Search Results - "BEAVIS, A. W"

Is tomotherapy the future of IMRT? by BEAVIS, A. W

“…Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) has become established in many clinics round the world and is, arguably, technically feasible in any facility. Serial…”
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Commissioning of a new wide-bore MRI scanner for radiotherapy planning of head and neck cancer by Liney, G P, Owen, S C, Beaumont, A K E, Lazar, V R, Manton, D J, Beavis, A W

“…A combination of CT and MRI is recommended for radiotherapy planning of head and neck cancers, and optimal spatial co-registration is achieved by imaging in…”
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A method to produce and validate a digitally reconstructed radiograph-based computer simulation for optimisation of chest radiographs acquired with a computed radiography imaging system by MOORE, C. S, LINEY, G. P, BEAVIS, A. W, SAUNDERSON, J. R

“…The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a computer model to produce realistic simulated computed radiography (CR) chest images using CT data sets…”
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The development and evaluation of a virtual radiotherapy treatment machine using an immersive visualisation environment by Bridge, P., Appleyard, R.M., Ward, J.W., Philips, R., Beavis, A.W.

“…Due to the lengthy learning process associated with complicated clinical techniques, undergraduate radiotherapy students can struggle to access sufficient time…”
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Image-guided radiation therapy: what is our Utopia? by Beavis, A W

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Investigation of optimum X-ray beam tube voltage and filtration for chest radiography with a computed radiography system by MOORE, C. S, BEAVIS, A. W, SAUNDERSON, J. R

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the optimum tube voltage and amount of added copper (Cu) filtration for processed chest radiographs obtained with an…”
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Investigating the exposure class of a computed radiography system for optimisation of physical image quality for chest radiography by MOORE, C. S, SAUNDERSON, J. R, BEAVIS, A. W

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the exposure (speed) class (EC) of an Agfa computed radiography (CR) system could be used to optimise…”
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A patient tumour-on-a-chip system for personalised investigation of radiotherapy based treatment regimens by Kennedy, R., Kuvshinov, D., Sdrolia, A., Kuvshinova, E., Hilton, K., Crank, S., Beavis, A. W., Green, V., Greenman, J.

“…Development of personalised cancer models to predict response to radiation would benefit patient care; particularly in malignancies where treatment resistance…”
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A method to optimize the processing algorithm of a computed radiography system for chest radiography by MOORE, C. S, LINEY, G. P, BEAVIS, A. W, SAUNDERSON, J. R

“…A test methodology using an anthropomorphic-equivalent chest phantom is described for the optimization of the Agfa computed radiography "MUSICA" processing…”
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Re-treatment of a lung tumour using a simple intensity- modulated radiotherapy approach by BEAVIS, A. W, ABDEL-HAMID, A, UPADHYAY, S

“…We present a lung tumour case where, although the proximal spinal cord had already reached its dose tolerance, re-treatment was indicated. Minimization of the…”
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Correlation between the signal-to-noise ratio improvement factor (KSNR) and clinical image quality for chest imaging with a computed radiography system by Moore, C S, Wood, T J, Saunderson, J R, Beavis, A W

“…This work assessed the appropriateness of the signal-to-noise ratio improvement factor (KSNR) as a metric for the optimisation of computed radiography (CR) of…”
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Correlation of the clinical and physical image quality in chest radiography for average adults with a computed radiography imaging system by Moore, C S, Wood, T J, Beavis, A W, Saunderson, J R

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between the quality of visually graded patient (clinical) chest images and a quantitative assessment…”
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Automatic exposure control calibration and optimisation for abdomen, pelvis and lumbar spine imaging with an Agfa computed radiography system by Moore, C S, Wood, T J, Avery, G, Balcam, S, Needler, L, Joshi, H, Saunderson, J R, Beavis, A W

“…The use of three physical image quality metrics, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and mean effective noise equivalent quanta (eNEQ )…”
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Treatment Planning Challenges in Breast Irradiation: The Ideal and The Practical by Beavis, A.W.

“…Radiotherapy has recently undergone some interesting developments, with the introduction of new technology and techniques in many departments. Arguably, with…”
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Investigating the use of an antiscatter grid in chest radiography for average adults with a computed radiography imaging system by Moore, C S, Wood, T J, Avery, G, Balcam, S, Needler, L, Smith, A, Saunderson, J R, Beavis, A W

“…The aim of this study was to investigate via simulation a proposed change to clinical practice for chest radiography. The validity of using a scatter rejection…”
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An investigation of automatic exposure control calibration for chest imaging with a computed radiography system by Moore, C S, Wood, T J, Avery, G, Balcam, S, Needler, L, Beavis, A W, Saunderson, J R

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the use of three physical image quality metrics in the calibration of an automatic exposure control (AEC) device for…”
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Use of a digitally reconstructed radiograph-based computer simulation for the optimisation of chest radiographic techniques for computed radiography imaging systems by Moore, C S, Avery, G, Balcam, S, Needler, L, Swift, A, Beavis, A W, Saunderson, J R

“…The purpose of this study was to derive an optimum radiographic technique for computed radiography (CR) chest imaging using a digitally reconstructed…”
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A practical method to standardise and optimise the Philips DoseRight 2.0 CT automatic exposure control system by Wood, T J, Moore, C S, Stephens, A, Saunderson, J R, Beavis, A W

“…Given the increasing use of computed tomography (CT) in the UK over the last 30 years, it is essential to ensure that all imaging protocols are optimised to…”
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Optimization of the step-and-shoot leaf sequence for delivery of intensity modulated radiation therapy using a variable division scheme by Beavis, A W, Ganney, P S, Whitton, V J, Xing, L

“…To deliver an intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plan by multileaf collimator (MLC) it is necessary to convert beam profiles, generated from the…”
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Radiotherapy treatment planning of brain tumours using MRI alone by Beavis, A W, Gibbs, P, Dealey, R A, Whitton, V J

“…MRI of the brain can provide images of very high quality revealing detailed information especially concerning the extent of abnormalities. As such MRI has…”
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