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Sunday, July 30, 2006
Therapy General Poster Discussion
General Poster Discussion - Therapy
Sunday 3:00:00 PM - 4:30:00 PM  Room: Exhibit Hall F
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-1
A Delivery Transfer Function (DTF) Analysis of Helical Tomotherapy - M. Kissick*, T. Mackie, R. Jeraj
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-2
Comparison of the Dosimetric Properties of Standard MOSFET and MicroMOSFET with Home Made Phantom - J. Chung*, J. Lee, D. Lee, Y. Kim, K. Choi, S. Oh, J. Kim, S. Hong, T. Suh
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-3
3-D Dosimetric Evaluation On Isocenter Positioning Error in the Dynamic Arc Stereotactic Radiotherapy Based On Optical CT Based Polymer Gel Dosimetry - C. Wuu*, Y. Xu, Y. Lo
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-4
3D Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy with Minimal Beam Number - H. Li*, C. Fox, H. Romeijn, J. Dempsey
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-5
A Biological Model-Based 4-D Lung IMRT Plan Optimization Algorithm - X. Li*, P. Zhang, G. Kutcher, N. Yue, Y. Yang, D. Heron, M. Huq
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-6
A Biomedical Patient Data Driven Approach for the Prediction of Tumor - J. Klinginsmith*, M. Mahoui, H. Wu, Y. Wu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-7
A Comparison Between Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy (IMAT) and Tomotherapy - D. Cao*, M. Earl, T. Holmes, D. Shepard
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-8
A Comparison Between the New Stereotactic-Mode 6 MV Beam and the Standard 6 MV Beam of Varian Trilogy Accelerators - B. Poffenbarger*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-9
A Comparison of MatriXX, MapCHECK and Film for IMRT QA: Limitations of 2D Electronic Systems - B. Heintz*, D. Hammond, D. Cavanaugh, D. Rosencranz
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-10
A Complexity Metric for Quantitative Triage of IMRT QA - J. Kruse*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-12
A Critical Review of the Performance of Varian''s New Anisotropic Analytical Algorithm (AAA) Utilized in Photon Treatment Planning - J. Soen*, S. Krishnamoorthy, A. Vasudevan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-13
A Fast Scan-Plan-Treat Mode for Topographic Breast Treatment Delivery - K. Ruchala*, G. Olivera, J. Homp, E. Schnarr, J. Haimerl, W. Lu, Q. Chen, S. Meeks, K. Langen, P. Kupelian
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-14
A Filmless Verification of the Radiation Isocenter for a Micromultileaf-Based Radiosurgery System - J. Calvo*, L. Garrido, A. Eraso, A. Mañes, J. Casals
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-16
A Genetic-Stochastic Approach to Volumetric Dose Optimization for Image-Based Brachytherapy: Application to Breast Balloon Brachytherapy - S. Ye*, S. Shen, I. Brezovich, E. Parsai
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-17
A Graphical User Interface for a Superficial X-Ray Treatment Time Calculator - J. Chow*, S. Leung
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-20
A Method for Evaluation of the Dose Prediction and Optimization Convergence Errors - I. Mihaylov*, J. Siebers
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-21
A Method to Increase the Resolution of IMRT Plan Verification with a Two-Dimensional Ionisation Chamber Array - B. Poppe*, A. Rubach, D. Harder, K. Willborn
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-22
A Method to Reduce the Dose Uncertainty Caused by High Energy Cutoffs for Monte Carlo Treatment Planning - J. Li*, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-23
A Mixed Integer Formulation for Direct Aperture Optimization of IMRT - J. Unkelbach*, D. Craft, T. Halabi, T. Bortfeld, U. Oelfke
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-24
A Model for Handling Infeasibility Arising From IMRT Inverse Planning - Y. Xiao*, E. Hadar, Y. Censor, A. Ben-Israel, J. Galvin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-25
A Modified Azakawa Technique for Total Scalp and Neck Irradiation Utilizing a Custom Wax Bolus - N. Detorie*, F. Asrari, K. Vleck
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-26
A Modified TG-51 Formalism for Gamma Knife Dose Rate Calibration - S. Tong*, J. Yang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-27
A Monte Carlo Based Tumor Model - B. Titz*, R. Jeraj
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-28
A Monte Carlo Study On Carbon RBE for Carbon Therapy - W. Luo*, J. Li, J. Fan, E. Fourkal, Z. Chen, T. Lin, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-30
A Nested Partitions Framework for Beam Angle and Dose Optimization in IMRT - D. Nazareth*, H. Zhang, R. Meyer, L. Shi, W. D'Souza
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-31
A New 4D IMRT Algorithm and Its Performance Analysis - B. Armbruster*, A. de la Zerda, L. Xing
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-32
A New Dose Optimization Algorithm for Adaptive Radiation Therapy - A. de la Zerda*, B. Armbruster, L. Xing
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-33
A New Formula for Normal Tissue Complication (NTCP) as a Function of Equivalent Uniform Dose (EUD) in the Lyman-Kutcher-Burman (LKB) Model - G. Luxton*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-34
A New Method of Beam Let Weight and Dose Reconstruction for IMRT: Fine Mesh Study - I. Yeo, J. Kim*, M. Chew, B. Wang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-35
A New Monte Carlo Treatment Planning Toolkit for Modulated Electron Radiation Therapy (MERT) - S. Stathakis*, J. Li, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-36
A New Nomogram for Determining I-125 Prostate Seed Implant Activity - V. Maier*, A. Jones
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-37
A New Plan Technique for the Bilateral Orbit Lymphoma - S. Kang*, D. Oh, B. Cho, S. Kim, S. Choi, H. Bae, K. Cheong, K. Kim
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-38
A New Software Tool for Plan Analysis and Comparison - L. Lin, J. Burmeister*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-40
A Novel Phantom for Use in 3-Dimensional in Vitro Cell Experiments - M. Altman*, S. Chmura, B. Smith, B. Vesper, J. Radosevich, J. Roeske
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-41
A Novel Tomotherapy Design for the Breast - S. Becker*, R. Shaw, R. Flynn, T. Mackie
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-42
A Pesudo-IMRT Method for Improving the Dose Uniformity in the Spine in Cranial-Spinal Irradaition - H. Ning*, B. Chin, S. Karimpour, G. Li, H. Xie, R. Miller
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-43
A Planar Dose Calculation Algorithm for IMRT Quality Assurance - G. Yan*, C. Liu, B. Lu, J. Palta, J. Li
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-44
A Practical DRR Reconstruction Technique for Removing Artifact Induced by Patient Respiration for Prostate Cancer Treated with IMRT - Y. Song*, Y. Song, M. Chan, C. Burman, S. Wang, A. Dhawan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-45
A Procedure for Correcting the Effect of Detector Properties On Measured Profiles of Small Field MV X-Ray Beams - N. Sahoo*, A. Kazi, S. Cho, R. Sadagopan, C. Wang, A. Shiu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-46
A Prototype Radiation Therapy Picture Archive Communication System (RT PACS) Design for Clinics Implementing IGRT - J. Lehmann, J. Purdy*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-48
A QA Device to Perform End-To-End Spatial Accuracy Tests of Target Irradiation in Stereotactic Radiosurgery - C. Kanellitsas*, N. Gupta
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-49
A QA Test to Check MLC Carriage Calibration - P. Desai*, P. McDermott, J. Burmeister
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-50
A Quantitative Dose Attenuation Analysis Around Fletcher-Suite Device Due to Stainless Steel Tube for HDR Brachytherapy: Monte Carlo Calculations and MOSFET Measurements - E. Parsai*, Z. Zhang, J. Feldmeier
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-52
A Robotic Platform for Image-Guided Brachytherapy (IGBT) - Y. Yu*, T. Podder, Y. Zhang, W. Ng, J. Sherman, D. Fuller, L. Fu, V. Misic, E. Messing, D. Rubens, J. Strang, R. Brasacchio
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-53
A Robust Approach to IMRT Optimization - T. Chan*, T. Bortfeld, J. Tsitsiklis
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-55
A Semiempirical Procedure for Correcting Detector Size Effect On Clinical MV X-Ray Beam Profiles - N. Sahoo*, A. Kazi, M. Hoffman
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-56
A Simple Method for Selecting a Pinnacle IMRT Point for Verification in RadCalc - D. Rothley*, S. Paras, C. Clifton, J. Ray
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-57
A Simple Method of Calculating Isocenter Dose From Measured D-Max Dose of IMRT Field - T. Xue*, K. Kearney, A. Jackson
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-58
A Simple Optimization Technique Useful for Dynamic Arc Radiosurgery Planning - Q. Chen*, H. Guan, J. Jin, R. Hammoud, S. Li
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-59
A Simple Scoring Method of Dose Homogeneity for IMRT Treatment Planning - M. Yoon*, D. Shin, S. Park, S. Lee, T. Kim, D. Kim, K. Cho
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-60
A Simplified Frame Work Using Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold (DIBH) for the Treatment of Left Breast Cancer with Improved Heart Sparing - H. Guan*, N. Wen, D. Pradhan, h. dong, R. Hammoud, S. Li, B. Movsas
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-62
A Stereotactic System with a Non-Stereotactic Component: A New Perspective - S. Jaywant*, S. Resavy, B. Haffty
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-63
A Study of Effectiveness of Stereotactic Head Frame Distortion On the Gamma Knife Automatic Positioning System by Stress of Screw Fixation - J. Syh*, b. white, K. Pillai, V. Colussi, J. Sohn, Y. Zheng, d. einstein, R. maciunas, B. Wessels
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-64
A Surface Based Method for Adaptive Treatment Planning in Real-Time - Application to Prostate IMRT - Y. Chen*, K. Paskalev, J. Li, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-66
A Technique for Cone-Beam CT-Guided Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy - F. Yin*, L. Marks, Z. Wang, J. Kirkpatrick, J. Wu, S. Yoo, N. Larrier, J. Meyer, C. Willett
