Publications

An investigation of dose calculation accuracy in intensity_modulated radiotherapy of sites in the head & neck

Authors: Partridge, M (Partridge, M.), Trapp, JV (Trapp, J. V.), Adams, EJ (Adams, E. J.), Leach, MO (Leach, M. O.), Webb, S (Webb, S.), Seco, J (Seco, J.)

Published in: PHYSICA MEDICA Volume: 22 Issue: 3 Pages: 97

Year: 2006

Evaluation of two methods of predicting MLC leaf positions using EPID measurements

Authors: Parent, L (Parent, Laure), Seco, J (Seco, Joao), Evans, PM (Evans, Phil M.), Dance, DR (Dance, David R.), Fielding, A (Fielding, Andrew)

Published in: MEDICAL PHYSICS Volume: 33 Issue: 9 Pages: 3174

Year: 2006

Monte Carlo modelling of a_Si EPID response The effect of spectral variations with field size and position

Authors: Parent, L (Parent, Laure), Seco, J (Seco, Joao), Evans, PM (Evans, Phil M.), Fielding, A (Fielding, Andrew), Dance, DR (Dance, David R.)

Published in: MEDICAL PHYSICS Volume: 33 Issue: 12 Pages: 4527

Year: 2006

Critical feature analysis of a radiotherapy machine

Authors: Rae, A (Rae, A), Jackson, D (Jackson, D), Ramanan, P (Ramanan, P), Flanz, J (Flanz, J), Leyman, D (Leyman, D)

Published in: RELIABILITY ENGINEERING & SYSTEM SAFETY Volume: 89 Issue: 1 Pages: 48-56 DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2004.08.006 Published: JUL 2005

Year: 2005

IMRT planning on adaptive volume structures - a decisive reduction in computational complexity

Authors: Scherrer, A (Scherrer, A), Kufer, KH (Kufer, KH), Bortfeld, T (Bortfeld, T), Monz, M (Monz, M), Alonso, F (Alonso, F)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 9 Pages: 2033-2053 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/9/008 Published: MAY 7 2005

Year: 2005

4D Monte Carlo simulation of proton beam scanning modelling of variations in time and space to study the interplay between scanning pattern and time-dependent patient geometry

Authors: Paganetti, H (Paganetti, H), Jiang, H (Jiang, H), Trofimov, A (Trofimov, A)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Special Issue: SI Pages: 983-990 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/5/020 Published: MAR 7 2005

Year: 2005

Effect of statistical uncertainties on Monte Carlo treatment planning

Authors: Ma, CM (Ma, CM), Li, JS (Li, JS), Jiang, SB (Jiang, SB), Pawlicki, T (Pawlicki, T), Xiong, W (Xiong, W), Qin, LH (Qin, LH), Yang, J (Yang, J)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Special Issue: SI Pages: 891-907 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/5/013 Published: MAR 7 2005

Year: 2005

Head_and_neck IMRT treatments assessed with a Monte Carlo dose calculation engine

Authors: Seco, J (Seco, J), Adams, E (Adams, E), Bidmead, M (Bidmead, M), Partridge, M (Partridge, M), Verhaegen, F (Verhaegen, F)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 5 Special Issue: SI Pages: 817

Year: 2005

How much margin reduction is possible through gating or breath hold?

Authors: Engelsman, M (Engelsman, M), Sharp, GC (Sharp, GC), Bortfeld, T (Bortfeld, T), Onimaru, R (Onimaru, R), Shirato, H (Shirato, H)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Pages: 477-490 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/3/006 Published: FEB 7 2005

Year: 2005

Exploration of tradeoffs in intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Authors: Craft, D (Craft, D), Halabi, T (Halabi, T), Bortfeld, T (Bortfeld, T)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 24 Pages: 5857-5868 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/24/007 Published: DEC 21 2005

Year: 2005

The prediction of output factors for spread-out proton Bragg peak fields in clinical practice

