Search Results - "Younge, Kelly C."

An integrated multidisciplinary algorithm for the management of spinal metastases: an International Spine Oncology Consortium report by Spratt, Daniel E, Beeler, Whitney H, de Moraes, Fabio Y, Rhines, Laurence D, Gemmete, Joseph J, Chaudhary, Neeraj, Shultz, David B, Smith, Sean R, Berlin, Alejandro, Dahele, Max, Slotman, Ben J, Younge, Kelly C, Bilsky, Mark, Park, Paul, Szerlip, Nicholas J

“…Spinal metastases are becoming increasingly common because patients with metastatic disease are living longer. The close proximity of the spinal cord to the…”
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Penalization of aperture complexity in inversely planned volumetric modulated arc therapy by Younge, Kelly C., Matuszak, Martha M., Moran, Jean M., McShan, Daniel L., Fraass, Benedick A., Roberts, Donald A.

“…Purpose: Apertures obtained during volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) planning can be small and irregular, resulting in dosimetric inaccuracies during…”
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Predicting deliverability of volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans using aperture complexity analysis by Younge, Kelly C., Roberts, Don, Janes, Lindsay A., Anderson, Carlos, Moran, Jean M., Matuszak, Martha M.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of an aperture complexity metric for volumetric‐modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans to predict plan…”
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Impact of 90Y PET gradient-based tumor segmentation on voxel-level dosimetry in liver radioembolization by Mikell, Justin K., Kaza, Ravi K., Roberson, Peter L., Younge, Kelly C., Srinivasa, Ravi N., Majdalany, Bill S., Cuneo, Kyle C., Owen, Dawn, Devasia, Theresa, Schipper, Matthew J., Dewaraja, Yuni K.

“…Background The purpose was to validate 90 Y PET gradient-based tumor segmentation in phantoms and to evaluate the impact of the segmentation method on reported…”
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Improving Quality and Consistency in NRG Oncology Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0631 for Spine Radiosurgery via Knowledge-Based Planning by Younge, Kelly C., Marsh, Robin B., Owen, Dawn, Geng, Huaizhi, Xiao, Ying, Spratt, Daniel E., Foy, Joseph, Suresh, Krithika, Wu, Q. Jackie, Yin, Fang-Fang, Ryu, Samuel, Matuszak, Martha M.

“…To use knowledge-based planning (KBP) as a method of producing high-quality, consistent, protocol-compliant treatment plans in a complex setting of spine…”
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Improving treatment plan evaluation with automation by Covington, Elizabeth L., Chen, Xiaoping, Younge, Kelly C., Lee, Choonik, Matuszak, Martha M., Kessler, Marc L., Keranen, Wayne, Acosta, Eduardo, Dougherty, Ashley M., Filpansick, Stephanie E., Moran, Jean M.

“…The goal of this work is to evaluate the effectiveness of Plan‐Checker Tool (PCT) which was created to improve first‐time plan quality, reduce patient delays,…”
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An analysis of knowledge-based planning for stereotactic body radiation therapy of the spine by Foy, Joseph J., Marsh, Robin, Ten Haken, Randall K., Younge, Kelly C., Schipper, Matthew, Sun, Yilun, Owen, Dawn, Matuszak, Martha M.

“…Planning for spine stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is time consuming, and differences in planner experience and technique result in discrepancies in…”
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Radiosurgery for Treatment of Renal Cell Metastases to Spine: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Smith, Brandon W., Joseph, Jacob R., Saadeh, Yamaan S., La Marca, Frank, Szerlip, Nicholas J., Schermerhorn, Thomas C., Spratt, Daniel E., Younge, Kelly C., Park, Paul

“…The incidence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) continues to increase, and the spine is the most common site for bony metastasis. Radiation therapy is one…”
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SafetyNet: streamlining and automating QA in radiotherapy by Hadley, Scott W., Kessler, Marc L., Litzenberg, Dale W., Lee, Choonik, Irrer, Jim, Chen, Xiaoping, Acosta, Eduardo, Weyburne, Grant, Keranen, Wayne, Lam, Kwok, Covington, Elizabeth, Younge, Kelly C., Matuszak, Martha M., Moran, Jean M.

“…Proper quality assurance (QA) of the radiotherapy process can be time‐consuming and expensive. Many QA efforts, such as data export and import, are inefficient…”
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The impact of a high‐definition multileaf collimator for spine SBRT by Younge, Kelly C., Kuchta, John R., Mikell, Justin K., Rosen, Benjamin, Bredfeldt, Jeremy S., Matuszak, Martha M.

“…Purpose Advanced radiotherapy delivery systems designed for high‐dose, high‐precision treatments often come equipped with high‐definition multi‐leaf…”
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Improving Quality and Consistency in NRG Oncology RTOG 0631 for Spine Radiosurgery via Knowledge-Based Planning by Younge, Kelly C, Marsh, Robin B, Owen, Dawn, Geng, Huaizhi, Xiao, Ying, Spratt, Daniel E, Foy, Joseph, Suresh, Krithika, Wu, Q. Jackie, Yin, Fang-Fang, Ryu, Samuel, Matuszak, Martha M

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Impact of 90 Y PET gradient-based tumor segmentation on voxel-level dosimetry in liver radioembolization by Mikell, Justin K, Kaza, Ravi K, Roberson, Peter L, Younge, Kelly C, Srinivasa, Ravi N, Majdalany, Bill S, Cuneo, Kyle C, Owen, Dawn, Devasia, Theresa, Schipper, Matthew J, Dewaraja, Yuni K

“…The purpose was to validate Y PET gradient-based tumor segmentation in phantoms and to evaluate the impact of the segmentation method on reported tumor…”
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