Physics
A novel open-source software-based high-precision workflow for target definition in cardiac radioablation
Hohmann S, Henkenberens C, Zormpas C, Christiansen H, Bauersachs J, Duncker D, Veltmann C. A novel open-source software-based high-precision workflow for target definition in cardiac radioablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020 Oct;31(10):2689-2695. doi: 10.1111/jce.14660. Epub 2020 Jul 21. PMID: 32648343.
Accuracy of electroanatomical mapping-guided cardiac radiotherapy for ventricular tachycardia: pitfalls and solutions
Abdel-Kafi S, Sramko M, Omara S, de Riva M, Cvek J, Peichl P, Kautzner J, Zeppenfeld K. Accuracy of electroanatomical mapping-guided cardiac radiotherapy for ventricular tachycardia: pitfalls and solutions. Europace. 2021 Sep 15:euab195. doi: 10.1093/europace/euab195. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34524422.
Accuracy of electroanatomical mapping-guided cardiac radiotherapy for ventricular tachycardia: pitfalls and solutions
Abdel-Kafi S, Sramko M, Omara S, de Riva M, Cvek J, Peichl P, Kautzner J, Zeppenfeld K. Accuracy of electroanatomical mapping-guided cardiac radiotherapy for ventricular tachycardia: pitfalls and solutions. Europace. 2021 Dec 7;23(12):1989-1997. doi: 10.1093/europace/euab195. PMID: 34524422.
Cardiac radioablation for atrial fibrillation: Target motion characterization and treatment delivery considerations
Lydiard S, Pontré B, Lowe BS, Ball H, Sasso G, Keall P. Cardiac radioablation for atrial fibrillation: Target motion characterization and treatment delivery considerations. Med Phys. 2021 Mar;48(3):931-941. doi: 10.1002/mp.14661. Epub 2021 Jan 21. PMID: 33325542.
Cardiac radioablation for ventricular tachycardia: Which approach for incorporating cardiorespiratory motions into the planning target volume?
Bellec J, Rigal L, Hervouin A, Martins R, Lederlin M, Jaksic N, Castelli J, Benali K, de Crevoisier R, Simon A. Cardiac radioablation for ventricular tachycardia: Which approach for incorporating cardiorespiratory motions into the planning target volume? Phys Med. 2022 Jan 20;95:16-24. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.01.004. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35066421.
Evaluation of Motion Compensation Methods for Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation of Ventricular Tachycardia
Prusator MT, Samson P, Cammin J, Robinson C, Cuculich P, Knutson NC, Goddu SM, Moore K, Hugo GD. Evaluation of Motion Compensation Methods for Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation of Ventricular Tachycardia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Jul 2:S0360-3016(21)00842-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.06.035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34217790.
Evaluation of the feasibility of cardiac gating for SBRT of
ventricular tachycardia based on real-time ECG signal
acquisition
Reis, C. Q. M., & Robar, J. L. (2022). Evaluation of the feasibility of cardiac gating for SBRT of ventricular tachycardia based on real-time ECG signal acquisition. Journal of applied clinical medical physics, e13814. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.13814
First experimental exploration of real-time cardiorespiratory motion management for future stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation treatments on the MR-linac
Akdag O, Borman PTS, Woodhead P, Uijtewaal P, Mandija S, Van Asselen B, Verhoeff JJC, Raaymakers BW, Fast MF. First experimental exploration of real-time cardiorespiratory motion management for future stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation treatments on the MR-linac. Phys Med Biol. 2022 Mar 9;67(6). doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac5717. PMID: 35189610.
Interaction between CIEDs and modern radiotherapy techniques: Flattening filter free-VMAT, dose-rate effects, scatter radiation, and neutron-generating energies
Gauter-Fleckenstein B, Nguyen J, Jahnke L, Gaiser T, Rudic B, Büttner S, Wenz F, Borggrefe M, Tülümen E. Interaction between CIEDs and modern radiotherapy techniques: Flattening filter free-VMAT, dose-rate effects, scatter radiation, and neutron-generating energies. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Nov;152:196-202. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.12.007. Epub 2020 Jan 20. Erratum in: Radiother Oncol. 2021 Jan;154:291. PMID: 31973882.