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-67
A TG43 Methodology to Describe Iridium-Wires with Variable Length - F. Van den Heuvel*, M. De Brabandere, E. Van Limbergen, M. Rivard
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-68
A Three-Dimensional Quantitative Dose Reduction Analysis in MammoSite Balloon Due to Radiopaque Iodine-Based Contrast Solution in Ir-192 for HDR Brachytherapy: Monte Carlo Calculations and MOSFET Measurements - Z. Zhang*, E. Parsai, J. Feldmeier
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-69
A Tool for Graphical Display of TCP Information in Regions of Dose Inhomogeneity - M. Fatyga*, J. Williamson
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-70
A Treatment Planning Study of Liver Cancer Treatments with a Flattening Filter Free Linear Accelerator - O. Vassiliev*, A. Beddar, S. Krishnan, T. Briere, M. Gillin, R. Mohan, U. Titt
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-71
A Useful Tool Developed for Trial Comparison and Developing Composite Plan Between Tomotherapy and Pinnacle - N. Papanikolaou*, C. Shi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-72
Absolute Rectal Volumetric Dose as a Meaningful Predictor to Its Late Side Effect in Prostate IMRT - C. Shang*, T. Williams, D. Pang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-73
Accounting for Tissue Heterogeneities in Head and Neck IMRT Plans Increases Planning Target Volume and Spinal Cord Doses - H. Al-Hallaq*, J. Bian, A. Wood
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-74
Accuracy & Precision of An IGRT Solution - G. Webster*, C. Rowbottom
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-75
Accuracy Assessment of a Non-Invasive Image Guided System for Intra-Cranial Linac Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery - F. Hacker*, F. Rosca, S. Friesen, P. Zygmanski, N. Ramakrishna
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-76
Accuracy of CT Based Volume Measurements Performed by Four Different Treatment-Planning Systems - Y. WANG*, J. Rahimian, Y. Qian, B. Goy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-77
Accuracy of Gated IMRT Delivery On the Varian Linac Using the Real-Time Position Management System - A. Hsu*, B. Thorndyke, T. Pawlicki, L. Xing
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-78
Accuracy of Patient Positioning Using BrainLab ExactTrac 4.5 - Y. Qian*, J. Rahimian, B. Forell
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-79
Accurate and Efficient Monte Carlo Dose Calculation for Electron Beams - R. Sheu*, C. Chui, T. LoSasso, S. Lim, A. Kirov
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-80
Acute Skin Toxicity for Woman Receiving Radiation for Breast Cancer in Relation to the Skin Dose - J. Li*, G. Freedman, S. Stathakis, P. Anderson, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-81
ADAPTIVE DIFFERENCING SCHEMES WITH PAPRALLEL COMPUTING FOR DETAILED SN SOLUTIONS OF A Co-60 RADIOTHERAPY UNIT - A. Al-Basheer*, G. Sjoden
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-83
Algorithm for Optimizing Beam Angles in IMRT Treatment Planning - K. Pesola*, J. Alakuijala, H. Helminen, S. Siljamäki
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-84
An Alternative Calibration Method for Solid Modulator IMRT - K. Cashon*, C. Warner
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-85
An Alternative Technique for Breast Tumor Bed Boost: MammoSite HDR Brachytherapy - J. Lee*, A. Sadeghi, B. Prestidge
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-86
An Automatic Field-Matching Technique to Treat Multiple Targets with a Single IMRT Plan - Z. Jiang*, A. Schrum, G. Zhang, M. Earl, D. Shepard, C. Yu, J. Linder, s. cheston, P. Xia
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-87
An Empirical Method for the Determination of Wall Perturbation Factors for Parallel-Plate Chambers in High Energy Electron Beams - M. McEwen*, A. Williams, H. Palmans
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-88
An Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Setup Uncertainty On Dose Near the Surface for IMRT Plans Where the Skin Is Considered a Sensitive Structure and Is Excluded From the PTV - L. Court*, R. Tishler
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-89
An Exploration of New Formulations for PRESAGE™ 3D Dosimetry - A. Manzoor*, P. Guo, J. Adamovics, M. Oldham
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-90
An Improved Irradiation Setup for An Accurate Measurement of the Dose Rate Constant of Low-Energy Brachytherapy Sources Using Micro-TLD Cubes - Z. Chen, J. Deng, P. Bongiorni, R. Nath*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-91
An IMRT Planning Technique for Head-And-Neck Cancers That Utilizes Direct Aperture Optimization - M. Earl*, D. Shepard, Z. Jiang, T. Houser, M. Oh
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-92
An Investigation of the Effect of IMRTwith Large Jaw Defined Back-Up Fields On the Accuracy of Dose Calculations - M. Yu*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-93
Analysis of the Impact of Skull Scaling Deviations in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery - G. Cernica*, S. de Boer, H. Malhotra, M. Podgorsak
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-94
Analytical Calculations of Dosimetry Data for a 6-MV Narrow Radiosurgery Beam with Cones - J. Yang*, R. Pino, X. Ding, P. Nizin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-95
Analytical Neutron Shielding Calculations - S. Avery*, D. Goulart, R. Maughan, J. McDonough
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-96
Analyzing Tertiary Multileaf Collimators Position Effect On the Dose Distribution in Irradiated Field Edge - M. Su*, M. Szal, T. Li
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-97
Application of a Rotatable Isocentric Phantom for Determining Geometric Errors in Gantry Rotation of a Complete LINAC System Including EPID and OBI - N. Zuessman, K. Chu*, D. Grant, T. Li, M. Deady
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-98
Application of DAVID, a Multi-Wire Ionisation Chamber for in Vivo-Verification of IMRT and Conformal Dose Distributions - B. Poppe*, D. Beyer, A. Rubach, D. Harder, K. Willborn
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-99
Application of Dose Uncertainty Model for Plan Evaluation - H. Jin*, H. Chung, T. Suh, J. Palta, S. Kim
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-100
Application of Statistical Process Control to IMRT Quality Assurance - B. Fang*, J. Shoales, T. Pawlicki, A. Boyer
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-101
Application of the Post-Processing Dose Tool (PPD) to Dosimetrically Compare Gamma Knife and Hi Art Tomotherapy - C. Shi*, J. Penagaricano, Y. Yan, N. Papanikolaou
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-102
Application of the Quality Index Methodology for Dosimetric Verification of Build-Up Effect Beyond Air-Tissue Interface in Treatment Planning System Algorithms - S. Caneva, M. Tsiakalos, S. Stathakis*, S. Zefkili, A. Mazal, J. Rosenwald
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-103
Application of the Strydom Analytical Model to the Remote Monitoring of Electron Beam Dosimetry Parameters by Thermoluminescent Dosimetry - R. Weathers, J. BenComo*, M. Stovall, G. Ibbott
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-104
Arc Sequencing – An Inverse Planning Technique for Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy - D. Shepard*, M. Earl, D. Cao
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-105
Assessing Influence of Motion in Non-Gated and Gated DMLC-IMRT Delivery Using Measured Fluence Fields for Dose Reconstruction - D. Verellen*, K. Tournel, N. Linthout, G. Storme
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-106
Assessing the Impact of Radiotherapy Dose Uncertainties On Tumour Control Probability: Application of Equivalent Stochastic Dose (ESD) - S. Zavgorodni*, G. Cranmer-Sargison
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-107
Assessment of Dental Amalgam Backscatter with a Beacon Transponder Embedded Mouthpiece for Real-Time Tracking During Head and Neck IMRT - J. Ye*, B. Werner, T. Mate, T. Zeller
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-108
Automatic Machine Commissioning for a Helical Tomotherapy Machine - G. Olivera*, B. Cravens, A. Cox, C. De Souza, K. Ruchala, D. Lucas, Q. Chen, W. Lu, D. Henderson
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-109
Automation of Monte Carlo Simulations For A Proton Therapy System - Y. Zheng*, W. Newhauser, J. Fontenot, N. Koch
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-110
Benchmarking MCNP Low-Energy Bremsstrahlung Modeling for Electronic Brachytherapy Simulations - M. Rivard*, S. Axelrod, T. Rusch
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-111
Bladder Dose Distribution in Cylindrical Brachytherapy Treatment - L. Xiong*, A. Viswanathan, A. Stewart, R. Cormack
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-112
Boost Within a Boost in Permanent Seed Implants: Dosimetric and Clinical Impact - L. Beaulieu*, S. Aubin, N. Varfalvy, E. Lessard, J. Pouliot, E. Vigneault, A. Martin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-113
BrachyDose: A New Fast Monte Carlo Code for Brachytherapy Calculations - G. Yegin*, R. Taylor, D. Rogers
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-114
Breath Coaching with Visual Feedback for End-Expiratory Gated Radiotherapy - T. Briere*, P. Jhaveri, S. Krishnan, C. Crane, P. Balter, M. Gillin, R. Mohan, A. Beddar
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-115
Breathing Phase Information Extraction Method From Non-Gated CT - T. Nurushev*, R. Smith
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-116
Calibration of the Perkin Elmer AG9 Flat Panel Portal Imager for Exit Dosimetry - H. Chen*, J. Chen, O. Morin, M. Descovich, J. Aubry, M. Aubin, J. Pouliot
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-117
Can Current Prostate IMRT Be Further Improved with Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation? - C. Shang*, T. Williams, A. Beavis, J. Ward, C. Sims, R. Phillips
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-118
Can the Use of Respiratory Gating Reduce Radiation Dose to Heart in Whole Left Breast Irradiation Treatment? – A Preliminary Study - H. Kim*, M. Huq, D. Heron, N. Yue
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-119
Cardiac Dose Heterogeneity and Relationship to Tumor Location in Patients Receiving Radiation for Lung Cancer - J. Zeng*, J. Zhang, L. Koweek, M. Blazing, S. Zhou, L. Marks
