Radiation Oncology

Abstracts in 2006

• Li, X.A., Qi, X., Mueller, K., Jursinic, P., Erickson, B., Wang, D., Schultz, C., Firat, S., Wilson, J.:  Systematic study of inter-fractional variations for anatomic sites from head to feet, Med. Phys.  33, 2048, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Li, X.A., Khameni, A., Tai, A., Khater, K., Celi, J.C., Hristov, D., Ofstad, B.:  Developing in-line kV fluoroscopic verification for 4D adaptive radiotherapy, Med. Phys.  33, 2031, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Zhang, J., Wu, Y., Liu, W., Stepaniak, C., Tai, A., Gore, E., Li, X.A.:  Real time tracking of respiratory tumor motion based on external breathing output, Med. Phys. 33, 2046, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Ahunbay, E., Jursinic, P., Li, X.A.:  Dependence of planar IMRT QA On MLC positional inaccuracies, Med. Phys. 33, 2167, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Tai, A., Erickson, B., Khater, K., Li, X.A.:  Estimate of radiobiological parameters from clinical data for treatment planning of liver irradiation, Med. Phys. 33, 2295, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Chen, G., Schultz, C., Li, X.A.:  Development of an integrated software platform for treatment documentation and outcome analysis for IGRT, Med. Phys. 33, 2295, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Morrow, N., Chen, G., Tai, A., Li, X.A.:  Implementation of good laboratory practice standards for improving dosimetry in radiobiology Lab, Med. Phys. 33, 2109, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Chen, G., Ahunbay, E., Li, X.A.:  Development of an inverse optimization package for non-uniform dose distribution based on spatially inhomogeneous radiosensitivity, Med. Phys. 33, 2086, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Ahunbay, E., Jursinic, P., Li, X.A.:  Direct aperture optimization based step-and-shoot IMRT with respiratory gating, Med. Phys. 33, 2217, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Qi, X.S., Lopez, F., Driscoll, C., White, J., Wilson, J., Li, X.A.:  EUD-assessed impacts of respiratory motion on breast irradiation, Med. Phys. 33, 2274, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Qi, X.S., Yang, Q., Feng, Y., Wang, D., Li, X.A.:  Radiobiological concerns on prolonged IMRT delivery for head-and-neck carcinoma, Med. Phys. 33, 2274, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Hsiao, Y., Steward, R., Olivera, G.H., Ruchala, K.J., Li, X.A.:  Monte Carlo simulation of Tomotherapy: derivation of a dual source model for treatment planning, Med. Phys. 33, 2123, 2006. Presented at 2006 AAPM annual conference.
• Jin, G.Y., Jin, L.L., Tai, A., Gore, E.M., Li, X.A.:  Slow and reproducible respiration with novel Qigong breathing exercise, Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, S493, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Li, X.A., Qi, X.S., Mueller, K., Jursinic, P.A., Erickson, B.A., Wang,D., Schultz,C.J., Firat, S.Y., Wilson, J.F.:  Inter-fractional variations in patient setup and anatomic change assessed by daily CT from helical tomotherapy, Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, S621, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Tai, A., Erickson, B., Khater, K., Li, X.A.:  Radiobiological considerations in designing hypofractionated radiation treatments for liver irradiation, Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, S575, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Chen, G.P., Ahunbay, E., Schultz, C., Li, X.A.:  Design of non-uniform dose distribution based on spatially inhomogeneous radiosensitivity extracted from biological images, Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Khater, K., Erickson, B., Tai, A., Li, X.A.:  Reducing respiratory motion using a lordosis board and hand grips to encourage accessory muscle breathing, Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, S606, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Kainz, K., Stepaniak, C., Gore, E., Li, X.A.:  Variation of lung DVH during respiration, Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, S659, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Qi, X.S., Li, X.A., Kainz, K., Brammer, B., Olivera, G.H., Ruchala, K.J., Schultz, C., Wilson, J.F.:  Ranking complex IMRT plans using an EUD-based figure-of-merit index, Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, S658, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Kainz, K, White, J, Herman, J, England, M, Li, X.A.:  Exploring helical tomotherapy for simultaneously irradiating breast and regional nodes in prone position, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 14-17, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Semenenko V, and Li, X.A., An update on NTCP data. Presented at NCCAAPM meeting 2006.
• Steinfelds E., Ahunbay E, Hellman H., Li X.A., Monte Carlo calculated dose kernels for various radioactive sources, Presented at NCCAAPM meeting 2006.
• Kelly T., Lim H.J., Wagner J., Morrow N., Wilson, J, White J., Breast irradiation in the prone position using 3D planning in women with large pendulous breast undergoing breast conservation for early stage disease, Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, S217, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.
• Wang D., Schultz C., Michel M., Wong S., Campbell B., Is FDG-PET/CT valuable in assessment of tumor response following radiation treatment for head and neck carcinomas? Int. J. Rad. Onc. Biol. Phys. 66, S421, 2006. Presented at 2006 ASTRO annual conference.