DigitalCommons@TMC

Treatment Planning Automation for Rectal Cancer Radiotherapy, Kai Huang
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The Safe and Effective Clinical Deployment of Artificial Intelligence Tools, Kelly Nealon
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Extending the Lifetime of Optically Stimulated Dosimeters for Use in Output Checks at IROC- Houston, Hayden Scott
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Quantifying The Magnitude of Total Dose Deviation Caused by Various Sources of Error Among IROC Phantom Irradiation Results, Sharbacha S. Edward
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INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR PERSONALIZED RISK PREDICTION TO REDUCE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS, Suman Shrestha
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Development of Graphical Models and Statistical Physics Motivated Approaches to Genomic Investigations, Yashwanth Lagisetty
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Absolute Quantification of Tc-99m Activity Distributions Using a Planar Molecular Breast Imaging Commercial System, Benjamin P. Lopez
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HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA IMAGE-GUIDED INTERVENTION: QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF REAGENTS FOR THERMOCHEMICAL ABLATION, Emily A. Thompson
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ADVANCEMENT OF A 3D COMPUTATIONAL PHANTOM AND ITS AGE SCALING METHODOLOGIES FOR RETROSPECTIVE DOSE RECONSTRUCTION STUDIES, Aashish Gupta
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The Importance of DNA Repair Capacity to (and a Model to Predict) Cell Radiosensitivity to Ions, David B. Flint, David B. Flint
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Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Early Prediction of Treatment Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Benjamin C. Musall
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Development of Quantitative Ultrasound-Mediated Molecular Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment, Trevor Mitcham
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A FULLY-AUTOMATED, DEEP LEARNING-BASED FRAMEWORK FOR CT-BASED LOCALIZATION, SEGMENTATION, VERIFICATION AND PLANNING OF METASTATIC VERTEBRAE, Tucker Netherton, Tucker James Netherton
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HYPERPOLARIZED CARBON-13 MAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS OF TISSUE PERFUSION AND METABOLISM, Keith Michel
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Nuclear-targeted gold nanoparticles enhance the effects of radiation therapy with and without liposomal delivery, Maureen Aliru
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Characterization of Treatment Planning System Photon Beam Modeling Errors in IROC Houston Phantom Irradiations, Mallory Glenn
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ACTIVE MAGNETIC RADIATION SHIELDING FOR LONG-DURATION HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT, Kristine Ferrone
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9th Annual Postdoctoral Science Symposium, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center PostDoctoral Association
MD Anderson Cancer Center Postdoctoral Association Annual Postdoctoral Science Symposium Abstracts

QUANTIFYING UNCERTAINTY IN A MEASUREMENT-BASED ASSESSMENT OF RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS IN CARBON ION RADIOTHERAPY, Shannon Hartzell
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Commissioning of Micro-Cube Thermoluminescent Dosimeters for Small Field Dosimetry Quality Assurance in Radiotherapy, Brandon Luckett
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Modeling Proton Relative Biological Effectiveness Using Monte Carlo Simulations of Microdosimetry, Mark A. Newpower
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EVALUATION OF PRESAGE® AS A 3D DOSE VERIFICATION TOOL IN PROTON BEAMS, Mitchell Carroll
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3D SCINTILLATOR DETECTOR QUENCHING CHARACTERIZATION FOR SCANNING PROTON BEAMS, Fahed Alsanea
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Identification of Intracranial Lesions with Dual-Energy Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Phase Imaging, Megan C. Jacobsen
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Improved Target Coverage of Spinal Metastases Through the Use of Flattening Filter Free Beams, Laura Bennett
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Development and Commissioning of an Independent Peer Review System for a Small Animal Irradiator, Mary Peters
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A HOMOGENEOUS AND A HETEROGENEOUS ANTHROPOMORPHIC END TO END QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDIT SYSTEM PHANTOM FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY MODALITIES RANGING FROM 0.35 T TO 1.50 T, Angela Steinmann
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DEVELOPMENT OF 3D-PRINTED PATIENT SPECIFIC BOLUS FOR CLINICAL USE IN TOTAL SCALP IRRADIATION, Garrett Baltz
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VOLUMETRIC, MAGNETIC RESONANCE-VISIBLE, AND RADIATION-SENSITIVE DETECTORS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY, Hannah J. Lee
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Improvements in four-dimensional and dual energy computed tomography, Rachael M. Martin
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A PRECLINICAL STUDY OF RADIATION-INDUCED LUNG TOXICITY WHEN IRRADIATING IN A STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD, Ashley E. Rubinstein
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Detecting and Evaluating Therapy Induced Changes in Radiomics Features Measured from Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer to Predict Patient Outcomes, Xenia J. Fave
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Novel Simulation to Avoid Bias in Measurement of Hyperpolarized Pyruvate: Demonstrated in Phantom and In Vivo, Christopher M. Walker
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Assessing the Potential Clinical Impact of Variable Biological Effectiveness in Proton Radiotherapy, Christopher R. Peeler Ph.D.