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-120
Characterisation of Dose in SBRT Lung Via Monte Carlo - P. Rassiah*, N. Papanikolaou, M. Fuss, M. Blough, D. Hussey, J. Lancaster, B. Salter
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-121
Characterization and Real-Time Measurements of Optical Density with GafChromic EBT Film - A. Rink*, A. Vitkin, D. Jaffray
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-122
Characterization and Use of EBT Radiochromic Film for IMRT Dose Verification - O. Zeidan*, S. Stephenson, S. Meeks, T. Willoughby, T. Wagner, P. Kupelian, K. Langen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-123
Characterization of MOSFET Response to the Xoft X-Ray Brachytherapy Source - S. Axelrod*, T. Rusch
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-124
Clinical Evaluation of the Performance of a Fuzzy Logic Guided Parameter Optimization for Inverse Treatment Planning - M. Petersheim*, H. Yan, F. Wenz, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-125
Clinical Evaluations of a Gantry-Mounted Laser Digital Source Skin Distance (SSD) System - E. Meldolesi*, Q. Wu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-126
Clinical Experience Using Dynalog Files for Verification of IMRT Delivery - R. Rice*, J. Wang, L. Marcus
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-127
Clinical Feasibility of Jaw-Only IMRT Plan for Prostate Cancer - Y. Kim*, P. Xia
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-128
Clinical Implementation of a New Elekta Dedicated-Stereotactic Linac Into Radionics Treatment Planning System - M. Heydarian*, N. Esnaashari, M. van Prooijen, M. Islam
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-129
Clinical Implications of .decimal Solid IMRT with Pinnacle Treatment Planning System - G. Gluckman*, D. Savitskij, C. Bell, Y. Cao, C. Warner, S. Rush, L. Farber
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-130
Clinical Significance Based IMRT QA Approach - J. Lian*, T. Cullip, K. Deschesne, S. Chang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-131
Clinical Use of Linear Array MOSFET for Urethral Dose Verification in Prostate High Dose Rate Brachytherapy - A. Sadeghi*, B. Prestidge, J. Lee, I. Jurkovic, W. Bice
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-132
Clinical Validation of Solid IMRT with the Pinnacle3 Radiation Treatment Planning System - D. Savitskij*, B. Nelms, G. Gluckman
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-133
Commissioning Electron Beams with Monte Carlo Simulation Based On Large Field Measurements - B. Faddegon*, J. Lehmann, J. Chen, E. Schreiber
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-134
Commissioning Enhanced Dynamic Wedges Utilizing Mapcheck Device and Comparing with Film and Ion Chamber Dosimetry - R. Badkul*, C. Myers
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-135
Commissioning of Multi-Leaf Collimator for Fast Neutron Therapy - M. Yudelev*, N. Mogili, T. Hwang, J. Farr, R. Maughan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-136
Commissioning of the EYEPLAN V3.01 at LLUMC - A. Ly*, B. Benson, M. Moyers, R. Amos
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-137
Commissioning the Eclipse AAA Algorithm with Golden Beam Data - S. Rathee*, B. Murray, C. Newcomb, K. Breitman, S. Connors, P. Dunscombe, G. Field, M. MacKenzie, D. Robinson, H. Warkentin, B. Fallone
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-138
Comparison of Change in Optical Density Between Three Radiochromic Films Due to 100 CGy Dose-To-Water Delivered by X-Rays in the 75 KVp to 18 MV Range - A. Rink*, A. Vitkin, D. Jaffray
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-140
Comparison of Dose Prescription Using Single Versus Multiple Reference Points for MammoSite RTS Treatment Planning - A. Havnen*, J. King, M. Mirzaei
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-141
Comparison Of Inverse Planning Simulated Annealing And Graphical Optimization For Prostate High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy - R. Sankreacha*, P. Halina, G. Morton
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-142
Comparison of Ion Chamber and EPID Portal Dosimetry for Dynamic IMRT QA - C. Beltran*, M. Herman, J. Kruse
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-143
Comparison of Major Monte Carlo Codes in Physics Modeling and Sampling Efficiency - H. Jiang*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-144
Comparison of MLC and Solid Modulation in Pediatric Patients Receiving IMRT - J. Roeske*, J. Cao, B. Aydogan, B. Nelms, A. Mundt
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-145
Comparison of the Epson Expression 1680 Flatbed and the Vidar VXR-16 Dosimetry PRO™ Film Scanners for Use in IMRT Dosimetry Using Gafchromic and Radiographic Film - E. Wilcox*, G. Daskalov, L. Nedialkova
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-146
Comparison of the Gliasite Radiation Therapy System (RTS) with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Intracranial Tumors - C. Mesina*, C. Wood, G. Desobry, S. Avery, R. Lustig
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-147
Comprehensive Cyberknife QA-A 2 Year Experience - P. Desai*, C. Parry, M. D'Souza, C. Medbery
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-148
Cone-Beam Reconstruction (CBR) Using a X-Ray Simulator in Intracavitary Brachytherapy - J. Chang*, T. Suh, Y. Ji
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-149
Conformal Vs. IMRT Concomitant Boosts for IMRT Based Head and Neck Treatment - L. Wolfsberger*, A. Allen, R. Tishler, L. Court
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-150
Consequence of CT Couch Sag in Radiation Therapy - A. Gutiérrez*, S. Boswell, T. Mackie
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-151
Conservation of Integrated Reference Air Kerma - H. Song*, Q. Wu, B. Steffey, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-152
Convolution/superposition Algorithm and High-Z Dental Materials: Dosimetric Study in a Solid Water Slab Phantom - S. Spirydovich*, L. Papiez, M. Langer, V. Thai
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-153
Correlation of ICRU Reference Dose and PTV Dose Descriptors in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy - R. Yaparpalvi*, L. Hong, D. Mah, S. Mutyala, S. Kalnicki, M. Engler
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-154
Cumulating Static Dose Distributions to Simulate Dynamic Dose Distributions: An Experimental Study - M. AYADI*, D. Sarrut, C. Ginestet
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-155
Derivation of Photon Energy Spectra From Transmission Measurements Using Large Fields - E. Nes*, C. Esquivel, R. Waggener
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-156
Determination of Skin Dose for Modulated Electron Radiation Therapy (MERT) - S. Stathakis*, K. Paskalev, J. Li, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-157
Determination of the Effective Chamber Position of 2D Ion Chamber Array Using An HDR Afterloading Device - P. Biggs*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-158
Determination of the Energy Spectrum of Bremsstrahlung of Linear Accelerations by Monte-Carlo Calculations and An Analysis of Depth Dose Curves - W. Ulmer*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-159
Determination of the MLC Scatter, MLC Transmission and Dosimetric Gap in Dynamic IMRT as a Function of Field Size, Depth and Beam Energy - P. Zygmanski*, F. Rosca, D. Kadam
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-160
Development and Use of a Dose-Volume Histogram Analysis Tool - W. Bice*, I. Jurkovic, M. Sims, B. Prestidge
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-161
Development of a More Objective and Accurate Film Verification Tool for Stereotactic Radiosurgery - J. Shoales*, V. Mistry, A. Boyer
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-162
Development of a Patient-Specific Lung Phantom Using 3D Imaging and Rapid Prototyping - J. Hanlon*, M. Oakley, B. Bednarz, X. Xu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-163
Development of An Inverse Optimization Package for Non-Uniform Dose Distribution Based On Spatially Inhomogeneous Radiosensitivity - G. Chen*, E. Ahunbay, X. Li
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-164
Development of Method to Visualize I-125 Seed in Postimplant Seed Identification in Prostate Permanent Implant Brachytherapy.  - Y. Takahashi*, I. Sumida, T. Kozuka, T. Ito, T. Hashimoto, A. Ito, T. Yamashita
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-165
Development of Web-Based Customized Cancer Radiation Treatment Planning Simulation System - O. Kum*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-166
Different Method of IMRT Planning for Breast Treatment - A. Khalifeh*, I. Abdulhay, H. Elasmar
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-167
Digital Data Integrity QA for Multi-Institutional Clinical Trials - W. Straube*, W. Bosch, J. Matthews, R. Haynes, J. Purdy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-168
Does IMRT Planning Increase the Effect of Systematic Patient-Beam Positioning Uncertainties On the Rectal DVH Compared to Conformal Planning? - T. Nguyen*, A. Hoole, S. Thomas, H. Chantler, I. Cowley, N. Burnet
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-169
Dose Calculation Accuracy in the Presence of High-Z Materials Using Megavoltage CT for Treatment Planning - R. Hecox*, J. Gibbons, D. Followill, G. Ibbott
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-170
Dose Delivery to Curved Structures in Intra-Operative High Dose Rate (IOHDR) Brachytherapy - M. Oh*, Z. Wang, H. Malhotra, W. Jaggernauth, M. Podgorsak
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-171
Dose Differences Due to Air Pockets in Mammosite Treatments for Partial Breast Irradiation - Y. Huang*, M. Blough, C. Esquivel, N. Papanikolaou
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-172
Dose Mapping for Interrupted Tomotherapy Treatments - P. Rassiah*, N. Papanikolaou, M. Fuss
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-173
Dose Per Monitor Unit Determination for Proton Therapy Treatment Portals with and Without the Range Compensator - J. Fontenot*, W. Newhauser
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-174
Dose Rate Dependence of Film Dosimetry in Radiation Treatment: Study of Reciprocity Law - S. Srivastava*, I. Das
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-175
