionDose optimizationLateral radiusShielding
2022
PHSOR05 Presentation Time: 12:50 PM The Effect of Quantum Noise on a Novel Multilateration-Based Brachytherapy Source Localization Approach
Jensen P, Tien C, Chen Z. PHSOR05 Presentation Time: 12:50 PM The Effect of Quantum Noise on a Novel Multilateration-Based Brachytherapy Source Localization Approach. Brachytherapy 2022, 21: s25-s26. DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2022.09.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantum noiseSource positionAcquisition timePixel sizePhoton-counting systemParticle detectorsImage fluxesLarge pixel sizeDominant sourceAchievable resolutionPhysics principlesSource strengthAxis displacementCamera systemPoint sourcesParameter rangeSingle camera systemSecond cameraDose reconstructionSystem setupRadiation doseCentral axisDual-camera systemPhotonsSetup