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3D prompt gamma imaging for proton beam range verification

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

3D reconstruction of scintillation light emission from proton pencil beams using limited viewing angles-a simulation study

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4D MR imaging using robust internal respiratory signal.

scientific article published on 6 April 2016

4D-CT imaging with synchronized intravenous contrast injection to improve delineation of liver tumors for treatment planning.

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A Real-Time Method to Simultaneously Measure Linear Energy Transfer and Dose for Proton Therapy Using Organic Scintillators.

scientific article published on 15 February 2018

A comparative study of small field total scatter factors and dose profiles using plastic scintillation detectors and other stereotactic dosimeters: the case of the CyberKnife

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

A mathematical formalism for hyperspectral, multipoint plastic scintillation detectors.

scientific article published on 12 October 2012

A method to correct for temperature dependence and measure simultaneously dose and temperature using a plastic scintillation detector.

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A methodology to investigate the impact of image distortions on the radiation dose when using magnetic resonance images for planning.

scientific article published on 12 March 2018

A new approach to intraoperative radiation therapy

scientific article published on 01 October 2001

A new scintillator detector system for the quality assurance of 60Co and high-energy therapy machines

scientific article published on 01 February 1994

A new water-equivalent 2D plastic scintillation detectors array for the dosimetry of megavoltage energy photon beams in radiation therapy

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

A phantom study of an in vivo dosimetry system using plastic scintillation detectors for real-time verification of 192Ir HDR brachytherapy

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A systematic characterization of the low-energy photon response of plastic scintillation detectors.

scientific article published on 6 July 2016

AAPM TG-43 formalism for brachytherapy dose calculation of a 137Cs tube source.

scientific article published in April 2004

Absorbed dose perturbation caused by diodes for small field photon dosimetry

scientific article published on 01 July 1994

Accurate calibration of a polymer gel dosimeter with a plastic scintillation detector.

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Calculations and measurements of the scintillator-to-water stopping power ratio of liquid scintillators for use in proton radiotherapy.

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Calibration of low-energy electron beams from a mobile linear accelerator with plane-parallel chambers using both TG-51 and TG-21 protocols.

scientific article published in April 2004

Characteristics of a scintillator-based daily quality assurance device for radiation oncology beams

scientific article published on 01 December 1996

Characterizing the response of miniature scintillation detectors when irradiated with proton beams.

scientific article published on 10 March 2008

Comparative analysis of volumetric modulated arc therapy versus intensity modulated radiation therapy for radiotherapy of anal carcinoma.

scientific article published on 6 May 2011

Computational model for detector timing effects in Compton-camera based prompt-gamma imaging for proton radiotherapy

scientific article published on 22 April 2020

Conformal radiotherapy of the dominant liver metastasis: a viable strategy for treatment of unresectable chemotherapy refractory colorectal cancer liver metastases

scientific article published on 01 December 2006

Daily targeting of liver tumors: Screening patients with a mock treatment and using a combination of internal and external fiducials for image-guided respiratory-gated radiotherapya)

scientific article published on 01 December 2007

Detecting prompt gamma emission during proton therapy: the effects of detector size and distance from the patient.

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Determination of prospective displacement-based gate threshold for respiratory-gated radiation delivery from retrospective phase-based gate threshold selected at 4D CT simulation.

scientific article published in November 2007

Development of a novel multi-point plastic scintillation detector with a single optical transmission line for radiation dose measurement.

scientific article published on 12 October 2012

Does Unintentional Splenic Radiation Predict Outcomes After Pancreatic Cancer Radiation Therapy?

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Dose escalation for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: How high can we go?

scientific article published on 23 October 2018

Dose escalation with proton or photon radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer

scientific article published on 18 May 2009

Dosimetric performance and array assessment of plastic scintillation detectors for stereotactic radiosurgery quality assurance

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

Duodenal toxicity after fractionated chemoradiation for unresectable pancreatic cancer

scientific article published on 29 November 2012

Effect of Magnetic Field Strength on Plastic Scintillation Detector Response

scientific article published on 09 June 2018

Evaluation of a stochastic reconstruction algorithm for use in Compton camera imaging and beam range verification from secondary gamma emission during proton therapy

scientific article published on May 16, 2012

Evaluation of precalibrated implantable MOSFET radiation dosimeters for megavoltage photon beams.

scientific article published in November 2005

Experimental validation of a Monte Carlo proton therapy nozzle model incorporating magnetically steered protons.

scientific article published on 6 May 2009

Exradin W1 plastic scintillation detector for in vivo skin dosimetry in passive scattering proton therapy

scientific article published on 27 February 2018

Extraction of depth-dependent perturbation factors for parallel-plate chambers in electron beams using a plastic scintillation detector.