Dose Rate Optimization for Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy - P. Goldman, J. Chen*, E. Wong, J. Battista
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-176
Dose Verification in Moving Targets During Helical Tomotherapy Beam Delivery - O. Zeidan*, K. Langen, S. Meeks, T. Willoughby, T. Wagner, P. Kupelian
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-177
Dose-Volume Histogram Objectives in Multi-Criteria IMRT Optimization - T. Halabi*, D. Craft, T. Bortfeld
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-178
Dosimetric and Technical Aspects of Intraoperative I-125 Brachytherapy for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - M. Johnson*, A. Colonias, D. Parda, L. Miller, M. Miften
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-179
Dosimetric Characteristics of a Titanium Clad 90Y Plaque for Irradiation of Sarcomas of the Spine - T. Mauceri*, M. Folkert, J. Munro, G. Chen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-180
Dosimetric Characteristics of Tm-170 as a Radionuclide for Its Possible Use in Brachytherapy - F. Ballester*, B. Meyer, D. Granero, J. Perez-Calatayud, E. Casal, R. Cases
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-181
Dosimetric Comparison of a Semi-Conductor Array (MapCheck), EDR2 Film and Ion-Chamber in the Commissioning of Enhanced Dynamic Wedges On a Varian Linear Accelerator (21 EX) - M. Oh*, H. Malhotra, M. Podgorsak
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-182
Dosimetric Comparison of An Elekta “Synergy S” Beam Modulator & Radionics MMLC Using Monte Carlo Simulations & Measurements - N. Esnaashari*, M. Heydarian, M. Allahverdi, D. Jaffray
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-183
Dosimetric Comparison Of Gamma Knife Vs. CyberKnife Radiosurgery For Patients With Tumors Near Optic Apparatus - C. Yu*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-184
Dosimetric Comparison of LDR, HDR, and IMRT for the Treatment of Advanced Stage Cervical Cancer - H. Gaballa, J. Roy*, D. Fontenla, L. Marin, M. Lim, Y. Pipman
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-185
Dosimetric Comparison of Tandem and Ovoids Vs. Tandem and Ring for Intracavitary Gynaecologic Applications - D. Levin*, J. Menhel, T. Rabin, D. Alezra, R. Pfeffer, Z. Symon
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-186
Dosimetric Effect of Patient Rotational Setup Errors On Prostate IMRT Plans - W. Fu*, Y. Yang, X. Li, D. Heron, M. Huq, N. Yue
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-187
Dosimetric Evaluation of MammoSite Breast Treatments - H. Kim*, S. Beriwal, D. Heron, M. Huq, N. Yue
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-188
Dosimetric Evaluation of Parallel Opposed GRID Radiation Therapy for Deep-Seated Bulky Tumors - A. Meigooni*, M. Gnaster, k. dou, N. Soleimani-Meigooni, S. Dini, m. Kudrimoti
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-189
Dosimetric Figures-Of-Merit Based Comparison of Three IMRT Modalities: Helical Tomotherapy, Sequential Tomotherapy and DMLC-IMRT - J. Duan*, S. Shen, R. Popple, X. Wu, P. Pareek, I. Brezovich
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-190
Dosimetric Impacts of Smaller Pencil Beam Utilizing in Smaller Intracranial Lesions On Intensity Modulation Serial Tomotherapy - C. Cheng*, B. Salter, D. Cheek, M. Fuss
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-191
Dosimetric Improvement in Treatment of Advanced-Stage Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Using Split Organ Delineation Approach and Multiple Virtual Organs Generation Approach in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Dose Optimization - M. Chau*, S. Leung, K. Kam, K. Cheung, W. Kwan, K. Yu, K. Chiu, T. Chan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-193
Dosimetric Study and In-Vivo Dose Verification for Conformal Avoidance Helical Tomotherapy of Anal Adenocarcinoma - C. Han*, Y. Chen, A. Liu, T. Schultheiss, J. Wong
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-194
Dosimetric Validation of Tomotherapy in Hetergeneous Media - S. Chaudhari*, S. Goddu, S. Mutic, J. Esthappan, S. Kawamura, D. Low
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-195
Dosimetry Audit for Tomotherapy Using Alanine/EPR - S. Duane*, D. Nicholas, H. Palmans, B. Schaeken, J. Sephton, P. Sharpe, R. Thomas, M. Tomsej, K. Tournel, D. Verellen, S. Vynckier
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-196
Dosimetry for Linear Sources in Heterogeneous Prostate Phantom - A. Dimofte*, T. Zhu, J. Finlay, J. Li
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-197
Dosimetry in a Lung Moving Phantom - T. Zhu*, J. Finlay, I. Das, J. Li
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-198
Dosimetry of Small Lung Lesions with EGSnrc Monte Carlo and Treatment Planning Systems - J. Darko*, C. Joshi, E. Osei, T. Halsall, J. Dai, G. Salomons, A. Kerr
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-199
Dosimetry Validation for Spinal Cord Irradiation In Extracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery - S. Li*, Y. Liu, Q. Chen, J. Jin, S. Ryu, B. Movsas
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-201
Effect of Mini-Phantom Material On In-Air Dosimetry Quantities - A. Dimofte*, T. Zhu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-202
Effect of Motion On Dosimetry in IMRT Fields - J. Finlay*, T. Zhu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-203
Effect of Non-Uniform Source Strength On I-125 Prostate Implant Dosimetry - T. Li*, M. Szal, M. Su, C. Torres, T. Mazzilli, D. Papadopoulos, K. Chu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-204
Effect of Voxel Size On Monte Carlo Dose Calculation for Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Treatment Planning - Z. Chen*, C. Ma, J. Li, K. Paskalev, R. Price, W. Luo, J. Fan, S. Stathakis, Y. Chen, T. Lin, L. Chen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-205
Effects of Intra-Fraction Motion On IMRT Treatment with Segments of Few Monitor Units - J. Seco*, D. Gierga, G. Sharp, J. Turcotte, H. Paganetti
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-206
Effects of Static Dosimetric Leaf Gap On MLC-Based Small Beam Dose Distribution for Intensity Modulated Radiosurgery - J. Lee*, S. Hong, K. Choi, Y. Kim, J. Chung, D. Lee, B. Choe, H. Jang, T. Suh
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-207
Efficient IMRT Delivery -- Fast Generation of Integer-Valued Beam Profiles - E. Lee*, D. Lewis, K. Cha
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-208
Efficient Selection of Beam Number and Orientations for Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) by Emulating An Ideal Dose Distribution - S. Das*, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-209
Electron Arc Therapy with An Elekta SL-25 10 MeV Beam Using a Dedicated Short Applicator - C. Duchesne, M. Mondat, W. Wierzbicki*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-210
Electron Beam Dosimetry Using a Computed Radiography System - A. Olch*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-211
Energy and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Using Protons. To Optimize Or Not to Optimize? - E. Fourkal*, W. Luo, J. Fan, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-212
Energy Response of a CR Plate Exposed to Megavoltage X-Ray and Electron Beams - H. Li*, A. Gonzalez, H. Ji, D. Duggan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-215
Estimation of Whole Body Dose During the Delivery of Step-And-Shoot Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy - C. Marshall*, L. Rock
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-216
Evaluation and Commissioning of K&S Associates Inc. Diamond Monitor Unit Calculation Software - R. Kudchadker*, N. Tolani, D. Luo, R. Kendall, B. Mason, R. Steadham, J. Kanke, I. Rosen, M. Gillin, K. Prado
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-217
Evaluation and Validation of GATE-Based Absorbed Dose Calculation for 3D Patient-Specific Internal Dosimetry - C. Williams*, D. Burckhardt, J. Engdahl
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-218
Evaluation of a New Computational Technique for Photons and Electrons - R. Holland, D. Cunningham*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-219
Evaluation of a Practical and Low Cost Gafchromic Film/flat-Bed Scanner Combination for Planar Dosimetry - M. Goss*, P. Guo, F. Yin, M. Oldham
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-220
Evaluation of a Prototype Thermoplastic Mask Using the Novalis Body System - S. Gajdos*, E. Clouser, T. Djemil
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-221
Evaluation of An Electron Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Algorithm for Electron Beam Radiotherapy - A. Hu*, H. Song, Z. Chen, S. Zhou, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-222
Evaluation of Commercial QA Software for Independent IMRT Dose Calculations - M. Czerminska*, P. Zygmanski, L. Court
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-223
Evaluation of Dosimetric Properties of 6 & 10 MV Photon Beams From a Liner Accelerator with No Flattening Filter - d. pearson*, E. Parsai, J. Feldmeier
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-224
Evaluation of First Macro Monte Carlo Based Commercial Dose Calculation Module for Electron Beam Treatment Planning and New Issues for Clinical Consideration - G. Ding*, D. Duggan, C. Coffey, A. Schulman, J. Cygler
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-225
Evaluation of Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Dosimetry for High-Energy Photon and Electron Beam Measurements in Radiotherapy - E. Yukihara, G. Mardirossian*, S. Ahmad, M. Mirzasadeghi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-226
Evaluation of Radiation Therapy Treatment Plans Through Conventional IMRT and Inversely Planned Intensity Modulated ARC Therapy (IMAT), A Clinical Comparison - M. Khadija*, E. Parsai, J. Feldmeier, D. Schifter
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-227
Evaluation of Six Dosimetric Indices for Cyber Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Treatment Planning - R. Bassalow*, R. Rodebaugh
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-228
Evaluation of Surface and Superficial Dose for Head and Neck Treatments Using Conventional Or Intensity-Modulated Techniques - P. Higgins*, E. Han, J. Yuan, S. Hui, C. Lee
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-229
Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Electron Monte Carlo Algorithm in Eclipse Treatment Planning System - W. Ge*, P. Wong, N. Kalach, S. Osterman, N. Stein, A. Berson
