A roadmap for implementation of kV‐CBCT online adaptive radiation therapy and initial first year experiences

DN Stanley, J Harms, JA Pogue… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy (oART) follows a different treatment
paradigm than conventional radiotherapy, and because of this, the resources …

Clinical validation of ring‐mounted halcyon linac for lung SBRT: comparison to SBRT‐dedicated C‐arm linac treatments

D Pokhrel, J Visak, LC Critchfield… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) of lung tumors via the ring‐mounted Halcyon Linac, a
fast kilovoltage cone beam CT‐guided treatment with coplanar geometry, a single energy …

Prostate SBRT using O‐Ring Halcyon Linac—Plan quality, delivery efficiency, and accuracy

D Pokhrel, T Tackett, J Stephen, J Visak… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cone beam CT‐guided prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment on the
recently installed novel O‐ring coplanar geometry Halcyon Linac with a single energy 6MV …

SBRT treatment of abdominal and pelvic oligometastatic lymph nodes using ring‐mounted Halcyon Linac

D Pokhrel, A Webster, J Stephen… - Journal of applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose/objectives This work seeks to evaluate the plan quality, treatment delivery
efficiency, and accuracy of single‐isocenter volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) of …

Characterization of Ethos therapy systems for adaptive radiation therapy: a multi‐machine comparison

AJ van de Schoot, D Hoffmans… - Journal of applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Purpose The recently released Ethos therapy system (Varian Medical Systems)
allows for online CBCT‐guided adaptive radiation therapy (RT). The clinical introduction of …

Flattening filter free beam from Halcyon linac: Evaluation of the profile parameters for quality assurance

A Fogliata, R Cayez, R Garcia, C Khamphan… - Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The use of flattening filter free (FFF) beams generated by standard linear
accelerators is increasing in the clinical practice. The radiation intensity peaked toward the …

Adapting a practical EPR dosimetry protocol to measure output factors in small fields with alanine

S Höfel, P Liebig, MK Fix, M Drescher… - Journal of applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Modern radiotherapy techniques often deliver small radiation fields. In this work, a
practical Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) dosimetry protocol is adapted and …

Commissioning and quality assurance of HalcyonTM 2.0 linear accelerator

PK Pathak, SK Vashisht, S Baby… - reports of practical …, 2021 - journals.viamedica.pl
BACKGROUND: Varian Medical Systems has introduced a new medical linear accelerator
called Halcyon TM 2.0, which is based on the ring delivery system (RDS). It is a true IGRT …

The spatial accuracy of ring-mounted halcyon linac versus C-arm TrueBeam linac for single-isocenter/multi-target SBRT treatment

D Pokhrel, R Mallory, ME Bernard - Medical Dosimetry, 2023 - Elsevier
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment of oligometastatic lesions via single-
isocenter/multi-target (SIMT) plan is more efficient than using multi-isocenter/multitarget …

Examining Beam Matching in the Commissioning of a Halcyon Accelerator

D Thanh Tai, HD Tuan, N Xuan Hai… - Nuclear Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to describe the steps needed to be made in develo** a commissioning
report of a Halcyon linear accelerator utilizing the manufacturer's golden beam data (GBD) …