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Adaptive Radiotherapy Planning on Decreasing Gross Tumor Volumes as Seen on Megavoltage Computed Tomography Images by Woodford, Curtis, Yartsev, Slav, Ph.D, Dar, A. Rashid, M.D, Bauman, Glenn, M.D, Van Dyk, Jake, M.Sc

“…Purpose To evaluate gross tumor volume (GTV) changes for patients with non–small-cell lung cancer by using daily megavoltage (MV) computed tomography (CT)…”
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Planning evaluation of radiotherapy for complex lung cancer cases using helical tomotherapy by Kron, Tomas, Grigorov, Grigor, Yu, Edward, Yartsev, Slav, Chen, Jeff Z, Wong, Eugene, Rodrigues, George, Trenka, Kris, Coad, Terry, Bauman, Glenn, Van Dyk, Jake

“…Lung cancer treatment is one of the most challenging fields in radiotherapy. The aim of the present study was to investigate what role helical tomotherapy…”
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A treatment planning study comparing whole breast radiation therapy against conformal, IMRT and tomotherapy for accelerated partial breast irradiation by Oliver, Mike, Chen, Jeff, Wong, Eugene, Dyk, Jake Van, Perera, Francisco

“…Abstract Purpose and background Conventional early breast cancer treatment consists of a lumpectomy followed by whole breast radiation therapy. Accelerated…”
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Prediction of radiation pneumonitis by dose–volume histogram parameters in lung cancer—a systematic review by Rodrigues, George, Lock, Michael, D'Souza, David, Yu, Edward, Van Dyk, Jake

“…To perform a systematic review of the predictive ability of various dose–volume histogram (DVH) parameters (Vdose, mean lung dose (MLD), and normal tissue…”
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Optimization of megavoltage CT scan registration settings for thoracic cases on helical tomotherapy by Woodford, Curtis, Yartsev, Slav, Van Dyk, Jake

“…This study aims to investigate the settings that provide optimum registration accuracy when registering megavoltage CT (MVCT) studies acquired on tomotherapy…”
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Genistein Can Mitigate the Effect of Radiation on Rat Lung Tissue by Calveley, Victoria L., Jelveh, Salomeh, Langan, Aimee, Mahmood, Javed, Yeung, Ivan W. T., Van Dyk, Jake, Hill, Richard P.

“…We investigated whether genistein could protect the lung from radiation-induced injury. We hypothesized that genistein would reduce the levels of inflammatory…”
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Optimization of megavoltage CT scan registration settings for brain cancer treatments on tomotherapy by Woodford, Curtis, Yartsev, Slav, Van Dyk, Jake

“…This study aims to determine the settings that provide the optimal clinical accuracy and consistency for the registration of megavoltage CT (MVCT) with…”
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Effects of genistein following fractionated lung irradiation in mice by Para, Andrea E, Bezjak, Andrea, Yeung, Ivan W.T, Van Dyk, Jake, Hill, Richard P

“…Abstract Background and purpose This study investigated protection of lung injury by genistein following fractionated doses of radiation and its effect on…”
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The effects of field-of-view and patient size on CT numbers from cone-beam computed tomography by Seet, Katrina Y T, Barghi, Arvand, Yartsev, Slav, Van Dyk, Jake

“…Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is used for patient alignment before treatment and is ideal for use in adaptive radiotherapy to account for tumor…”
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Variations of lung density and geometry on inhomogeneity correction algorithms: A Monte Carlo dosimetric evaluation by Chow, James C. L., Leung, Michael K. K., Van Dyk, Jake

“…This work contributed the following new information to the study of inhomogeneity correction algorithm: (1) Evaluation of lung dose calculation methods as a…”
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Obituary: John Robert (Jack) Cunningham, O.C., B.Eng., M.Sc., Ph.D., FCCPM, FAAPM, FCOMP 1927–2020 by Van Dyk, Jacob (Jake), Battista, Jerry J.