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AN AUTOMATED SYRINGE PUMP SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE REPRODUCIBILITY OF DYNAMIC HYPERPOLARIZED MRI PHANTOMS, Harlee G. Harrison
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Measurement of the Electron Return Effect Using PRESAGE Dosimeter, Gye Won Choi
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Identifying Treatment Planning System Errors in IROC-Houston Head and Neck Phantom Irradiations, James Kerns
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Utilizing Computed Tomography Image Features to Advance Prediction of Radiation Pneumonitis, Shane P. Krafft
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VOXEL-LEVEL ABSORBED DOSE CALCULATIONS WITH A DETERMINISTIC GRID-BASED BOLTZMANN SOLVER FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND THE CLINICAL VALUE OF VOXEL-LEVEL CALCULATIONS, Justin Mikell
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QUALITY ASSURANCE OF ADVANCED TREATMENT MODALITIES USING PRESAGE® DOSIMETERS, Ryan G. Lafratta
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Improving Attenuation Correction in Hybrid Positron Emission Tomography, Hua Asher Ai
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Quantification of IMRT severity scores for improvement of FMEA results, Jacqueline T. Faught
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Feasibility of Using Virtual Unenhanced Images to Replace Pre-contrast Images in Multiphase Renal CT Examinations, Dawn Olivia Popnoe
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CHARACTERIZATION OF LOW DENSITY INTRACRANIAL LESIONS USING DUAL-ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, Jessica L. Nute
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Volumetric scintillation dosimetry for scanned proton beams, Daniel G. Robertson
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Development of a New Independent Monte Carlo Dose Calculation Quality Assurance Audit Tool for Clinical Trials, Austin M. Faught
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Forecasting Longitudinal Changes in Oropharyngeal Tumor Volume, Position, and Morphology during Image-Guided Radiation Therapy, Adam D. Yock
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Image-Guided Proton Therapy for Online Dose-Evaluation and Adaptive Planning, Joey P. Cheung
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EVALUATION OF ARTIFACTS IN EXPERIMENTAL CINE 4D CT ACQUISITION METHODS, Sarah Joy
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USE OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY FOR PROTON THERAPY VERIFICATION, Jongmin Cho
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AN EVALUATION OF THE CONSISTENCY OF IMRT PATIENT-SPECIFIC QA TECHNIQUES, Elizabeth M. McKenzie
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Radiogenic Second Cancer Risk Differences in Female Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Treated with Proton versus Photon Radiotherapies, Kenneth L. Homann
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Scanned Ion Beam Therapy for Thoracic Tumors, John Gordon Eley
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Evaluation of Polymer Gel Dosimeters for Measurements of Dose and LET in Proton Beams, Kevin M. Vredevoogd
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Design and Optimization of Four-dimensional Cone-beam Computed Tomography in Image-guided Radiation Therapy, Moiz Ahmad
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Development and Implementation of the Use of Optically Stimulated Luminescent Detectors in the Radiological Physics Center Anthropomorphic Quality Assurance Phantoms, Jennelle Bergene
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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A REMOTE AUDIT TOOL FOR HIGH DOSE RATE (HDR) 192IR BRACHYTHERAPY USING OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY, Kevin Casey
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Verification of the clinical implementation of the respiratory gated beam delivery technique with synchrotron-based proton irradiation, Yoshikazu Tsunashima
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The Role of Cell Sterilization in Population Based Studies of Radiogenic Second Cancers Following Radiation Therapy, Annelise Giebeler
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Improving the accuracy of radiation pneumonitis dose response models, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy
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Quantitative comparison of late effects following photon versus proton external-beam radiation therapies: Toward an evidence-based approach to selecting a treatment modality, Rui Zhang
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Evaluation of deformable image registration for improved 4D CT-derived ventilation for image guided radiotherapy, Richard Castillo
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The Development and Implementation of an Anthropomorphic Head Phantom for the Assessment of Proton Therapy Treatment Procedures, Paige A. Summers
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DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY FOR PROTON THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING, Ming Yang
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Clinical Impact of Couch Top and Rails on IMRT and Arc Therapy, Kiley B. Pulliam
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EVALUATION OF INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY (IMRT) DELIVERY ERROR DUE TO IMRT TREATMENT PLAN COMPLEXITY AND IMPROPERLY MATCHED DOSIMETRY DATA, Jacqueline R. Tonigan
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MODIFICATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RPC HETEROGENEOUS THORAX PHANTOM FOR VERIFICATION OF PROTON THERAPY TREATMENT PROCEDURES, Anthony Blatnica
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Risk of Second Malignant Neoplasms Following Proton Arc Therapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Prostate Cancer, Laura A. Rechner
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NEW TOOLS FOR MONITORING GAMMA CAMERA UNIFORMITY, Brad K. Lofton
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Thoracic target volume delineation using various maximum-intensity projection computed tomography image sets for stereotactic body radiation therapy, David A. Zamora
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BENCHMARKING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW INDEPENDENT MONTE CARLO DOSE CALCULATION QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDIT TOOL FOR CLINICAL TRIALS, Scott E. Davidson
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Characterization of Optically Stimulated Luminescent Detectors in Photon & Proton Beams for Use in Anthropomorphic Phantoms, James R. Kerns
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AN IMPLANTABLE MOSFET DOSIMETER MODIFIED TO ACT AS A FIDUCIAL MARKER, Joseph S. Dick
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Dynamic Chemical Shift Imaging for Image-Guided Thermal Therapy, Brian A. Taylor
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RANGE ADAPTIVE PROTON THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER, Adam D. Melancon
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Implementation of an Anthropomorphic Phantom for the Evaluation of Proton Therapy Treatment Procedures, Ryan L. Grant
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Commissioning an Anthropomorphic Spine and Lung Phantom for Remote Dose Verification of Institutions Participating in RTOG 0631, Douglas F. Caruthers
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Thoracic radiotherapy treatment planning with cine PET/CT, Adam C. Riegel
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