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Physical dose validation of dynamic treatment for Gamma Knife radiosurgery
Background: Dynamic treatment in Gamma Knife (GK) radiosurgery systems delivers radiation continuously with couch movement, as opposed …
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Plan assessment metrics for dose painting in stereotactic radiosurgery
PURPOSE As radiotherapy treatment precision increases with advancements in imaging and radiation delivery, dose painting treatment …
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Fluence map optimization in intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment planning
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Guided undersampling classification for automated radiation therapy quality assurance of prostate cancer treatment
Purpose: To test the use of well-studied and widely used classification methods alongside newly developed data-filtering techniques …
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Predictive modeling of dosimetric quality assurance in radiation therapy
Volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) is a type of cancer treatment where radiation is delivered continuously from a moving beam source. Due to …
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Predictive modeling of dosimetric quality assurance in radiation therapy
As the Canadian population ages, there is an increasing demand for senior transportation services that cannot be met by regular public …
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Incorporation of delivery times in stereotactic radiosurgery treatment optimization
Although the use of mathematical optimization techniques can greatly improve the quality of treatment plans in various radiation …
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Optimization methods for high dose rate brachytherapy treatment planning
Optimization approaches for treatment planning in two novel high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy techniques, direction-modulation …
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Robotic path-finding in inverse treatment planning for stereotactic radiosurgery with continuous dose delivery
Purpose: Continuous dose delivery in radiation therapy treatments has been shown to decrease total treatment time while improving the …
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Robotic path-finding in inverse treatment planning with continuous dose delivery for stereotactic radiosurgery
Optimization approaches for treatment planning in two novel high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy techniques, direction-modulation …
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