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most citedDosimetry for FLASH Radiotherapy: A Review of Tools and the Role of Radioluminescence and Cherenkov Emission

185 citations · 185 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

physics.med-ph2024

Design and Characterization of a Novel Scintillator Array for In Vivo Monitoring During UHDR PBS Proton Therapy

Roman Vasyltsiv, Joseph Harms, Megan Clark +4

Background: Ultra-high dose rate proton therapy shows promise in tissue sparing by enhancing therapeutic ratio through the FLASH effect. In radiotherapy, accurate in vivo dosimetry…

eess.IV2024

Robust Real-time Segmentation of Bio-Morphological Features in Human Cherenkov Imaging during Radiotherapy via Deep Learning

Shiru Wang, Yao Chen, Lesley A. Jarvis +6

Cherenkov imaging enables real-time visualization of megavoltage X-ray or electron beam delivery to the patient during Radiation Therapy (RT). Bio-morphological features, such as v…

physics.med-ph2024

Cherenkov Imaged Bio-morphological Features Verify Patient Positioning with Deformable Tissue Translocation in Breast Radiotherapy

Yao Chen, Savannah M. Decker, Petr Bruza +5

Accurate patient positioning is critical for precise radiotherapy dose delivery, as positioning errors can significantly affect treatment outcomes. This study introduces a novel me…

physics.med-ph2023

Quantitative real-time measurements of dose and dose rate in UHDR proton pencil beams via scintillation imaging system

Megan Clark, Joseph Harms, Roman Vasyltsiv +6

Purpose: Ultra-fast scintillation imaging has been shown to provide a unique tool for spatio-temporal dosimetry of conventional cyclotron and synchrocyclotron pencil beam scanning…

physics.med-ph2021

Retrospective Evaluation of an Always-on Cherenkov Imaging System for Radiotherapy Quality Improvement

Daniel A. Alexander, Michael Jermyn, Petr Bruza +11

Purpose: Cherenkov imaging is now clinically available to track the course of radiation therapy as a treatment verification tool. The aim of this work was to discover the benefits…

physics.med-ph2020

Electron FLASH Delivery at Treatment Room Isocenter for Efficient Reversible Conversion of a Clinical LINAC

Mahbubur Rahman, M. Ramish Ashraf, Rongxiao Zhang +8

Purpose: In this study, procedures were developed to achieve efficient reversible conversion of a clinical linear accelerator (LINAC) and deliver electron FLASH (eFLASH) or convent…