Evaluation of MLC Thickness and Composite Effects on Collimation Parameters using EGSnrc and IAEA Phase Space Data [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2020 Background: Recently, multileaf collimators (MLC) have become an important part of any LINAC collimation system because they reduce the treatment planning time and improve the conformity.
K Hadad, H Alipour
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Tissue mimicking materials for imaging and therapy phantoms: a review
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2020 Tissue mimicking materials (TMMs), typically contained within phantoms, have been used for many decades in both imaging and therapeutic applications. This review investigates the specifications that are typically being used in development of the latest ...
C. McGarry +11 more
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The validity and reliability of the exposure index as a metric for estimating the radiation dose to the patient [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction With the introduction of digital radiography, the feedback between image quality and over-exposure has been partly lost which in some cases has led to a steady increase in dose.
A. England +16 more
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Medical Physics (Lancaster), 2020 Background In oncology, lesion characterization is essential for tumor grading, treatment planning, and follow‐up of cancer patients. Hybrid imaging systems, such as Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)/CT, Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
A. Valladares, T. Beyer, I. Rausch
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Gels, 2023 Synthetic phantoms that recreate the characteristics of biological tissues are valuable tools for systematically studying and comprehending physiologies, pathologies, and biological processes related to tissues. The reproduction of mechanical and optical
Efraín Albor-Ramírez +4 more
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Assessment of image quality and dose calculation accuracy on kV CBCT, MV CBCT, and MV CT images for urgent palliative radiotherapy treatments. [PDF]
, 2016 A clinical workflow was developed for urgent palliative radiotherapy treatments that integrates patient simulation, planning, quality assurance, and treatment in one 30-minute session.
Barani, Igor +9 more
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MPI Phantom Study with A High-Performing Multicore Tracer Made by Coprecipitation [PDF]
, 2019 Magnetic particle imaging (MPI) is a new imaging technique that detects the spatial distribution of magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) with the option of high temporal resolution.
Eberbeck, Dietmar +8 more
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Feasibility of MV CBCT-based treatment planning for urgent radiation therapy: dosimetric accuracy of MV CBCT-based dose calculations. [PDF]
, 2015 Unlike scheduled radiotherapy treatments, treatment planning time and resources are limited for emergency treatments. Consequently, plans are often simple 2D image-based treatments that lag behind technical capabilities available for nonurgent ...
Fogh, Shannon E +4 more
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A review of carotid artery phantoms for doppler ultrasound applications
Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2021 Ultrasound imaging systems need tissue-mimicking phantoms with a good range of acoustic properties. Many studies on carotid artery phantoms have been carried out using ultrasound; hence this study presents a review of the different forms of carotid ...
Kyermang Kyense Dakok +4 more
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Monte Carlo Simulation for Polychromatic X-ray Fluorescence Computed Tomography with Sheet-Beam Geometry [PDF]
, 2017 X-ray fluorescence computed tomography based on sheet-beam can save a huge amount of time to obtain a whole set of projections using synchrotron. However, it is clearly unpractical for most biomedical research laboratories. In this paper, polychromatic X-
Chen, Mianyi +4 more
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