Search Results - "Wu, Xing'en"

Comparison of Plan Quality and Delivery Time Between Volumetric Arc Therapy (RapidArc) and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Multiple Cranial Metastases by Thomas, Evan M., Popple, Richard A., Wu, Xingen, Clark, Grant M., Markert, James M., Guthrie, Barton L., Yuan, Yu, Dobelbower, Michael C., Spencer, Sharon A., Fiveash, John B.

“…Abstract BACKGROUND: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) has been shown to be feasible for radiosurgical treatment of multiple cranial lesions with a…”
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Evaluation of a two‐dimensional diode array for patient‐specific quality assurance of HyperArc by Popple, Richard A., Sullivan, Rodney J., Yuan, Yuan, Wu, Xingen, Covington, Elizabeth L.

“…Purpose To evaluate a two‐dimensional diode array for patient‐specific quality assurance of VMAT stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plans. Methods The diode…”
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Use of a plastic scintillator detector for patient‐specific quality assurance of VMAT SRS by Snyder, Jesse D., Sullivan, Rodney J., Wu, Xingen, Covington, Elizabeth L., Popple, Richard A.

“…Purpose To evaluate a scintillator detector for patient‐specific quality assurance of VMAT radiosurgery plans. Methods The detector was comprised of a 1 mm…”
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Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of ‘Guifei’ mango fruit flavor in an endospermic genotype and a mutated genotype without endosperm by Wang, Ziran, He, Dinan, Gao, Wenke, Li, Minghai, Wu, Xing'en, Lv, Junheng

“…•Changes in metabolomic and transcriptomic networks of mango endosperm mutants.•Effects on flavor components and synthesis pathways of esters in the mango…”
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Prospective Evaluation of Automated Contouring for CT-Based Brachytherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies by Kraus, Abigayle C., Iqbal, Zohaib, Cardan, Rex A., Popple, Richard A., Stanley, Dennis N., Shen, Sui, Pogue, Joel A., Wu, Xingen, Lee, Kevin, Marcrom, Samuel, Cardenas, Carlos E.

“…The use of deep learning to auto-contour organs at risk (OARs) in gynecologic radiation treatment is well established. Yet, there is limited data investigating…”
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The virtual cone: A novel technique to generate spherical dose distributions using a multileaf collimator and standardized control-point sequence for small target radiation surgery by Popple, Richard A., PhD, Wu, Xingen, PhD, Brezovich, Ivan A., PhD, Markert, James M., MD, MPH, Guthrie, Barton L., MD, Thomas, Evan M., MD, PhD, Bredel, Markus, MD, PhD, Fiveash, John B., MD

“…Abstract Purpose The study aimed to develop and demonstrate a standardized linear accelerator multileaf collimator-based method of delivering small, spherical…”
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A novel phantom and procedure providing submillimeter accuracy in daily QA tests of accelerators used for stereotactic radiosurgery by Brezovich, Ivan A., Popple, Richard A., Duan, Jun, Shen, Sui, Wu, Xingen, Benhabib, Sidi, Huang, Mi, Cardan, Rex A.

“…Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) places great demands on spatial accuracy. Steel BBs used as markers in quality assurance (QA) phantoms are clearly visible in…”
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Deformable image registration for the use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in prostate treatment planning by Wu, Xingen, Dibiase, Steven J, Gullapalli, Rao, Yu, Cedric X

“…There is now convincing evidence that prostate cancer cells lack the ability to produce and accumulate citrate. Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging…”
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An optimization method for importance factors and beam weights based on genetic algorithms for radiotherapy treatment planning by Wu, X, Zhu, Y

“…We propose a new method for selecting importance factors (for regions of interest like organs at risk) used to plan conformal radiotherapy. Importance factors,…”
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Performance of a Commercial Macro Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Algorithm for Determining Output Factors of Clinical Electron Fields by Popple, Richard A., Brezovich, Ivan A., Pareek, Prem N., Duan, Jun, Shen, Sui, Wu, Xingen

“…We compare measured output factors of clinical electron fields to those calculated by a commercial treatment planning system based on an electron Monte Carlo…”
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An improved MLC segmentation algorithm and software for step-and-shoot IMRT delivery without tongue-and-groove error by Luan, Shuang, Wang, Chao, Chen, Danny Z., Hu, Xiaobo S., Naqvi, Shahid A., Wu, Xingen, Yu, Cedric X.

“…We present an improved multileaf collimator (MLC) segmentation algorithm, denoted by S L S N O T G (static leaf sequencing with no tongue-and-groove error),…”
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Hypofractionated Prostate Radiotherapy with or without Conventionally Fractionated Nodal Irradiation: Clinical Toxicity Observations and Retrospective Daily Dosimetry by McDonald, Andrew M., Bishop, Justin M., Jacob, Rojymon, Dobelbower, Michael C., Kim, Robert Y., Yang, Eddy S., Smith, Heather, Wu, Xingen, Fiveash, John B.

“…Purpose. To evaluate toxicity associated with the addition of elective nodal irradiation (ENI) to a hypofractionated regimen for the treatment of prostate…”
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Selection and determination of beam weights based on genetic algorithms for conformal radiotherapy treatment planning by Wu, X, Zhu, Y, Dai, J, Wang, Z

“…A genetic algorithm has been used to optimize the selection of beam weights for external beam three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy treatment planning. A…”
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A global optimization method for three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy treatment planning by Wu, X, Zhu, Y

“…Multiple local minima exist in almost every coplanar or non-coplanar radiotherapy treatment planning problem. We used a global optimization method based on…”
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A neural network regression model for relative dose computation by Wu, X, Zhu, Y

“…This paper describes a neural network (NN) regression model for relative dose computation. The input signal of the NN model includes depths and field sizes and…”
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Linear programming based on neural networks for radiotherapy treatment planning by Wu, X, Zhu, Y, Luo, L

“…In this paper, we propose a neural network model for linear programming that is designed to optimize radiotherapy treatment planning (RTP). This kind of neural…”
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Optical surface guidance for submillimeter monitoring of patient position during frameless stereotactic radiotherapy by Covington, Elizabeth L., Fiveash, John B., Wu, Xingen, Brezovich, Ivan, Willey, Christopher D, Riley, Kristen, Popple, Richard A.

“…Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of monitoring intrafraction motion during stereotactic radiotherapy with the optical surface monitoring system. Prior studies…”
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Dose Differences in Two Implants of Syed High Dose Rate Brachytherapy with Deformable Image Registration by Wu, Xingen, Shen, Sui, Burnett, Lee, Kim, Robert

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Stereotactic radiosurgery with MLC‐defined arcs: Verification of dosimetry, spatial accuracy, and end‐to‐end tests by Brezovich, Ivan A., Wu, Xingen, Popple, Richard A., Covington, Elizabeth, Cardan, Rex, Shen, Sui, Fiveash, John, Bredel, Markus, Guthrie, Barton

“…Purpose To measure dosimetric and spatial accuracy of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) delivered to targets as small as the trigeminal nerve (TN) using a…”
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Dose Optimization for Single-Channel Vaginal Cylinder High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: A Double Prescription Method for Patients With Endometrial Adenocarcinoma by Wu, Xingen, McDonald, Andrew, Shen, Sui, Stanley, Dennis, Popple, Richard, Marcrom, Samuel, Kim, Robert

“…PurposeThis study aimed to explore the relationship between applicator surface dose and 5 mm-depth dose and to optimize both locations simultaneously for three…”
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