Search Results - "Hoover, Douglas A."

Patient‐specific calibration of cone‐beam computed tomography data sets for radiotherapy dose calculations and treatment plan assessment by MacFarlane, Michael, Wong, Daniel, Hoover, Douglas A., Wong, Eugene, Johnson, Carol, Battista, Jerry J., Chen, Jeff Z.

“…Purpose In this work, we propose a new method of calibrating cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) data sets for radiotherapy dose calculation and plan…”
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SPECT-based functional lung imaging for the prediction of radiation pneumonitis: A clinical and dosimetric correlation by Hoover, Douglas A., Reid, Robert H., Wong, Eugene, Stitt, Larry, Sabondjian, Eric, Rodrigues, George B., Jaswal, Jasbir K., Yaremko, Brian P.

“…Introduction When we irradiate lung cancer, the radiation dose that can be delivered safely is limited by the risk of radiation pneumonitis (RP) in the…”
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Effect of dataset size, image quality, and image type on deep learning-based automatic prostate segmentation in 3D ultrasound by Orlando, Nathan, Gyacskov, Igor, Gillies, Derek J, Guo, Fumin, Romagnoli, Cesare, D'Souza, David, Cool, Derek W, Hoover, Douglas A, Fenster, Aaron

“…Three-dimensional (3D) transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) is utilized in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, necessitating time-consuming manual prostate…”
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A power Doppler ultrasound method for improving intraoperative tip localization for visually obstructed needles in interstitial prostate brachytherapy by Orlando, Nathan, Snir, Jonatan, Barker, Kevin, D'Souza, David, Velker, Vikram, Mendez, Lucas C., Fenster, Aaron, Hoover, Douglas A.

“…Purpose High‐dose‐rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy (BT) is a common treatment technique for localized intermediate to high‐risk prostate cancer…”
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Deep learning‐based ultrasound auto‐segmentation of the prostate with brachytherapy implanted needles by Hampole, Prakash, Harding, Thomas, Gillies, Derek, Orlando, Nathan, Edirisinghe, Chandima, Mendez, Lucas C., D'Souza, David, Velker, Vikram, Correa, Rohann, Helou, Joelle, Xing, Shuwei, Fenster, Aaron, Hoover, Douglas A

“…Background Accurate segmentation of the clinical target volume (CTV) corresponding to the prostate with or without proximal seminal vesicles is required on…”
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Feasibility of fusing three‐dimensional transabdominal and transrectal ultrasound images for comprehensive intraoperative visualization of gynecologic brachytherapy applicators by Rodgers, Jessica Robin, Mendez, Lucas C., Hoover, Douglas A., Bax, Jeffrey, D'Souza, David, Fenster, Aaron

“…Purpose In this study, we propose combining three‐dimensional (3D) transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and 3D transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) images of gynecologic…”
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Is Ultrahypofractionated Whole Pelvis Radiation Therapy (WPRT) as Well Tolerated as Conventionally Fractionated WPRT in Patients With Prostate Cancer? Early Results From the HOPE Trial by Mendez, Lucas C., Crook, Juanita, Martell, Kevin, Schaly, Bryan, Hoover, Douglas A., Dhar, Aneesh, Velker, Vikram, Ahmad, Belal, Lock, Michael, Halperin, Ross, Warner, Andrew, Bauman, Glenn S., D'Souza, David P.

“…The aim of this work was to evaluate the acute toxicity and quality-of-life (QOL) impact of ultrahypofractionated whole pelvis radiation therapy (WPRT)…”
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Technical Note: A fast inverse direct aperture optimization algorithm for volumetric‐modulated arc therapy by MacFarlane, Michael, Hoover, Douglas A., Wong, Eugene, Battista, Jerry J., Chen, Jeff Z.

“…Purpose In a recent article, our group proposed a fast direct aperture optimization (DAO) algorithm for fixed‐gantry intensity‐modulated radiation therapy…”
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Functional Lung Avoidance for Individualized Radiation Therapy: Results of a Double-Masked, Randomized Controlled Trial by Yaremko, Brian P., Capaldi, Dante P.I., Sheikh, Khadija, Palma, David A., Warner, Andrew, Dar, A. Rashid, Yu, Edward, Rodrigues, George B., Louie, Alexander V., Landis, Mark, Sanatani, Michael, Vincent, Mark D., Younus, Jawaid, Kuruvilla, Sara, Chen, Jeff Z., Erickson, Abigail, Gaede, Stewart, Parraga, Grace, Hoover, Douglas A.