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Limitations of a convolution method for modeling geometric uncertainties in radiation therapy. I. The effect of shift invariance by Craig, Tim, Battista, Jerry, Dyk, Jake Van

“…Convolution methods have been used to model the effect of geometric uncertainties on dose delivery in radiation therapy. Convolution assumes shift invariance…”
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Partial volume rat lung irradiation; assessment of early DNA damage in different lung regions and effect of radical scavengers by Khan, Mohammed A, Van Dyk, Jake, Yeung, Ivan W T, Hill, Richard P

“…These studies were designed to examine radiation-induced in-field and out-of-field DNA damage in rat lung as a function of dose and various volumes of…”
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Partial volume rat lung irradiation: The protective/mitigating effects of Eukarion-189, a superoxide dismutase–catalase mimetic by Langan, Aimée R., Khan, Mohammed A., Yeung, Ivan W.T., Van Dyk, Jake, Hill, Richard P.

“…The purpose of the current study was to elucidate the protective/mitigating effects of a SOD–catalase mimetic, Eukarion-189 (EUK-189), on DNA damage in rat…”
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A Prospective Evaluation of Helical Tomotherapy by Bauman, Glenn, M.D., F.R.C.P.C, Yartsev, Slav, Ph.D, Rodrigues, George, M.D, Lewis, Craig, Ph.D, Venkatesan, Varagur M., M.D, Yu, Edward, M.D, Hammond, Alex, M.D, Perera, Francisco, M.D, Ash, Robert, M.D, Dar, A. Rashid, M.D, Lock, Michael, M.D, Baily, Laura, B.Sc, Coad, Terry, C.M.D, Trenka, Kris, C.M.D, Warr, Barbara, M.R.T.(T), Kron, Tomas, Ph.D, Battista, Jerry, Ph.D, Van Dyk, Jake, M.Sc

“…Purpose: To report results from two clinical trials evaluating helical tomotherapy (HT). Methods and Materials: Patients were enrolled in one of two…”
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Dosimetric evaluation of daily rigid and nonrigid geometric correction strategies during on-line image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) of prostate cancer by Song, William Y., Wong, Eugene, Bauman, Glenn S., Battista, Jerry J., Van Dyk, Jake

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate a geometric image guidance strategy that simultaneously correct for various inter-fractional rigid and nonrigid…”
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Image-guided adaptive radiation therapy (IGART): Radiobiological and dose escalation considerations for localized carcinoma of the prostate by Song, William, Schaly, Bryan, Bauman, Glenn, Battista, Jerry, Van Dyk, Jake

“…The goal of this work was to evaluate the efficacy of various image-guided adaptive radiation therapy (IGART) techniques to deliver and escalate dose to the…”
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A multileaf collimator phantom for the quality assurance of radiation therapy planning systems and CT simulators by McNiven, Andrea, Kron, Tomas, Van Dyk, Jake

“…The evolution of three-dimensional conformal radiation treatment has led to the use of multileaf collimators (MLCs) in intensity-modulated radiation therapy…”
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Investigation of dose homogeneity for loose helical tomotherapy delivery in the context of breath-hold radiation therapy by Kim, Bryan, Kron, Tomas, Battista, Jerry, Van Dyk, Jake

“…Loose helical delivery is a potential solution to account for respiration-driven tumour motion in helical tomotherapy (HT). In this approach, a treatment is…”
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Improving the consistency in cervical esophageal target volume definition by special training by Tai, Patricia, Van Dyk, Jake, Battista, Jerry, Yu, Edward, Stitt, Larry, Tonita, Jon, Agboola, Olusegun, Brierley, James, Dar, Rashid, Leighton, Christopher, Malone, Shawn, Strang, Barbara, Truong, Pauline, Videtic, Gregory, Wong, C Shun, Wong, Rebecca, Youssef, Youssef

“…Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy requires the precise definition of the target volume. Its potential benefits could be offset by the inconsistency…”
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