Authors: Kooy, HM (Kooy, HM), Rosenthal, SJ (Rosenthal, SJ), Engelsman, M (Engelsman, M), Mazal, A (Mazal, A), Slopsema, RL (Slopsema, RL), Paganetti, H (Paganetti, H), Flanz, JB (Flanz, JB)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 24 Pages: 5847-5856 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/24/006 Published: DEC 21 2005

Year: 2005

A software tool for 2D/3D visualization and analysis of phase-space data generated by Monte Carlo modelling of medical linear accelerators

Authors: Neicu, T (Neicu, T), Aljarrah, KM (Aljarrah, KM), Jiang, SB (Jiang, SB)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 20 Pages: N257-N267 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/20/N02 Published: OCT 21 2005

Year: 2005

Anatomic feature-based registration for patient set-up in head and neck cancer radiotherapy

Authors: Sharp, GC (Sharp, GC), Kollipara, S (Kollipara, S), Madden, T (Madden, T), Jiang, SB (Jiang, SB), Rosenthal, SJ (Rosenthal, SJ)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 19 Pages: 4667-4679 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/19/016 Published: OCT 7 2005

Year: 2005

Towards fluoroscopic respiratory gating for lung tumours without radiopaque markers

Authors: Berbeco, RI (Berbeco, RI), Mostafavi, H (Mostafavi, H), Sharp, GC (Sharp, GC), Jiang, SB (Jiang, SB)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 19 Pages: 4481

Year: 2005

Simulation of organ-specific patient effective dose due to secondary neutrons in proton radiation treatment

Authors: Jiang, HY (Jiang, HY), Wang, B (Wang, B), Xu, XG (Xu, XG), Suit, HD (Suit, HD), Paganetti, H (Paganetti, H)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 18 Pages: 4337-4353 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/18/007 Published: SEP 21 2005

Year: 2005

A technique for respiratory-gated radiotherapy treatment verification with an EPID in cine mode

Authors: Berbeco, RI (Berbeco, RI), Neicu, T (Neicu, T), Rietzel, E (Rietzel, E), Chen, GTY (Chen, GTY), Jiang, SB (Jiang, SB)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 16 Pages: 3669-3679 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/16/002 Published: AUG 21 2005

Year: 2005

Residual motion of lung tumours in gated radiotherapy with external respiratory surrogates

Authors: Berbeco, RI (Berbeco, RI), Nishioka, S (Nishioka, S), Shirato, H (Shirato, H), Chen, GTY (Chen, GTY), Jiang, SB (Jiang, SB)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 16 Pages: 3655-3667 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/16/001 Published: AUG 21 2005

Year: 2005

Temporo_spatial IMRT optimization: concepts, implementation and initial results

Authors: Trofimov, A (Trofimov, A), Rietzel, E (Rietzel, E), Lu, HM (Lu, HM), Martin, B (Martin, B), Jiang, S (Jiang, S), Chen, GTY (Chen, GTY), Bortfeld, T (Bortfeld, T)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 12 Pages: 2779

Year: 2005

Reconsidering the definition of a dose-volume histogram

Authors: Nioutsikou, E (Nioutsikou, E), Webb, S (Webb, S), Panakis, N (Panakis, N), Bortfeld, T (Bortfeld, T), Oelfke, U (Oelfke, U)

Published in: PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY Volume: 50 Issue: 11 Pages: L17-L19 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/11/L01 Published: JUN 7 2005

Year: 2005

Treatment of metastatic tumors of the choroid with proton beam irradiation

Authors: Tsina, EK (Tsina, EK), Lane, AM (Lane, AM), Zacks, DN (Zacks, DN), Munzenrider, JE (Munzenrider, JE), Collier, JM (Collier, JM), Gragoudas, ES (Gragoudas, ES)

Published in: OPHTHALMOLOGY Volume: 112 Issue: 2 Pages: 337-343 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2004.09.013 Published: FEB 2005

Year: 2005