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Focal Radiation Therapy Dose Escalation Improves Overall Survival in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Patients Receiving Induction Chemotherapy and Consolidative Chemoradiation.

scientific article published on 11 December 2015

Four-year biochemical outcome after radioimmunoguided transperineal brachytherapy for patients with prostate adenocarcinoma

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Gastric bleeding after radiation therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

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Imaging of prompt gamma rays emitted during delivery of clinical proton beams with a Compton camera: feasibility studies for range verification.

scientific article published on 28 August 2015

In vivo dosimetry in brachytherapy.

scientific article published on July 2013

In vivo dosimetry using a single diode for megavoltage photon beam radiotherapy: implementation and response characterization

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

In vivo dosimetry: trends and prospects for brachytherapy.

scientific article published on 8 July 2014

Influence of detector size in photon beam profile measurements.

scientific article published in May 1991

Innovations in Radiotherapy Technology

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Inorganic scintillation detectors based on Eu-activated phosphors for 192Ir brachytherapy.

scientific article published on 5 May 2017

Inorganic scintillation detectors for 192Ir brachytherapy

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): differences in target volumes and improvement in clinically relevant doses to small bowel in rectal carcinoma

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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of squamous cell anal cancer with para-aortic nodal involvement.

scientific article published on 21 February 2009

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy as preoperative treatment for localized gastric adenocarcinoma

scientific article published on 02 December 2011

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy for anal cancer: outcomes and toxicity

scientific article published on 01 October 2014

Internal respiratory surrogate in multislice 4D CT using a combination of Fourier transform and anatomical features.

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Intraoperative radiation therapy for locally advanced primary and recurrent colorectal cancer: ten-year institutional experience

scientific article published on 10 February 2014

Intraoperative radiation therapy using mobile electron linear accelerators: report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 72.

scientific article published in May 2006

Intraoperative radiotherapy using a mobile electron LINAC: a retroperitoneal sarcoma case.

scientific article published on 12 August 2005

Material efficiency studies for a Compton camera designed to measure characteristic prompt gamma rays emitted during proton beam radiotherapy

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Measurement and calculation of characteristic prompt gamma ray spectra emitted during proton irradiation

scientific article published on 28 October 2009

Measurement of characteristic prompt gamma rays emitted from oxygen and carbon in tissue-equivalent samples during proton beam irradiation.

scientific article published on 06 August 2013

Measuring output factors of small fields formed by collimator jaws and multileaf collimator using plastic scintillation detectors.

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Mobile Linear Accelerators for Intraoperative Radiation Therapy

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Monte Carlo calculations of the absorbed dose and energy dependence of plastic scintillators

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Monte Carlo study of the energy and angular dependence of the response of plastic scintillation detectors in photon beams

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Novel, full 3D scintillation dosimetry using a static plenoptic camera

scientific article published on August 2014

On possible temperature dependence of plastic scintillator response

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

On the nature of the light produced within PMMA optical light guides in scintillation fiber-optic dosimetry.

scientific article published on 08 March 2013

On the use of a single-fiber multipoint plastic scintillation detector for 192Ir high-dose-rate brachytherapy

scientific article published on June 2013

Optimization of a multipoint plastic scintillator dosimeter for high dose rate brachytherapy

scientific article published on 02 April 2019

Performance assessment of a 2D array of plastic scintillation detectors for IMRT quality assurance.

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Performance characterization of a 3D liquid scintillation detector for discrete spot scanning proton beam systems.

scientific article published on 08 June 2017

Plastic scintillation dosimetry for radiation therapy: minimizing capture of Cerenkov radiation noise

scientific article published on 01 March 2004

Plastic scintillation dosimetry: optimization of light collection efficiency

scientific article published on 01 May 2003

Preliminary evaluation of implantable MOSFET radiation dosimeters.

scientific article published in January 2005

Preliminary evaluation of the dosimetric accuracy of the in vivo plastic scintillation detector OARtrac system for prostate cancer treatments

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Prompt gamma-ray emission from biological tissues during proton irradiation: a preliminary study

scientific article published on 09 January 2009

Proton Radiotherapy for Liver Tumors: Dosimetric Advantages Over Photon Plans

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Proton beam therapy outcomes for localized unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

scientific article published on 16 January 2019

Proton dose perturbations caused by high-voltage leads from implanted cardioverter defibrillators.