Investigating multi-leaf collimator tracking in stereotactic arrhythmic radioablation (STAR) treatments for atrial fibrillation
Lydiard S, Caillet V, Ipsen S, O'Brien R, Blanck O, Poulsen PR, Booth J, Keall P. Investigating multi-leaf collimator tracking in stereotactic arrhythmic radioablation (STAR) treatments for atrial fibrillation. Phys Med Biol. 2018 Sep 28;63(19):195008. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aadf7c. PMID: 30189419.
Investigation of the XCAT phantom as a validation tool in cardiac MRI tracking algorithms
Lowther N, Ipsen S, Marsh S, Blanck O, Keall P. Investigation of the XCAT phantom as a validation tool in cardiac MRI tracking algorithms. Phys Med. 2018 Jan;45:44-51. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2017.12.003. Epub 2017 Dec 19. PMID: 29472089.
Linac-based STereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation (STAR) for ventricular tachycardia: a treatment planning study
Bonaparte I, Gregucci F, Surgo A, Di Monaco A, Vitulano N, Ludovico E, Carbonara R, Ciliberti MP, Quadrini F, Grimaldi M, Fiorentino A. Linac-based STereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation (STAR) for ventricular tachycardia: a treatment planning study. Jpn J Radiol. 2021 Dec;39(12):1223-1228. doi: 10.1007/s11604-021-01159-9. Epub 2021 Jul 9. PMID: 34241797.
Management of radiotherapy patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators: A Report of the AAPM TG-203 †
Miften M, Mihailidis D, Kry SF, Reft C, Esquivel C, Farr J, Followill D, Hurkmans C, Liu A, Gayou O, Gossman M, Mahesh M, Popple R, Prisciandaro J, Wilkinson J. Management of radiotherapy patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators: A Report of the AAPM TG-203†. Med Phys. 2019 Dec;46(12):e757-e788. doi: 10.1002/mp.13838. Epub 2019 Nov 1. PMID: 31571229.
Method and Atlas to Enable Targeting for Cardiac Radioablation Employing the American Heart Association Segmented Model
Brownstein J, Afzal M, Okabe T, Harfi TT, Tong MS, Thomas E, Hugo G, Cuculich P, Robinson C, Williams TM. Method and Atlas to Enable Targeting for Cardiac Radioablation Employing the American Heart Association Segmented Model. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Sep 1;111(1):178-185. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.03.051. Epub 2021 Apr 6. PMID: 33836242.
MRI-guided cardiac-induced target motion tracking for atrial fibrillation cardiac radioablation
Lydiard S, Pontré B, Hindley N, Lowe BS, Sasso G, Keall P. MRI-guided cardiac-induced target motion tracking for atrial fibrillation cardiac radioablation. Radiother Oncol. 2021 Nov;164:138-145. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.025. Epub 2021 Sep 28. PMID: 34597739.
Novel Workflow for Conversion of Catheter-Based Electroanatomic Mapping to DICOM Imaging for Noninvasive Radioablation of Ventricular Tachycardia
Brett CL, Cook JA, Aboud AA, Karim R, Shinohara ET, Stevenson WG. Novel Workflow for Conversion of Catheter-Based Electroanatomic Mapping to DICOM Imaging for Noninvasive Radioablation of Ventricular Tachycardia. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jan-Feb;11(1):84-88. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.04.006. Epub 2020 May 13. PMID: 32416269.
