Search Results - "McCurdy, B. M. C."

Dosimetric properties of an amorphous-silicon EPID used in continuous acquisition mode for application to dynamic and arc IMRT by McCurdy, B. M. C., Greer, P. B.

“…Dosimetric properties of an amorphous-silicon electronic portal imaging device (EPID) operated in a real-time acquisition mode were investigated. This mode…”
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A model-based 3D patient-specific pre-treatment QA method for VMAT using the EPID by McCowan, P M, Asuni, G, van Beek, T, van Uytven, E, Kujanpaa, K, McCurdy, B M C

“…This study reports the development and validation of a model-based, 3D patient dose reconstruction method for pre-treatment quality assurance using EPID…”
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An in vivo dose verification method for SBRT–VMAT delivery using the EPID by McCowan, P. M., Van Uytven, E., Van Beek, T., Asuni, G., McCurdy, B. M. C.

“…Purpose: Radiation treatments have become increasingly more complex with the development of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and the use of stereotactic…”
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Model-based prediction of portal dose images during patient treatment by Chytyk-Praznik, K., VanUytven, E., vanBeek, T. A., Greer, P. B., McCurdy, B. M. C.

“…Purpose: Dosimetric verification of radiation therapy is crucial when delivering complex treatments like intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or…”
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Frame average optimization of cine‐mode EPID images used for routine clinical in vivo patient dose verification of VMAT deliveries by McCowan, P. M., McCurdy, B. M. C.

“…Purpose: The in vivo 3D dose delivered to a patient during volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) delivery can be calculated using electronic portal imaging…”
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A Monte Carlo tool for evaluating VMAT and DIMRT treatment deliveries including planar detectors by Asuni, G, van Beek, T A, Venkataraman, S, Popescu, I A, McCurdy, B M C

“…The aim of this work is to describe and validate a new general research tool that performs Monte Carlo (MC) simulations for volumetric modulated arc therapy…”
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Comprehensive fluence model for absolute portal dose image prediction by Chytyk, K., McCurdy, B. M. C.

“…Amorphous silicon ( a - Si ) electronic portal imaging devices (EPIDs) continue to be investigated as treatment verification tools, with a particular focus on…”
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A Monte Carlo investigation of contaminant electrons due to a novel in vivo transmission detector by Asuni, G, Jensen, J M, McCurdy, B M C

“…A novel transmission detector (IBA Dosimetry, Germany) developed as an IMRT quality assurance tool, intended for in vivo patient dose measurements, is studied…”
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Investigation of the spatial resolution of an online dose verification device by Asuni, G., Rickey, D. W., McCurdy, B. M. C.

“…Purpose: The aim of this work is to characterize a new online dose verification device, COMPASS transmission detector array (IBA Dosimetry, Schwarzenbruck,…”
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Investigation of tilted dose kernels for portal dose prediction in a - Si electronic portal imagers by Chytyk, K., McCurdy, B. M. C.

“…The effect of beam divergence on dose calculation via Monte Carlo generated dose kernels was investigated in an amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging…”
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Frame average optimization of cine-mode EPID images used for routine clinical in vivo patient dose verification of VMAT deliveries: EPID cine-mode frame average optimization by McCowan, P. M., McCurdy, B. M. C.

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Determination of equivalent photon fields through integrated 1D convolution kernels by McCurdy, B M, Pistorius, S

“…The equivalent fields concept has been studied using a variation of the convolution dose calculation method. This allows a better understanding of this…”
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Dosimetric investigation and portal dose image prediction using an amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging device by McCurdy, B. M. C., Luchka, K., Pistorius, S.

“…A two step algorithm to predict portal dose images in arbitrary detector systems has been developed recently. The current work provides a validation of this…”
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A Comparison of Medical Physics Training and Education Programs - Canada and Australia by McCurdy, B. M. C., Duggan, L., Howlett, S., Clark, B. G.

“…An overview and comparison of medical physics clinical training, academic education, and national certification/accreditation of individual professionals in…”
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Investigation of tilted dose kernels for portal dose prediction in a-Si electronic portal imagers: Tilted kernels for EPID dose prediction by Chytyk, K., McCurdy, B. M. C.

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A two-step algorithm for predicting portal dose images in arbitrary detectors by McCurdy, B. M. C., Pistorius, S.

“…Recently, portal imaging systems have been successfully demonstrated in dosimetric treatment verification applications, where measured and predicted images are…”
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Photon scatter in portal images: Physical characteristics of pencil beam kernels generated using the EGS Monte Carlo code by McCurdy, B. M. C., Pistorius, S.

“…Pencil beam kernels describing scattered photon fluence behind homogeneous water slabs at various air gap distances were generated using the EGS Monte Carlo…”
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Photon scatter in portal images: Accuracy of a fluence based pencil beam superposition algorithm by McCurdy, B. M. C., Pistorius, S.

“…The accuracy of a pencil beam algorithm to predict scattered photon fluence into portal imaging systems was studied. A data base of pencil beam kernels…”
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A COMPREHENSIVE FLUENCE MODEL FOR ABSOLUTE PORTAL DOSE IMAGE PREDICTION by Chytyk, K, McCurdy, B M C

“…The model predicts fluence entering the detector, which is then converted to dose by convolving the fluence distribution with appropriate EPID dose kernels…”
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