“…PURPOSETo determine whether functional lung avoidance based on 3He magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) improves quality of life (QOL) for patients undergoing…”
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In-vivo lung biomechanical modeling for effective tumor motion tracking in external beam radiation therapy by Jafari, Parya, Dempsey, Sergio, Hoover, Douglas A., Karami, Elham, Gaede, Stewart, Sadeghi-Naini, Ali, Lee, Ting Yim, Samani, Abbas

“…Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in both men and women. Radiation therapy is widely used for lung cancer treatment; however,…”
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A fast inverse direct aperture optimization algorithm for intensity‐modulated radiation therapy by MacFarlane, Michael, Hoover, Douglas A., Wong, Eugene, Goldman, Pedro, Battista, Jerry J., Chen, Jeff Z.

“…Purpose The goal of this work was to develop and evaluate a fast inverse direct aperture optimization (FIDAO) algorithm for IMRT treatment planning and plan…”
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Simultaneous automatic segmentation of multiple needles using 3D ultrasound for high‐dose‐rate prostate brachytherapy by Hrinivich, William Thomas, Hoover, Douglas A., Surry, Kathleen, Edirisinghe, Chandima, Montreuil, Jacques, D'Souza, David, Fenster, Aaron, Wong, Eugene

“…Purpose Sagittally reconstructed 3D (SR3D) ultrasound imaging shows promise for improved needle localization for high‐dose‐rate prostate brachytherapy…”
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Magnetic resonance imaging biomarkers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prior to radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer by Sheikh, Khadija, Capaldi, Dante P.I, Hoover, Douglas A, Palma, David A, Yaremko, Brian P, Parraga, Grace

“…Highlights • Three imaging phenotypes of COPD and ventilation heterogeneity. • We examine relationships for non-tumour lobe ventilation voids and clinical…”
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Optimization of multi‐electrode implant configurations and programming for the delivery of non‐ablative electric fields in intratumoral modulation therapy by Iredale, Erin, Deweyert, Andrew, Hoover, Douglas A., Chen, Jeff Z., Schmid, Susanne, Hebb, Matthew O., Peters, Terry M., Wong, Eugene

“…Purpose Application of low intensity electric fields to interfere with tumor growth is being increasingly recognized as a promising new cancer treatment…”
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Validation of a surface-based deformable MRI-3D ultrasound image registration algorithm toward clinical implementation for interstitial prostate brachytherapy by Orlando, Nathan, Edirisinghe, Chandima, Gyacskov, Igor, Vickress, Jason, Sachdeva, Robin, Gomez, Jose A., D'Souza, David, Velker, Vikram, Mendez, Lucas C., Bauman, Glenn, Fenster, Aaron, Hoover, Douglas A.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate and clinically implement a deformable surface-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to three-dimensional ultrasound…”
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Functional lung avoidance for individualized radiotherapy (FLAIR): study protocol for a randomized, double-blind clinical trial by Hoover, Douglas A, Capaldi, Dante Pi, Sheikh, Khadija, Palma, David A, Rodrigues, George B, Dar, A Rashid, Yu, Edward, Dingle, Brian, Landis, Mark, Kocha, Walter, Sanatani, Michael, Vincent, Mark, Younus, Jawaid, Kuruvilla, Sara, Gaede, Stewart, Parraga, Grace, Yaremko, Brian P

“…Although radiotherapy is a key component of curative-intent treatment for locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), it can be…”
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Evaluation of unified intensity-modulated arc therapy for the radiotherapy of head-and-neck cancer by MacFarlane, Michael, Hoover, Douglas A, Wong, Eugene, Read, Nancy, Palma, David, Venkatesan, Varagur, Hammond, Alex, Battista, Jerry J, Chen, Jeff Z

“…Abstract Purpose Recently our group developed a unified intensity-modulated arc therapy (UIMAT) technique which allows for the simultaneous…”
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Accuracy and variability of high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy needle tip localization using live two-dimensional and sagittally reconstructed three-dimensional ultrasound by Hrinivich, William Thomas, Hoover, Douglas A., Surry, Kathleen, Edirisinghe, Chandima, Velker, Vikram, Bauman, Glenn, D'Souza, David, Fenster, Aaron, Wong, Eugene

“…To measure the accuracy and variability of manual high-dose-rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy (BT) needle tip localization using sagittally reconstructed…”
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Three-dimensional transrectal ultrasound guided high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy: A comparison of needle segmentation accuracy with two-dimensional image guidance by Hrinivich, William Thomas, Hoover, Douglas A, Surry, Kathleen, Edirisinghe, Chandima, Montreuil, Jacques, D'Souza, David, Fenster, Aaron, Wong, Eugene

“…Abstract Purpose Conventional transrectal ultrasound guided high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) uses an axially acquired image set for organ…”
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Feasibility of a unified approach to intensity‐modulated radiation therapy and volume‐modulated arc therapy optimization and delivery by Hoover, Douglas A., MacFarlane, Michael, Wong, Eugene, Battista, Jerry J., Chen, Jeff Z.

“…Purpose: To study the feasibility of unified intensity‐modulated arc therapy (UIMAT) which combines intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and…”
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