Automatic needle detection using improved random sample consensus in CT image‐guided lung interstitial brachytherapy
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13231
Abstract: Abstract Purpose To develop a method for automatically detecting needles from CT images, which can be used in image‐guided lung interstitial brachytherapy to assist needle placement assessment and dose distribution optimization. Material and Methods Based… read more here.
Keywords: random sample; image; brachytherapy; sample consensus ... See more keywords
3D in vivo dosimetry of HDR gynecological brachytherapy using micro silica bead TLDs
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13729
Abstract: Abstract Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of defining an in vivo dosimetry (IVD) protocol as a patient‐specific quality assurance (PSQA) using the bead thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) for point and 3D IVD during… read more here.
Keywords: bladder; vivo dosimetry; brachytherapy; bead tlds ... See more keywords
Dosimetric evaluation of the feasibility of utilizing a reduced number of interstitial needles in combined intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy for cervical cancer
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13833
Abstract: Abstract Purpose To evaluate the ability of the Venezia advanced multichannel tandem and ring applicator to consistently produce dosimetrically comparable plans utilizing a reduced number of needle channels, to reduce the risk of secondary complications… read more here.
Keywords: reduced number; overall passing; showed overall; brachytherapy ... See more keywords
Characteristics of preplan‐based three‐dimensional individual template‐guided brachytherapy compared to freehand implantation
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13840
Abstract: Abstract Image‐guided adaptive intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy (IC/IS IGABT) has exhibited superior dosimetry advantage and local control for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC). Our group designed a type of cylindrical three‐dimensional (3D) printed vaginal template combining an… read more here.
Keywords: template; brachytherapy; preplan; freehand ... See more keywords
Self-configuring nnU-Net for automatic delineation of the organs at risk and target in high-dose rate cervical brachytherapy, a low/middle-income country's experience.
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13988
Abstract: BACKGROUND The high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy treatment planning workflow for cervical cancer is a labor-intensive, time-consuming, and expertise-driven process. These issues are amplified in low/middle-income countries with large deficits in experienced healthcare professionals. Automation has… read more here.
Keywords: brachytherapy; dose rate; nnu net; rate ... See more keywords
Practical experience with initial quality assurance of a high dose rate brachytherapy grid‐based Boltzmann solver algorithm
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14392
Abstract: Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to validate the use of a model‐based dose calculation algorithm (MBDCA), Acuros BV, for high dose rate brachytherapy treatment planning for a community‐based hospital with a Bravos… read more here.
Keywords: dose; rate brachytherapy; dose rate; high dose ... See more keywords
Characterization of novel 3D‐printed metal shielding for brachytherapy applicators
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14541
Abstract: Abstract Purpose To characterize 3D‐printed stainless steel metal samples in the presence of an Iridium‐192 source for organ‐at‐risk sparing in gynecologic brachytherapy. Methods Samples of 3D‐printed stainless steel (5.5 × 5.5 cm2, thickness range 1–5… read more here.
Keywords: metal; brachytherapy; solid water; metal samples ... See more keywords
A generic TG‐186 shielded applicator for commissioning model‐based dose calculation algorithms for high‐dose‐rate 192Ir brachytherapy
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.12459
Abstract: Purpose: A joint working group was created by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), and the Australasian Brachytherapy Group (ABG) with the charge, among others,… read more here.
Keywords: dose calculation; shielded applicator; source; applicator ... See more keywords
A Monte Carlo‐based dosimetric characterization of Esteya®, an electronic surface brachytherapy unit
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.13275
Abstract: PURPOSE The purpose of this work is threefold: First, to obtain the phase space of an electronic brachytherapy (eBT) system designed for surface skin treatments. Second, to explore the use of some efficiency enhancing (EFEN)… read more here.
Keywords: energy; source; monte carlo; surface ... See more keywords
Dosimetric performance of a multi-point plastic scintillator dosimeter as a tool for real-time source tracking in high dose rate 192 Ir brachytherapy.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.14246
Abstract: PURPOSE This study aims to present the performance of a multi-point plastic scintillation detector (mPSD) as a tool for real-time dose measurements (covering three orders of magnitude in dose rate), source-position triangulation, and dwell time… read more here.
Keywords: system; real time; source; time ... See more keywords
Source position measurement by Cherenkov emission imaging from applicators for high-dose-rate brachytherapy.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.14606
Abstract: PURPOSE We developed a novel and simple method to measure the source positions in applicators directly for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy based on Cherenkov emission imaging, and evaluated the performance. METHODS The light emission from plastic… read more here.
Keywords: high dose; source; dose rate; brachytherapy ... See more keywords