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-230
Evaluation of the Performance of An Optical CT Scanner - P. Guo*, M. Oldham
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-231
Evaluation of the Spatial and Dose Resolution of a New 3D Polyurethane Dosimeter - M. Heard*, J. Adamovics, G. Ibbott
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-232
Evaluation of the Volumetric Coverage for Head and Neck Carcinoma Using the Traditional 3D Versus IMRT RTOG Modified Dose Schema - G. King*, A. Gray, V. Ioffe, M. Shaves, M. Sinesi, R. Burkett, T. Fultz, G. Karus, S. Williams
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-233
Example Responses of the Free Radical Diagnostic Alpha-Diphenyl-Piorhylhydrasy (DPPH) to a Conventional Dose Rate and a Very High Dose Rate Electron Beam - J. Ashburn, H. Poon, D. Butterfield, D. Farrer*, A. Meigooni
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-234
Expected Diode Readings for In-Vivo Dosimetry in Electron Beams - S. Oliveira, J. Niemkiewicz*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-235
Experimental Evaluation of a MOSFET Dosimeter for Therapeutic Proton Beams - R. Kohno*, T. Nishio, T. Miyagishi-Gomi, K. Hotta, Y. Igarashi, T. Ogino
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-236
Experimental Validation of the Inner Shell Ionisation Model to Predict the Radiosensitisation Induced by the IDU and BrDU Halogenated Pyrimidine - J. Pignol*, A. Mihai, D. Beachey, E. Rakovitch, S. Wong
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-237
Exposure Rate Calculation: Effect Of Photon Divergence Near A Radioactive Source - K. Hamacher*, S. Goldsmith
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-239
Extracapsular Radiation Dose Annulus Correlates with Biochemical Control in Low-Risk Brachytherapy Patients: Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial - W. Butler*, G. Merrick, K. Wallner, Z. Allen, B. Kurko, R. Anderson, R. Galbreath
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-240
Fast Efficient Global Fluence Map Optimization Using a Parallelized Objective Function for IMRT Treatment Planning - C. Fox*, H. Li, H. Romeijn, J. Dempsey
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-241
Feasibility and Accuracy of Using Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Scans for Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) Planning and Dose Verification - J. Chang*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-242
Feasibility of Using a 2D Diode Array System for Clinical Electron Beam Measurements - F. Guo*, C. Wu, R. Stern, C. Luo, T. Liu, J. Shi, C. Yang, J. Purdy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-243
Feasibility of Using Stereotactic Body Radiation as An Alternative to HDR for the Treatment of GYN Sites - H. Hesami*, W. Hittson, H. Gagne, B. Murray, K. Forster
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-244
Feasibility Study Into Glass Rod Detectors as a “Postal Dosimeter” - J. Perks*, R. Price, S. Goetsch, A. Chen, J. Purdy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-245
Feasibility Study of Focused and Non-Focused Photon MLC for Electron IMRT - C. Cheng*, I. Das, S. Srivastava, S. Both
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-246
First Report On a Badge Survey for Family Members Living with Permanent Pd-103 Breast Seed Implant Patients - B. Keller*, N. D''Souza, J. Pignol
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-247
FIRST, the First Choice in the Management of Localised Prostate Cancer? - J. Battermann*, M. Moerland
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-248
For Small Field Radiosurgery Intermediate Energy Photons (800kV) Show Superior Dose Distributions Compared to Megavoltage Beams - J. Presutti*, M. Sharpe, L. O''Malley, D. Beachey, B. Keller, J. Pignol
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-249
Fractionated Grid Therapy in Treating Cervical Cancers - H. Zhang*, J. Wang, N. Mayr, W. Yuh, J. Grecula, J. Montebello
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-250
Geometric and Inhomogeneity Corrections of In Vivo Dosimetry - P. Yu*, T. Chao, C. Wu, C. Tung
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-252
HDR Endorectal Brachytherapy: Quality Assurance - S. Devic*, T. Vuong, M. Evans, E. Podgorsak, E. Poon, F. Verhaegen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-253
Helical TomoTherapy for Radiosurgery: Plan Optimization and Delivery Considerations - P. Hoban*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-254
Helical Tomotherapy Radiosurgery Planning - T. Wagner*, K. Langen, T. Willoughby, O. Zeidan, K. Ruchala, G. Olivera, P. Kupelian, S. Meeks
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-255
Hetergeneity Dose Calculation Accuracy in IMRT Using An Anthropomorphic Thorax Phantom - S. Davidson*, K. Prado, G. Ibbott, D. Followill
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-256
High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy with Surface Applicators - Treatment for Nonmelanomatous Skin Cancer - J. Musmacher*, M. Ghaly, R. Byrnes, K. Satchwill
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-257
How Useful Are DVH''s in IMRT Plan Intercomparisons? - F. Lerma*, I. Mihaylov, N. Sakthi, Y. Wu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-260
Image Fusion Reduces Errors for Mobile Tumors and Stereotactic Radiotherapy in IGRT - Y. Lo*, S. Green
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-261
Image Guided High Definition Dosimetry of IMRT Plans Using the MobileMOSFET System - M. Amin*, B. Norrlinger, R. Heaton, M. Islam
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-262
Image-Guided Non-Invasive Stereotactic Radiosurgery - A. Shiu*, C. Wang, S. Woo, N. Sahoo, H. Wang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-263
Imaging with Brachytherapy Sources - H. Song*, Q. Wu, J. Bowsher, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-264
Impact of Heterogeneous Activity Distributions On the Tumor Absorbed Dose Distribution for An In-Vivo Colorectal Cancer Model - P. Roberson*, D. Buchsbaum
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-265
Impact of Linac Isocenter Shifts On Stereotactic Radiosurgery Dose - A. Sethi*, G. Glasgow, M. Gao, Y. Ke, I. Rusu, E. Melian
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-266
Impact of MLC Leaf Size On the Quality of IMRT Plan - C. Cheng*, I. Das
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-267
Implementation of ATC Method 1 for Clinical Trials Data Review at the Quality Assurance Review Center - W. Bosch*, J. Matthews, K. Ulin, M. Urie, J. Yorty, W. Straube, T. FitzGerald, J. Purdy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-268
Implementation of Good Laboratory Practice Standards for Improving Dosimetry in Radiobiology Lab - N. Morrow*, G. Chen, A. Tai, X. Li
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-270
Implementing a Monte Carlo Algorithm for Fields with Dynamic Beam Modifiers - S. Siljamäki*, L. Tillikainen, H. Helminen, K. Pesola, W. Volken, D. Frei
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-271
Implementing a Parallel Monte Carlo System as a Clinical Treatment Planning System Validation Tool - C. Kirkby*, G. Field, M. MacKenzie, B. Fallone
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-272
Implication of CT Couch Sag On Geometrical Accuracy During Virtual Simulation - J. Zullo*, R. Kudchadker, R. Wu, A. Lee, K. Prado
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-273
Improved Calculation of Energy Spectra From Electron Depth Dose Curves - J. Lehmann*, E. Schreiber, J. Chen, B. Faddegon
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-274
Improvements of a Commercial Treatment Planning System On the MLC Field - J. Chow*, G. Grigorov, R. Jiang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-275
Improving IMRT Plans Delivery for Head and Neck Cases Using Aperture-Based MLC Segments - C. Lavoie*, F. Beaulieu, L. Gingras, S. Nadeau, C. Sévigny, D. Tremblay, L. Beaulieu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-276
Improving the Accuracy of Linac-Based Stereotaxy - J. Grimm*, S. Grimm, L. Simpson, D. Jacob
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-277
IMRT Composite Plan - A Must Tool for Final Dose Analysis with IMRT Boost Plan - C. Yang*, L. Peng, Y. Chen, M. Weiss, S. Sim
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-279
IMRT Plans Can Be Simplified Using One-Step Optimization - E. Ludlum*, C. Akazawa, P. Xia
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-281
In Vivo Dosimtery for IMRT Treatments Generated by Pinnacle Treatment Planning System - P. Alaei*, P. Higgins, B. Gerbi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-283
In-Vivo Diode Dosimetry for IMRT Fields - o. circiumaru*, T. Zhu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-284
Independent Calculation of Dose for a Helical TomoTherapy Treatment Plan - J. Gibbons*, K. Smith, D. Cheek, I. Rosen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-285
Independent Monitor Unit Verification with the RadCalc® Program of Serial Tomotherapy IMRT Treatment Delivery - D. Workie*, V. Sehgal, B. He, M. Al-Ghazi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-286
Inhomogeneity Correction in Brachytherapy - I. Das*, S. Both, C. Cheng
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-287
Inhomogeneity Effect On Gamma Knife Stereotactic RadioSurgery - W. Xiong*, Y. Huang, L. Lee, J. Feng, K. Morris, E. Calugaru, C. Burman, K. Yeh, J. Li, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-288
Initial Experience with a Commercial Monte Carlo Electron Treatment Planning System - D. Mah*, L. Hong, R. Yaparpalvi, M. Engler
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-289
Initial Study On the Dose Evaluation of Boron Neutron Capture Synovectomy Using THOR Epithermal Neutron Beam - K. Yeh*, K. Chuang, H. Wan, C. Su, Y. Huang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-290
Integration of AAPM TG-43 Formalism Into a New Plastic Scintillator Dosimeter System - M. Mitch*, K. McQuighan, R. Kennedy, A. Sliski, C. Soares
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-291
Intensity Map Verification for IMRT QA Using An A-Si EPID - M. Lometti*, O. Morin, J. Bellerose, C. Malfatti, M. Aubin, J. Pouliot
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-292
Inter-Institution Comparison of Patient Quality Assurance Analysis for Tomotherapy - C. Shi*, Y. Yan, C. Wu, N. Papanikolaou
