[HTML][HTML] Quantitative imaging for radiotherapy purposes

OJ Gurney-Champion, F Mahmood, M van Schie… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Quantitative imaging biomarkers show great potential for use in radiotherapy. Quantitative
images based on microscopic tissue properties and tissue function can be used to improve …

Practical safety considerations for integration of magnetic resonance imaging in radiation therapy

Q Hu, YY Victoria, Y Yang, P Hu, K Sheng… - Practical radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interest in integrating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in radiation therapy (RT) practice
has increased dramatically in recent years owing to its unique advantages such as excellent …

Markerless pancreatic tumor target localization enabled by deep learning

W Zhao, L Shen, B Han, Y Yang, K Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose Deep learning is an emerging technique that allows us to capture imaging
information beyond the visually recognizable level of a human being. Because of the …

Comparison of six fit algorithms for the intra-voxel incoherent motion model of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging data of pancreatic cancer patients

OJ Gurney-Champion, R Klaassen, M Froeling… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) model for diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) MRI
data bears much promise as a tool for visualizing tumours and monitoring treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for MRI-based contouring of gross tumor volume and organs at risk for radiation therapy of pancreatic cancer

HD Heerkens, WA Hall, XA Li, P Knechtges… - Practical radiation …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Local recurrence is a common and morbid event in patients with unresectable
pancreatic adenocarcinoma. A more conformal and targeted radiation dose to the …

Minimizing the acquisition time for intravoxel incoherent motion magnetic resonance imaging acquisitions in the liver and pancreas

OJ Gurney-Champion, M Froeling… - Investigative …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to determine the combination of b-values and signal
averages for diffusion-weighted image acquisitions that render the minimum acquisition time …

Quantification of MRI visibility and artifacts at 3T of liquid fiducial marker in a pancreas tissue‐mimicking phantom

S Schneider, RI Jølck, EGC Troost… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose X‐ray‐based position verification of the target volume in image‐guided radiation
therapy (IGRT) of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is currently …

Fiducial markers visibility and artefacts in prostate cancer radiotherapy multi-modality imaging

SOS Osman, E Russell, RB King, K Crowther, S Jain… - Radiation …, 2019 - Springer
Background In this study, a novel pelvic phantom was developed and used to assess the
visibility and presence of artefacts from different types of commercial fiducial markers (FMs) …

Reduced inter-observer and intra-observer delineation variation in esophageal cancer radiotherapy by use of fiducial markers

M Machiels, P Jin, JE van Hooft… - Acta …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: Delineation variation of esophageal tumors remains a large source of geometric
uncertainty. In the present study, we investigated the inter-and intra-observer variation in …

Addition of MRI for CT-based pancreatic tumor delineation: a feasibility study

OJ Gurney-Champion, E Versteijne… - Acta …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To assess the effect of additional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alongside the
planning computed tomography (CT) scan on target volume delineation in pancreatic cancer …