Abstract: A sterilizable device comprising electromagnetic transponders separated from one another by a flexible spacer material enclosed within radiofrequency-transparent sterilizable tubing for target tracking during prostate treatments, and method of use thereof.

Abstract: A sterilizable device comprising electromagnetic transponders separated from one another by a flexible spacer material enclosed within radiofrequency-transparent sterilizable tubing for target tracking during prostate treatments, and method of use thereof.

Abstract: A treatment schedule for radiopharmaceuticals is developed by collecting a volumetric history of tissue uptake in identified volumes of interest using emitted-radiation scans and relating this data to a treatment-radiopharmaceutical to develop a quantitatively accurate radiation treatment schedule of delivery amounts and delivery times of the treatment-radiopharmaceutical. This data may also be used to model biological effective dose and to prepare augmenting external radiation beam treatment schedules.

Abstract: A treatment schedule for radiopharmaceuticals is developed by collecting a volumetric history of tissue uptake in identified volumes of interest using emitted-radiation scans and relating this data to a treatment-radiopharmaceutical to develop a quantitatively accurate radiation treatment schedule of delivery amounts and delivery times of the treatment-radiopharmaceutical. This data may also be used to model biological effective dose and to prepare augmenting external radiation beam treatment schedules.

Abstract: A system and method of radiation planning. The system and method are configured to implement or include the steps of (a) obtaining an image of a patient encompassing tumorous and non-tumorous tissue, (b) applying an encompassing field to the image having an area covering the tumorous and non-tumorous tissue, (c) using a graphical user interface to subtract subset fields from the encompassing field corresponding to radiation sensitive non-tumorous tissues to define a treatment area, and (d) inputting the treatment area to a computer program to generate a radiation treatment plan based on at least one prescribed dose to the treatment area.

Abstract: A treatment planning system for radiation therapy defines avoidance areas of normal tissue rather than solely defining target areas to substantially improve treatment planning speed with comparable accuracy.

Abstract: A volume phantom for radiation therapy verification employs film held in a spiral configuration within a equalizing ring of attenuating material. The ring provides improved uniformity in radiation measurement and may be extended, for example, to a hemisphere to provide improved modeling and simulation of treatments in the region of the head.

Abstract: A volume phantom for radiation therapy verification employs film held in a spiral configuration within a equalizing ring of attenuating material. The ring provides improved uniformity in radiation measurement and may be extended, for example, to a hemisphere to provide improved modeling and simulation of treatments in the region of the head.