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-293
Inter-Linac and Intra-Linac Variability of X-Ray and Electron Dose Distributions - J. Chen*, E. Schreiber, J. Lehmann, B. Faddegon
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-294
Interference of I-125 Dose Distributions by Neighboring Seeds in Dense Packing Configurations: A Radiochromic Film Study - S. Chiu-Tsao*, R. Ennis, D. Shasha, L. Harrison
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-295
Intermediate Energy Photon Dramatically Improves Penumbra, Dose Distribution Homogeneity and Conformality for Small Field Radiosurgery - J. Pignol*, L. O''Malley, B. Keller, D. Beachey, J. Presutti, M. Sharpe
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-296
Inverse Treatment Planning Using Volume Sampling with Monte Carlo Dose Calculations - J. Craig*, E. Wong, A. Gladwish, M. Oliver, J. Chen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-297
Investigating Using IMRT Convert Parameter Settings to Improve the Agreement Between Planned and Delivered Dose Distributions - D. Robisch*, M. Davis, H. Elson, M. Lamba, N. Kumar
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-298
Investigation of Effects of Magnetron Replacement On a Helical Tomotherapy Unit - C. Wu*, T. Liu, C. Yang, F. Guo, J. Purdy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-299
Investigation of Near Surface Doses in Mesothelioma Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy - S. Both*, S. Hahn, o. circiumaru, A. Kassaee
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-300
Investigation of Respiratory Motion Effect On Lung Tumor Radiotherapy Using 4D Monte Carlo Treatment Planning and 4D CT - M. Ding*, L. Xing, F. Newman
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-301
Investigation Of The Accuracy Drift For The CyberKnife Systems - C. Yu*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-302
Investigation of the Effects of Approximations in Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery Planning - G. Cernica*, S. de Boer, H. Malhotra, M. Podgorsak
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-303
Ion Loss Measurements for a Large-Volume Free-Air Ionization Chamber - W. Culberson*, L. DeWerd
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-304
Is 0.5 Cm Leaf Width of MLC Beneficial in IMRT? - Z. Su*, C. Liu, J. Li, C. Yang, J. Palta, S. Kim
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-305
Is It Necessary to Adjust the Prescription Dose to Compensate for Cobalt Source Decay of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery? - P. Zhang*, R. Brisman, S. Isaacson, Y. Watanabe, J. Shah, G. Kutcher
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-306
Is It Safe to Switch Patients Between Different Linacs - T. Lin*, J. Fan, W. Luo, J. Li, Z. Chen, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-307
Is PTV Coverage a Valid Indicator for Plan Evaluation in Shallow Tumor Cases Where the PTV Extends Into the Build-Up Region? - T. Nguyen*, A. Hoole, S. Thomas, N. Burnet
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-308
ITC Assists Developers of ATC Compliant DICOM Export for Clinical Trials - J. Matthews*, W. Bosch, W. Straube, J. Purdy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-309
Laser-Accelerated Proton Therapy: Target Chamber Design and Shielding Requirements - C. Ma*, I. Veltchev, E. Fourkal, J. Li, J. Fan, T. Lin, W. Luo, S. Stathakis
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-310
LINAC Dosimetry: Benchmark Data Set Requirements - W. Simon*, C. Liu, J. Palta, J. Dempsey, J. Bayouth, D. Pavord, G. Ibbott, R. Tailor, D. Followill
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-311
LINAC Dosimetry: Benchmark Data Set Uncertainty - W. Simon*, J. Kozelka, M. Rose, C. Liu, J. Palta, J. Dempsey, B. Lynch, J. Bayouth, D. Pavord, G. Ibbott, D. Followill
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-312
Liquid Helium Calorimeter for Brachytherapy Source Strength Measurement - S. Holmes*, B. Palmer, L. DeWerd, J. Micka, K. Stump
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-313
Low Energy Experimental Elastic Cross Sections for Medical Physics Application - M. Epps*, P. Gueye
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-314
Macro Monte Carlo Simulation of Visible Light Transport in Heterogeneous Media - J. Finlay*, T. Zhu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-315
Mammosite Balloon Type Vs. Integral Dose to the Skin - s. deore*, A. DaConceicao, W. Casey
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-316
Measured and Calculated Dose Distribution Around ¹²5I Brachytherapy Seeds in a Breast Phantom - M. Bertrand*, B. Reniers, F. Verhaegen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-317
Measured and Simulated Non-Target Whole-Body Doses for Selected IMRT and 3D-CRT Treatment Plans - B. Bednarz*, X. Xu, B. Wang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-318
Measured Versus Calculated Dynamic Wedge Dose Distribution Using Anisotropic Analytic Algorithm (AAA) and Pencil Beam Convolution (PBC) Algorithms - P. Caprile, C. Venencia*, P. Besa
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-319
Measurement of Neutron Background in Electron Beams From a Dedicated IORT Linear Accelerator and a Conventional Linear Accelerator - A. Jaradat, P. Biggs*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-320
Measurement of Surface and Exit Dose in Megavoltage X-Ray Beams Using Micro-MOSFET Detectors - M. Deeley*, G. Ding, C. Coffey
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-321
Micro-Computed Tomography: A Tool for the Determination of the Sensitive Volume of Cylindrical and Plane Parallel Ion Chambers - A. McNiven*, J. Umoh, D. Holdsworth, T. Kron, J. Battista
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-322
Miniature TLDs for Use in Beta Dosimetry - S. Holmes*, L. DeWerd, J. Micka
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-323
MLC IMRT Vs. Solid Compensators Based IMRT – Comparison of Various Clinical Cases - J. Kuros-Zolnierczuk*, E. Papiez, L. Papiez, X. Lu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-324
Modifications of Megavoltage Photon Beams for Gold Nanoparticle-Aided Radiation Therapy (GNRT): A Monte Carlo Study - S. Cho*, O. Vassiliev, S. Jang, S. Krishnan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-325
Modifying the BEAMnrc Phase-Space to Match Monte Carlo and Measured Dose Distributions - S. Zavgorodni*, C. Locke, K. Bush, W. Beckham
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-326
Monte Carlo Based Simulation and Analysis of SRS X-Ray 6 MV Beam Tenth-Value-Layer Data for Common Shielding Materials - J. Rodgers*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-327
Monte Carlo Dose Calculations in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Media: A Comparison Between the PMCEPT Code and the MCNP5, EGS4, DPM Codes and Measurements - O. Kum*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-328
Monte Carlo Dosimetric Evaluation of Patient Intra-Fraction Motion - H. Garnica-Garza*, E. Mitsoura, J. ALVAREZ ROMERO
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-329
Monte Carlo Dosimetric Study of the Flexisource Ir-192 HDR Source - E. Casal*, J. Perez-Calatayud, D. Granero, F. Ballester, R. Cases, J. Venselaar
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-330
Monte Carlo Investigation of Dose Perturbation by Hip Replacements in Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy of Prostate Cancer - Z. Chen*, C. Ma, J. Li, K. Paskalev, R. Price, W. Luo, J. Fan, Y. Chen, T. Lin, L. Chen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-331
Monte Carlo Simulation of Backscatter in a Flattening Filter Free Clinac - U. Titt*, F. Poenisch, S. Kry, X. Zhu, R. Mohan, O. Vassiliev
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-332
Monte Carlo Simulation of Tomotherapy: Derivation of a Dual Source Model for Treatment Planning - Y. Hsiao*, R. Stewart, G. Olivera, K. Ruchala, X. Li
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-333
Monte Carlo Simulations Using Whole-Body Pediatric and Adult Phantoms as Virtual Patients to Assess Secondary Organ Doses in Proton Radiation Therapy - C. Zacharatou-Jarlskog*, C. Lee, H. Jiang, W. Bolch, X. Xu, H. Paganetti
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-334
Moving From Measurements Toward Independent Computer Calculations for Patient-Specific IMRT QA - T. Pawlicki*, S. Yoo, J. Russell, A. Boyer
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-335
MU Variation for Total Body Irradiation (TBI) - T. Zhu*, X. Zhou, E. Glatstein
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-336
Multi-Slice Tomotherapy Delivery Methods Using a Novel Multileaf Collimator - P. Cadman*, T. Mackie, P. Reckwerdt
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-337
Multiobjective Inverse Planning Optimization: Adjustment of Dose Homogeneity and Urethra Protection in HDR-Brachytherapy of the Prostate - E. Lessard*, I. Hsu, J. Aubry, J. Pouliot
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-338
MVCT Superiority Over KVCT in Assessment of Electron Density for Treatment Planning - R. Shaw*, T. Mackie
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-339
Neutron Fluence Measurements Around the Siemens Oncor Medical Linear Accelerator Utilizing Gold Foil Activation - T. Hill, E. Parsai*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-340
Neutron Spectra Measurements For Fast Neuron Brachytherapy Effective Dose Evaluation - L. Forman, P. Vanier*, I. Dioszegi, K. Welsh, A. Meek, L. Reinstein
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-341
New BEAMnrc Tools for Photon and Electron Beam Model Analysis - E. Schreiber*, J. Lehmann, J. Chen, B. Faddegon
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-343
Normalized Data for the Estimation of Fetal Radiation Dose From Radiotherapy of the Breast - E. Osei, B. Bradley, A. Fleck, J. Darko*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-344
On the Equivalency of the Population and Individual TCP Models - C. Schinkel*, N. Stavreva, M. Carlone, P. Stavrev, B. Fallone
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-345
On the Suitability of Radiographic Film for Low Density Material Dosimetry and Photon Algorithm Verification - M. Wiesmeyer*, J. Cui, K. Zakaryan, J. Alaly, E. Klein, S. Mutic, D. Low, J. Deasy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-346
On Using Two Parallel Opposed Fields for Grid Therapy - J. Ha*, B. Zhang, G. Zhang, S. Naqvi, W. Regine, C. Yu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-347
