David J. Gladstone

TL;DR: Although the target position at the time of planning CT may differ substantially from the mean treatment position, target motion cannot be predicted by evaluating simply measured parameters from a single scan, or double scan sequence.

TL;DR: For x-ray photons the light emission would be optimally suited for narrow beam stereotactic radiation therapy and surgery validation studies, for verification of dynamic intensity-modulated and volumetric modulated arc therapy treatment plans in water tanks, near monoenergetic sources and also for entrance and exit surface imaging dosimetry of both narrow and broad beams.

TL;DR: In this article, a Monte Carlo approach was used to simulate the cumulative effect of variation in overall tumor position, for individual treatment fractions, relative to a fixed distribution of dose, in the presence of organ motion and physical setup error.

TL;DR: The results here indicate that molecular fluorescence monitoring during external beam radiotherapy is possible and also demonstrates that the Cerenkov emission can excite a fluorophore, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), embedded in biological phantoms.

TL;DR: This initial study demonstrates the first documented use of Čerenkov emission imaging to profile x-ray photon LINAC beams in water and has several potential advantages over alternative methods, and upon future refinement may prove to be a robust and novel dosimetry method.