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Structural Shielding Considerations For Vmat, Ana Lucia Dieguez
Structural Shielding Considerations For Vmat, Ana Lucia Dieguez
LSU Master's Theses
Introduction: As noted in National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) Report 151, the medical physicist or other qualified expert has the responsibility to keep abreast of any new technology or treatment method that could potentially impact structural shielding design. Volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) became prevalent after the publication of Report 151 and thus was not explicitly addressed in Report 151. If the shielding-related characteristics of VMAT differ enough from the expectations of Report 151, especially in the circumstance of a vault utilized exclusively for VMAT, a shielding design based on Report 151 could potentially be inadequate. The …
Development And Clinical Validation Of Knowledge-Based Planning Models For Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Of Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients, Justin David Visak
Development And Clinical Validation Of Knowledge-Based Planning Models For Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Of Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients, Justin David Visak
Theses and Dissertations--Radiation Medicine
Lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a viable alternative to surgical intervention for the treatment of early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. This therapy achieves strong local control rates by delivering ultra-high, conformal radioablative doses in typically one to five fractions. Historically, lung SBRT plans are manually generated using 3D conformal radiation therapy, dynamic conformal arcs (DCA), intensity-modulated radiation therapy, and more recently via volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) on a C-arm linear accelerator (linac). Manually planned VMAT is an advanced technique to deliver high-quality lung SBRT due to its dosimetric capabilities and utilization of flattening-filter free beams to improve …