Optimization of Dose Distribution for HDR Brachytherapy of the Prostate Using Attraction-Repulsion Model - I. Sumida*, Y. Takahashi, T. Nose, A. Ito, T. Yamashita
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-348
Optimize Spike Patterns For An Embedded Boost Technique For Gamma Knife Radiosurgery - L. Ma*, D. Larson, P. Petti, C. Chuang, L. Verhey
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-350
Optimizing the MLC Apertures for Conformal Radiotherapy with a Hybrid Algorithm - Y. Li*, D. Yao
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-351
Optimum Parameters An a Model for Tumor Control Probability Including Interpatient Heterogeneity: Evaluation of the Log-Normal Distribution - P. Keall*, S. Webb
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-352
Output Verification and Clinical Implementation of Leipzig Applicators for Treating Small Skin Lesions by HDR-Brachytherapy Using Multiple Dosimetry Systems - A. Kazi*, T. Holmes, S. Dziuba, R. Hudes
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-353
Parameters Study for the Severity Acute Radiation Induced Skin Reaction for the Breast Cancer Patients - M. Su*, C. Torres, D. Grant, T. Kim, D. Papadopoulos
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-354
Penumbra Measurement with the Use of a 2D Pixel Ionization Chamber - C. Peroni*, C. Brusasco, R. Cirio, M. Donetti, S. Giordanengo, I. Gomola, S. Iliescu, F. Marchetto, M. Stasi, N. Ugo
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-355
Performance Evaluations of a Preemptive Approach in IMRT Planning - K. Jee*, D. McShan, K. Vineberg, B. Fraass
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-356
Permanent Prostate Implants: Dose to Critical Structures Inferior to the Prostate - V. Narayana, G. Spirou*, S. Berri, P. McLaughlin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-357
Physical and Biological Characteristics of Megavoltage Grid Radiation Therapy - k. dou*, N. Soleimani-Meigooni, M. Gnaster, S. Awan, S. Dini, E. Johnson, A. Meigooni
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-358
PlanCheck: A System for Routine Clinical Comparison of IMRT Treatment Plans with Monte Carlo Recalculations - K. Zakaryan*, J. Cui, J. Alaly, I. El Naqa, J. Simon, W. Simon, D. Low, J. Deasy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-360
Planning Strategies to Reduce Unnecessary Skin Dose in Head and Neck IMRT, Including Experimental Verification - L. Court*, R. Tishler
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-361
Planning Study of Intensity-Modulated and 3D Conformal Radiotherapy of Whole Pelvis Including Inguinal Lymphatics: Radiobiological Considerations for Designing New Fractionation Schemes - M. Ahmad*, H. Song, M. Lund, A. Niemierko, M. Moran, J. Weidhaas, S. Higgins, Z. Chen, J. Deng, R. Nath
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-362
PLanUNC as An Open-Source Radiotherapy Planning System for Research and Education - E. Schreiber, Z. Xu, A. Lorenzen, M. Foskey, T. Cullip, G. Tracton, E. Chaney*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-363
Plastic Scintillator Preparation and Coupling in Scintillation Dosimetry - L. Archambault*, G. Ayotte, L. Gingras, A. Beddar, L. Beaulieu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-364
Positioning in Cranial Stereotactic Radiotherapy: Anatomical Points Vs. Full 3D Transformation - K. Paskalev*, S. Feigenberg, L. Wang, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-365
Practical Reconstruction Method for 3D CT-Based Brachytherapy with Shielded Colpostats - J. Perez-Calatayud*, V. Carmona Meseguer, F. Lliso-Valverde, F. Ballester, F. Candela, J. Gimeno, D. Granero
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-366
Prediction of Collimator Scatter Factor and Phantom Scatter Factor for Kilovoltage X-Ray Radiation Fields - V. Karabrahimi, N. Blais*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-369
Propagation of Linac Output and Fluence Discretization Error to Dose Distributions in IMRT - R. Flynn*, M. Kissick, R. Jeraj, S. Srinavasan, G. Olivera, M. Mehta, T. Mackie
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-370
Properties of the Iso-NTCP Envelope - P. Stavrev, C. Schinkel*, N. Stavreva, K. Markov, B. Fallone
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-371
Properties of Unflattened Photon Beams Shaped by a Multi Leaf Collimator - F. Poenisch*, U. Titt, O. Vassiliev, S. Kry, R. Mohan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-373
Quality Assurance of Individual Segments of Step-And-Shoot IMRT - R. Louwe*, L. Bolderen, M. Lans, M. Philippens
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-374
Quality Assurance of the On-Board Imager and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Systems - S. Yoo*, G. Kim, R. Hammoud, E. Elder, T. Pawlicki, H. Guan, T. Fox, G. Luxton, F. Yin, P. Munro
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-375
Quality Contra Complexity in IVD. A Comparative Study Between Three Semiconductor Detectors - G. Rikner*, E. Grusell
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-376
Radiation Leakage From Acrylic Electron Cones for An Intraoperative Therapy Linear Accelerator - S. Changmanee*, C. Tannanonta
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-377
Radiation Shielding Calculations and Measurement for a Helical TomoTherapy Unit in An Existing Treatment Room - C. Wu*, F. Guo, C. Yang, R. Stern, J. Purdy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-378
Radiation Transport Software for Medical Physics Studies - B. Kirk*, A. Haghigat, R. Jeraj, W. Newhauser, M. Rivard, J. Goorley
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-379
Radiochromic Film Dosimetry for a New Type of I-125 Seed: Determination of TG43 Parameters - S. Chiu-Tsao*, J. Munro, L. Harrison
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-380
Radiological Dependence of Electronic Brachytherapy Simulation On Input Parameters - M. Rivard, T. Rusch*, S. Axelrod
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-381
Real-Time Treatment Planning System for Prostate Photodynamic Therapy - J. Li*, T. Zhu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-382
Reduction of Total Body Exposure in Breast Radiotherapy Using Breast IMRT Or Virtual Wedge - Importance in the Prevention of the Leukemia in Combined Chemo-Radiation Regimens for Breast Cancer - J. Pignol*, T. Woo, E. Rakovitch, P. O'Brien
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-383
Regularization and the L-Curve for Inverse Planning Based On Equivalent Uniform Dose - A. Chvetsov*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-384
Reliable Radiation Dosimetry for Acquiring Beam Data for a 6 MV Linac Based Stereotactic Radiosurgery - C. Tannanonta*, S. Rutchantuek, p. Yongvithisatid
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-385
Reproducibility of the Optical CT-Based Polymer Gel Dosimetry - Y. Xu*, C. Wuu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-386
Respiratory Gating in the Treatment of Liver Tumors - T. Briere*, S. Krishnan, L. Dong, P. Balter, C. Crane, R. Mohan, M. Gillin, A. Beddar
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-387
Rotational Total Skin Electron Irradiation Using a Commercially Available Linear Accelerator with a High Dose Rate Total Body Electron Mode - M. Evans*, M. Olivares, J. Seuntjens, W. Parker, S. Devic, E. Poli, C. Freeman, E. Podgorsak
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-388
Secondary Radiation Doses From CyberKnife SRS/RT - C. Yu*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-389
Sensitivity of Document Scanners Used for Radiochromic Film Dosimetry - Y. Wang*, D. Lewis, E. Poon, F. Verhaegen, E. Podgorsak, S. Devic
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-390
Setting Apart the Intensity Delivered to Moving Target, and Intensity Delivered to Moving Organ at Risk, in DMLC IG IMRT - L. Papiez*, R. McMahon, D. Rangaraj
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-391
Simplified Monte Carlo Simulation for Absolute Dose Distribution of IMRT - C. Lee*, M. Lin, T. Chao, C. Tung
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-392
Simulating Absorbed Dose: Finite Element Modeling of a Stirred Water Calorimeter - H. Chen-Mayer*, R. Tosh
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-393
Source Measurement for Electron Monte Carlo Calculations - J. Antolak*, R. Weinberg
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-394
Start-Up Characteristics of Elekta SLi-Linacs: Minimum Number of MU Required for IMRT - J. Steenhuijsen*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-395
Stereotactic Body Frame Apparatus - L. Papiez*, R. Timmerman, S. Chien
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-396
Stereotactic Peripherial Brachytherapy and Image Guidance for the Breast - M. Rivard, C. Melhus, R. Bricault*, P. Sioshansi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-397
Stereotactic Radiotherapy: Varian 120-Leaf MLC Verses Radionics'' MMLC - S. Jaywant*, E. Kagan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-398
Study of Inhomogeneous Dose Distribution in a Cell Box Due to the X-Ray Scattering Effect - M. Yoon*, J. Shin, D. Shin, S. Lee, S. Park, D. Lee, J. Kim, H. Pyo, K. Shin, K. Cho
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-399
Study the Difference Between IMRT and Forward Planning in Designing the Flash Required in Breast Treatemnet - I. Abdulhay*, L. Boulay, E. Kedroske, A. Khalifeh, I. Fitian
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-400
Supine Craniospinal Irradiation Using Electronic Portal Imaging - R. Heaton*, H. Guscott, M. Lau
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-401
Surface Dose Measurement in 6 MeV X-Ray Beam Using Radiographic Film and TLD - H. Al-Ghamdi*, N. Maalej
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-402
Synchronized Dynamic Dose Reconstruction - D. Litzenberg*, S. Hadley, N. Tyagi, I. Chetty
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-403
Target Failure and Beam-On Load in Helical Tomotherapy - E. Moros*, C. Treble, Y. Yan, H. Jiang, X. Weng, P. Novak
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-404
Techniques Developed to Improve the Quality of Total Body Irradiation - Y. Cai*, Z. Hu, J. Chu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-405
Temporal Correlation in Monte Carlo Sampling to Evaluate Interplay Between Tumor and MLC Motion in IMRT - S. Naqvi*, W. D'Souza
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-406