Phantom study of stereotactic radioablation for ventricular tachycardia (STRA-MI-VT) using Cyberknife Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System with a single fiducial marker
Piccolo, C., Vigorito, S., Rondi, E., Piperno, G., Ferrari, A., Pepa, M., Riva, G., Durante, S., Conte, E., Catto, V., Andreini, D., Carbucicchio, C., Jereczek-Fossa, B. A., Pompilio, G., Orecchia, R., & Cattani, F. (2022). Phantom study of stereotactic radioablation for ventricular tachycardia (STRA-MI-VT) using Cyberknife Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System with a single fiducial marker. Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB), 100, 135–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.06.019
Proof-of-concept for x-ray based real-time image guidance during cardiac radioablation
Hindley N, Lydiard S, Shieh CC, Keall P. Proof-of-concept for x-ray based real-time image guidance during cardiac radioablation. Phys Med Biol. 2021 Aug 24;66(17). doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac1834. PMID: 34315136.
Quantifying inter-fraction cardiac substructure displacement during radiotherapy via magnetic resonance imaging guidance
Morris ED, Ghanem AI, Zhu S, Dong M, Pantelic MV, Glide-Hurst CK. Quantifying inter-fraction cardiac substructure displacement during radiotherapy via magnetic resonance imaging guidance. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2021 Apr 16;18:34-40. doi: 10.1016/j.phro.2021.03.005. PMID: 34258405; PMCID: PMC8254195.
Radiation Therapy Workflow and Dosimetric Analysis from a Phase 1/2 Trial of Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation for Ventricular Tachycardia
Knutson NC, Samson PP, Hugo GD, Goddu SM, Reynoso FJ, Kavanaugh JA, Mutic S, Moore K, Hilliard J, Cuculich PS, Robinson CG. Radiation Therapy Workflow and Dosimetric Analysis from a Phase 1/2 Trial of Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation for Ventricular Tachycardia. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Aug 1;104(5):1114-1123. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.04.005. Epub 2019 Apr 16. PMID: 31002942.
Radiotherapy for ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Assessing collateral dosing
John RM, Shinohara ET, Price M, Stevenson WG. Radiotherapy for ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Assessing collateral dosing. Comput Biol Med. 2018 Nov 1;102:376-380. doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.08.010. Epub 2018 Aug 11. PMID: 30126615.
Real-time measurement of ICD lead motion during stereotactic body radiotherapy of ventricular tachycardia
Knybel L, Cvek J, Neuwirth R, Jiravsky O, Hecko J, Penhaker M, Sramko M, Kautzner J. Real-time measurement of ICD lead motion during stereotactic body radiotherapy of ventricular tachycardia. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2021 Feb 25;26(1):128-137. doi: 10.5603/RPOR.a2021.0020. PMID: 34046223; PMCID: PMC8149135.
SBRT of ventricular tachycardia using 4pi optimized trajectories
Q M Reis C, Little B, Lee MacDonald R, Syme A, Thomas CG, Robar JL. SBRT of ventricular tachycardia using 4pi optimized trajectories. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Oct 22. doi: 10.1002/acm2.13454. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34679247.
Technical Note: Cardiac synchronized volumetric modulated arc therapy for stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation – Proof of principle
Poon J, Kohli K, Deyell MW, Schellenberg D, Reinsberg S, Teke T, Thomas S. Technical Note: Cardiac synchronized volumetric modulated arc therapy for stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation - Proof of principle. Med Phys. 2020 Aug;47(8):3567-3572. doi: 10.1002/mp.14237. Epub 2020 Jun 3. PMID: 32415856.
Towards real-time MRI-guided 3D localization of deforming targets for non-invasive cardiac radiosurgery
Ipsen S, Blanck O, Lowther NJ, Liney GP, Rai R, Bode F, Dunst J, Schweikard A, Keall PJ. Towards real-time MRI-guided 3D localization of deforming targets for non-invasive cardiac radiosurgery. Phys Med Biol. 2016 Nov 21;61(22):7848-7863. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/22/7848. Epub 2016 Oct 25. PMID: 27779127.