scientific article published on 10 May 2012

Quality assurance for Gamma Knife Perfexion using the Exradin W1 plastic scintillation detector and Lucy phantom

scientific article published on 15 November 2019

Quenching correction for volumetric scintillation dosimetry of proton beams

scientific article published on December 21, 2012

Radioimmunoguided imaging of prostate cancer foci with histopathological correlation

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

Radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: an overview.

scientific article published on 31 January 2008

Real-time in vivo rectal wall dosimetry using plastic scintillation detectors for patients with prostate cancer.

scientific article published on 17 January 2014

Reply to Comment on 'Imaging of prompt gamma rays emitted during delivery of clinical proton beams with a Compton camera: feasibility studies for range verification'

scientific article published on 02 December 2016

Reproducibility and genital sparing with a vaginal dilator used for female anal cancer patients.

scientific article published on 26 July 2012

Respiratory gating with EPID-based verification: the MDACC experience

scientific article published on 13 May 2009

Retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma: an analysis of radiation and surgical treatment

scientific article published on 02 November 2006

Review of plastic and liquid scintillation dosimetry for photon, electron, and proton therapy

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Ruby-based inorganic scintillation detectors for 192Ir brachytherapy.

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SU-E-J-79: Using the Distance of Closest Approach to Improve Compton Camera Image Quality.

scientific article published on June 2012

SU-E-T-116: The Water Equivalence of Organic Liquid Scintillators for Proton Dosimetry

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Sci-Sat AM: Brachy - 07: Plastic scintillation detector validation for kV dosimetry

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

Sci-Thur PM: YIS - 10: A new optically encoded single-fiber plastic scintillation detector for multi-point radiation dosimetry

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

Sci-Thurs PM: Delivery-02: Improving image quality produced by CCD cameras exposed to stray radiation from a medical linac.

scientific article published in July 2008

Spectral method for the correction of the Cerenkov light effect in plastic scintillation detectors: a comparison study of calibration procedures and validation in Cerenkov light-dominated situations.

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Stability of a mobile electron linear accelerator system for intraoperative radiation therapy.

scientific article published in October 2005

Study of the response of plastic scintillation detectors in small-field 6 MV photon beams by Monte Carlo simulations.

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Surface preparation and coupling in plastic scintillator dosimetry.

scientific article published in September 2006

Systematic evaluation of photodetector performance for plastic scintillation dosimetry

scientific article published on 01 November 2015

Technical note: removing the stem effect when performing Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy in vivo dosimetry using plastic scintillation detectors: a relevant and necessary step.

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Temperature dependence of BCF plastic scintillation detectors.

scientific article published on 11 April 2013

The effects of Doppler broadening and detector resolution on the performance of three‐stage Compton cameras

scientific article published on January 1, 2013

The optimization of dose delivery for intraoperative high-dose-rate radiation therapy using curved HAM applicators

scientific article published on 10 January 2006

The role of intraoperative radiotherapy in pancreatic cancer.

scientific article published on October 2003

Transient noise characterization and filtration in CCD cameras exposed to stray radiation from a medical linear accelerator

scientific article published on October 2008

Use of ferroelectric-crystal detectors for electron dosimetry

scientific article published on 01 January 1990

Using intraoperative radiation therapy--a case study

scientific article published on 01 February 2003

Validation of plastic scintillation detectors for applications in low-dose-rate brachytherapy.

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Variation of kQclin,Qmsr (fclin,fmsr) for the small-field dosimetric parameters percentage depth dose, tissue-maximum ratio, and off-axis ratio

scientific article published on October 2014

Verification of proton range, position, and intensity in IMPT with a 3D liquid scintillator detector system

scientific article published on March 1, 2012

WE-G-BRB-04: BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY) - A Novel Multi-Point Plastic Scintillation Detector for in Vivo Dosimetry and Quality Assurance in Radiation Therapy

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

WE-G-BRB-05: On the Importance of Fluorescence Within the Stem Effect of Scintillation Detectors

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

Water-equivalent dosimeter array for small-field external beam radiotherapy.

scientific article published in May 2007

Water-equivalent plastic scintillation detectors for high-energy beam dosimetry: I. Physical characteristics and theoretical consideration.

scientific article published on October 1992

Water-equivalent plastic scintillation detectors for high-energy beam dosimetry: II. Properties and measurements

scientific article published on October 1, 1992