Testing of ATC Method 2 for Supporting QA of Cooperative Group Advanced Technology Clinical Trials Requiring Digital Data Submission - W. Bosch*, S. O'Leary, J. Matthews, V. Frouhar, J. Palta, G. Field, L. Pho, J. Purdy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-407
Testing the Accuracy and Usefulness of the Portal Vision Dosimetry System for Large-Volume and Complex-Geometry IMRT - A. Nalichowski*, F. Rosca, D. Kadam, P. Zygmanski
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-408
TG21 In-Air Measurements of Elekta Gamma Knife Dose Volumes - S. Griffin*, L. DeWerd
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-409
The Computational Environment for Radiotherapy Research: New Tools for Multi-Modality Imaging, Treatment Plan Comparisons, and Plan Evaluations - J. Deasy*, D. Khullar, A. Apte, A. Hope, J. Alaly, V. Clark, I. El Naqa, E. Spezi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-410
The Credentialing Process for the NSABP B-39/RTOG 0413 Partial Breast Irradiation Trial - J. Lowenstein*, C. Davis, J. Roll, I. Harris, F. Hall, D. Followill, G. Ibbott
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-411
The Delivery of DMLC IMRT to Stationary and Moving Targets with Variable Intensity Rate Beams - L. Papiez*, R. McMahon
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-412
The Development of Multiple Heterogeneous Head and Neck Phantoms for Quality Assurance of Inhomogeneity Correction Algorithm in the Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy and Conformal Dynamic Arc Radiotherapy - D. Shin*, M. Yoon, S. Park, S. Lee, S. Lee, S. Lee, H. Huh, K. Cho, D. Shin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-413
The Deviation of Leaf Position in DIMRT - C. Lo, Y. Huang*, H. Huang, J. Hong
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-414
The Dose Area Product in Radiation Therapy- a New Concept for the Parameterisation of Small Fields - B. Poppe*, A. Djouguela, A. Rubach, D. Harder, K. Willborn
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-415
The Effect of MLC Geometry On Monte Carlo Simulated Beam Output for IMRT - T. Lin*, J. Fan, J. Li, Z. Chen, W. Luo, C. Ma
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-416
The Effect of Skin Flash On Skin Dose for Breast IMRT Treatment - Z. Xu*, G. Yang
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-417
The Effect of Target Volume Depth On Surface Dose for Inverse Planned IMRT Treatments of Head and Neck Cancers - W. Parker*, E. Poli, M. Evans, L. Lucente Campos, E. Podgorsak
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-418
The Effect of Total MU, Number of Segments, and Field Size On IMRT Point Dose QA Results - D. Lasher*, J. Wojcicka, M. Bialkowski
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-419
The Impact of Gating On the Reduction of Heart Doses for Left Sided Breast Cancer Irradiation - P. Cossmann*, B. Nguyen, C. von Briel
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-420
The Impact of Random and Systematic Errors of MLC Leaves On Head-And-Neck IMRT Plans - G. Mu*, P. Xia
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-421
The Influence of Field Length, Pitch, and Modulation Factor On the Quality of Helical Tomotherapy Plans - C. Bhavin*, K. Langen, S. Meeks, O. Zeidan, S. Jeswani
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-422
The Influences of Detector Energy Dependence and Perturbation On the Determination of Small Field Output Factors - N. Yue*, Y. Yang, C. Ding, F. Li, C. Saw, D. Heron, M. Huq
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-423
The Limitation of Patient-Specific QA in IMRT with Detector Arrays - S. Huh*, W. Cho, Y. Park
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-424
The Measurement of Moving Tissue Maximum Ratio for Dynamic MLC Based Total Body Irradiation - S. Ando*, B. Yi, M. Sun, M. Sarfaraz, T. Hasegawa, C. Yu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-425
The Potential for Dose Dumping in Normal Tissues with IMRT - N. Reddy*, A. Mazur, S. Sampath, A. Osian, B. Sood, A. Ravi, D. Nori
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-426
The Response of RadioChromic EBT Film in High-Energy Electron Beams - B. Gerbi*, E. Han
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-427
The Significance of Higher Dose Rates for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy - H. Hamidian*, H. Thames, M. Story, R. Timmerman, K. Forster
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-428
The Use of a Commercial QA Device for Daily Output Check of a Helical Tomotherapy Unit - P. Alaei*, S. Hui, P. Higgins, B. Gerbi
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-429
The Use of a New Dynamic Motion Phantom for Patient Specific QA in Tracking Therapy - C. Chuang*, L. Verhey, L. MA
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-430
The Use of Fricke Solutions to Assess Light Dose in Photodynamic Therapy - C. Austerlitz*, H. Mota, V. Souza, D. Campos, V. Bagnato, R. Allison, C. Sibata
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-431
Time Delay Study of a CT Simulator in Respiratory Gated CT Scanning - H. Guan*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-432
Time-Delay Measurement of a Varian Real-Time Position Management System - G. Hanna*, Z. Wang, F. Yin
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-433
TMR Ratio Method to Correct for SSD Changes in Prostate IGRT with IMRT Delivery - T. Li*, M. Szal, D. Grant, E. Tapen, E. Farhangi, T. Kim, K. Chu
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-435
Tongue and Groove Effect in Direct Aperture Optimization IMRT Plans - M. Earl*, D. Cao, D. Shepard
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-436
Tools for Integrating Monte Carlo Dose Engines with a Radiotherapy Planning System - E. Schreiber*, G. Tracton, E. Chaney
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-437
Total Skin Electron Beam Commissioning with EBT Film - D. Lightfoot*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-438
Treatment Planning Study of Prostate Cancer IMRT with a Flattening Filter Free Accelerator - S. Kry*, O. Vassiliev, D. Kuban, F. Poenisch, M. Salehpour, M. Gillin, R. Mohan, U. Titt
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-439
Treatment Planning to Achieve Skin Sparing with Tomotherapy - R. Studinski*, A. Cherpak, J. Cygler, L. Gerig, A. Saoudi, K. Carty, G. Fox, L. Montgomery
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-440
Treatment Table Induced Dose Perturbation in An IMRT Treatment - I. Das, M. Stambaugh*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-441
Updated Solid Water™ to Water Conversion Factors for 125I and 103Pd Brachytherapy Sources. - S. Awan*, A. Meigooni, k. dou, S. Dini
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-442
Use Of A 2D Array Of Diodes To Test The Accuracy Of MLC Leaf Position And Gap Width - P. Jursinic*, K. Kainz, E. Ahunbay, K. Albano
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-443
Use of Minimum Intensity Projection for Target Volume Delineation in 4D-CT Using Contrast for Liver Cancer - Y. Tsunashima*, A. Beddar, T. Briere, S. Krishnan, N. Tolani, G. Starkschall, M. Gillin, R. Mohan
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-444
Use of the Gamma Index to Evaluate the Dosimetric Characteristics of X-Rays Beams in Radiotherapy: Implementation to a LINAC Monte Carlo Simulation - l. blazy*, s. beaumont, J. Bordy
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-445
Use of the Monte Carlo Method as a Comprehensive Tool for SMLC and DMLC-Based IMRT Delivery and Quality Assurance (QA) - N. Tyagi*, D. Litzenberg, J. Moran, B. Fraass, I. Chetty
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-446
Using Mini-Verification Films in Clinical Practice - R. Wood*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-447
Utility of Film Dosimetry for Assessing TomoTherapy Treatments of Superficial PTVs - D. Cheek*, K. Hogstrom, J. Gibbons, I. Rosen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-448
Validation of a New Photon Dose Calculation Model--Analytical Anisotropic Algorithm - Y. Rong*, C. Mubata, W. Chisela, H. Jaradat, D. Tewatia, B. Paliwal
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-449
Validation of a Plan-Based Calibration Method for Relative Dosimetry of IMRT - A. Olch*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-451
Verification of a Proton Treatment-Planning Pencil-Beam Dose Algorithm with Monte Carlo - U. Titt*, Y. Zheng, X. Zhu, R. Mohan, W. Newhauser
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-452
Verification of Cell Irradiation Dose Deposition Using Radiochromic Film - N. TOMIC*, M. Gosselin, J. Wan, U. Saragovi, S. Devic, M. Evans, E. Podgorsak
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-453
Verification of Head Leakage as the Primary Source of Shielded Radiation From a Tomotherapy Unit - M. West*, A. Sen
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-454
Video-Coaching as a Biofeedback Tool to Improve Gated Treatments - P. Cossmann*, A. Stuessi, C. von Briel
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-455
Volumetric Analysis of Dose Delivered by Xoft Axxent X-Ray Sources - S. Axelrod*
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-456
What Is the Optimal Source-To-Collimator Distance for An Extendible MLC Designed for Energy- and Intensity-Modulated Electron Radiation Therapy of Superficial Tumors - J. Deng*, Z. Chen, K. Roberts, R. Nath
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-457
Whole-Body Dose for Helical Tomotherapy - S. Goddu*, S. Mutic, J. Grigsby, L. Santanam, D. Low
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-458
MC Simulations in Support of Developing and Testing An Analytical Dose Algorithm in Ocular Proton Therapy - N. Koch*, W. Newhauser
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-459
An Implantable Dosimeter Study of Patients with Prostate Cancer - G. Beyer*, C. Scarantino, G. Mann, T. Carrea, M. Anscher, B. Prestidge, R. Black
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-460
Comparative in Vitro Study of Cell Survival Following IMRT and Acute Dose Delivery - V. Moiseenko, C. Duzenli*, R. Durand
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-465
RELATING CHANGES IN PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS (PFTs) TO CHANGES IN RADIATION-INDUCED REGIONAL LUNG PERFUSION - J. Mao*, J. Zhang, S. Zhou, R. Folz, T. Wong, L. Marks
3:00 PM
SU-FF-T-466
A Single Dose Calibration Method for IMRT QA Film Dosimetry Using Gafchromic® EBT Film - J. Baker*, T. Telivala, L. Reinstein