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Effects of organ motion on IMRT treatments with segments of few monitor units by Seco, J., Sharp, G. C., Turcotte, J., Gierga, D., Bortfeld, T., Paganetti, H.

“…Interplay between organ (breathing) motion and leaf motion has been shown in the literature to have a small dosimetric impact for clinical conditions (over a…”
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SU‐E‐T‐630: MCO‐Informed VMAT Planning for Prostate Cancer by Chen, H, Craft, D, Gierga, D

“…Purpose: To develop a VMAT optimization procedure using information from Multi‐Criteria Optimization of IMRT plans and to perform a treatment planning…”
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SU‐E‐J‐207: Dosimetric Effects of Diaphragm Motion On Spine SBRT Treatments by Winey, B, Chen, H, Daartz, J, Gierga, D, Shin, J, Schwab, J, Oh, K

“…Purpose: To evaluate the dosimetric effects of diaphragm motion on spine SBRT treatments with IMRT and VMAT deliveries. Methods: Five 4D‐CTs were acquired for…”
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SU‐E‐T‐433: Evaluation of the ArcCheck Device for Patient‐Specific Quality Assurance in Step‐And‐Shoot IMRT for Single‐Fraction Spinal SBRT by Daartz, J, Winey, B, Bussiere, M, Gierga, D, Crawford, B, Sedlacek, D, Cotter, C

“…Purpose: Current standard for patient specific spine SBRT IMRT QA in our institution is a combination of a point dose measurement in solid water under delivery…”
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A Breath Hold Treatment Technique for Left Breast with Unfavorable Cardiac Anatomy using Surface Imaging by Gierga, D, Turcotte, J.C, Sedlacek, D.E, Cotter, C.R, Taghian, A.G

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SU‐E‐T‐674: Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of VMAT Planning for Spine SBRT by Chen, H, Winey, BA, Daartz, J, Gierga, DP

“…Purpose: To analyze the sensitivity of VMAT plan quality to various delivery parameters for spine SBRT. Methods: Ten spine patients, previously treated to 18…”
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SU‐GG‐J‐175: Target Registration Error Analysis Via KV Imaging and Conebeam CT in Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation by Schuller, B, Nawaz, A, Wolfgang, J, Gierga, D, Willins, J, Kachnic, L, Chen, G

“…Purpose: In accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), accurate localization of the lumpectomy cavity is important. We are investigating daily localization…”
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TU‐C‐M100J‐05: Image Guided 4D Monte Carlo Study of the Dosimetric Effects of Intra/inter Fraction Motion in Lung Tumors by Seco, J, Gianolini, S, Sharp, G, Wu, Z, Gierga, D, Buettner, F, Paganetti, H

“…Purpose: Application of an image guided 4D Monte Carlo framework to the evaluation of intra/inter fraction motion effects between patient organ‐movement and…”
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SU‐FF‐T‐205: Effects of Intra‐Fraction Motion On IMRT Treatment with Segments of Few Monitor Units by Seco, J, Gierga, D, Sharp, G, Turcotte, J, Paganetti, H

“…Introduction: Intra‐fraction motion can affect the delivered dose distribution in radiotherapy. This is a concern in IMRT because of potential interplay…”
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Permanent alopecia after cranial irradiation: dose-response relationship by Lawenda, Brian D, Gagne, Havaleh M, Gierga, David P, Niemierko, Andrzej, Wong, Winnifred M, Tarbell, Nancy J, Chen, George T Y, Hochberg, Fred H, Loeffler, Jay S

“…To develop a dose-response relationship for the occurrence of permanent alopecia after cranial irradiation and to analyze potential confounding variables that…”
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TU‐C‐M100J‐01: Assessing Residual Motion for Gated Proton‐Beam Radiotherapy by Sharp, G, Lu, H, Trofimov, A, Tang, X, Jiang, S, Turcotte, J, Gierga, D, Chen, G, Hong, T

“…Purpose: To examine the influence of phase delays and baseline drifting on residual motion in gated radiotherapy. Method and Materials: Four patients with…”
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Using Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool to Evaluate the Environmental Impact of Radiation Oncology and Inform Treatment Decision-Making in Early-Stage Breast Cancer by Larios, D., Duhaime, A.C., Kung, J.H., Gierga, D., Ho, A.Y., MacDonald, S.M., Slutzman, J.

“…The effects of climate change negatively impact patient health and healthcare delivery across the cancer care continuum. Environmental impacts arising from…”
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WE‐D‐ValA‐05: 3D Surface Imaging for PBI Patient Setup by Chen, GTY, Gierga, DP

“…Image guided radiotherapy has primarily been implemented with technologies that utilize subsurface imaging. Radiography and ultrasonograpy are established…”
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SU‐FF‐T‐71: Effect of Daily Shifts of IMRT Prostate Patients On Dose to Pelvic Nodes by Halabi, T, Bortfeld, T, Craft, D, Wolfgang, J, Gierga, D, Zietman, A, Shih, H

“…Purpose: Pelvic lymph nodes are often incorporated en bloc with the prostate as targets in radiation treatment. It is common practice to realign the fields…”
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SU‐FF‐J‐60: A Video Guided Breath Hold Treatment Technique for Cardiac Sparing Breast Radiotherapy by Gierga, DP, Sharp, GC, Spadea, MF, Turcotte, JC

“…Purpose: The purpose of this work was to examine the reproducibility of the treatment position for a breath hold treatment technique for left sided breast…”
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Tattoo-Free Set-ups for Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Regional Nodal Irradiation: Evaluation of Accuracy and Time Efficiency by Giantsoudi, D., Lalonde, A., Colleen, B., Vanbenthuysen, L., Gierga, D., Jimenez, R.B.

“…Permanent skin-based tattoos have been considered in treatment planning an essential aspect of ensuring patient positioning accuracy for radiation delivery in…”
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An investigation of the feasibility of gadolinium for neutron capture synovectomy by Gierga, D. P., Yanch, J. C., Shefer, R. E.

“…Neutron capture synovectomy (NCS) has been proposed as a possible treatment modality for rheumatoid arthritis. Neutron capture synovectomy is a two-part…”
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The Carbon Footprint of Radiation Oncology on Climate Change: A Model in Early-Stage Breast Cancer by Larios, D., Dunn, S.A., Li, J.H., Saraf, A., Guthier, C.V., Gierga, D., Moomaw, W., Harris, T.C., Ho, A.Y.

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An Improved 3-D region Detection Network and Automated T12 Vertebra Detection by Xie, Y., Sharp, G.C., Gierga, D., Hong, T.S., Bortfeld, T., Kang, K.

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Development and construction of a neutron beam line for accelerator-based boron neutron capture synovectomy by Gierga, D. P., Yanch, J. C., Shefer, R. E.

“…A potential application of the 10 B (n,α) 7 Li nuclear reaction for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, termed Boron Neutron Capture Synovectomy (BNCS), is…”
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