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Dennis MackinMedical Physicist, MD Anderson Cancer Center Verified email at mdanderson.org Cited by 25769 |
Imaging of prompt gamma rays emitted during delivery of clinical proton beams with a Compton camera: feasibility studies for range verification
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the ability of a prototype Compton camera (CC) to
measure prompt gamma rays (PG) emitted during delivery of clinical proton pencil beams for …
measure prompt gamma rays (PG) emitted during delivery of clinical proton pencil beams for …
[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive investigation on controlling for CT imaging variabilities in radiomics studies
Radiomics has shown promise in improving models for predicting patient outcomes. However,
to maximize the information gain of the radiomics features, especially in larger patient …
to maximize the information gain of the radiomics features, especially in larger patient …
[HTML][HTML] Lung tumor segmentation methods: impact on the uncertainty of radiomics features for non-small cell lung cancer
Purpose To evaluate the uncertainty of radiomics features from contrast-enhanced breath-hold
helical CT scans of non-small cell lung cancer for both manual and semi-automatic …
helical CT scans of non-small cell lung cancer for both manual and semi-automatic …
Measurement of characteristic prompt gamma rays emitted from oxygen and carbon in tissue-equivalent samples during proton beam irradiation
The purpose of this work was to characterize how prompt gamma (PG) emission from tissue
changes as a function of carbon and oxygen concentration, and to assess the feasibility of …
changes as a function of carbon and oxygen concentration, and to assess the feasibility of …
Imaging-genomic study of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: associations between radiomic phenotypes and genomic mechanisms via integration of the …
Purpose Recent data suggest that imaging radiomic features of a tumor could be indicative
of important genomic biomarkers. Understanding the relationship between radiomic and …
of important genomic biomarkers. Understanding the relationship between radiomic and …
Practical guidelines for handling head and neck computed tomography artifacts for quantitative image analysis
Radiomics studies have demonstrated the potential use of quantitative image features to
improve prognostic stratification of patients with head and neck cancer. Imaging protocol …
improve prognostic stratification of patients with head and neck cancer. Imaging protocol …
[HTML][HTML] Applications of machine learning to improve the clinical viability of Compton camera based in vivo range verification in proton radiotherapy
…, CA Barajas, SW Peterson, DS Mackin, S Beddar… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We studied the application of a deep, fully connected Neural Network (NN) to process prompt
gamma (PG) data measured by a Compton camera (CC) during the delivery of clinical …
gamma (PG) data measured by a Compton camera (CC) during the delivery of clinical …
[HTML][HTML] Machine learning applications in head and neck radiation oncology: lessons from open-source radiomics challenges
Radiomics leverages existing image datasets to provide non-visible data extraction via image
post-processing, with the aim of identifying prognostic, and predictive imaging features at …
post-processing, with the aim of identifying prognostic, and predictive imaging features at …
Prognostic value of combining a quantitative image feature from positron emission tomography with clinical factors in oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Background and purpose Oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a heterogeneous
condition with few known risk stratification factors. A quantitative imaging feature (QIF…
condition with few known risk stratification factors. A quantitative imaging feature (QIF…
Guidelines and experience using imaging biomarker explorer (IBEX) for radiomics
Imaging Biomarker Explorer (IBEX) is an open-source tool for medical imaging radiomics
work. The purpose of this paper is to describe how to use IBEX's graphical user interface (GUI) …
work. The purpose of this paper is to describe how to use IBEX's graphical user interface (GUI) …