Virtual Phantoms CEO Dr. George Xu presents keynote address to CIRMS meeting
On April 13, 2022, Prof. George Xu delivered a 45-minutes capstone talk entitled ” Radiotherapy Plan QA using Deep-CNN based Multi-OAR Auto segmentation and GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo Dose Check ” for the CIRMS annual conference. Professor Xu introduced the history of computational phantoms, the VirtualDose software (For tracking patient organ doses from CT and interventional radiology procedures), DeepViewer software (an AI-based automatic multi-organ segmentation tool for radiation therapy) and ArcherQA software (the fast Monte Carlo simulation software for radiation treatment based on GPU acceleration). CIRMS（Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards）is the highest academic institution in the field of ionizing radiation measurements and standards in the United States. Its leaders are top experts from industry, academia and government. Through publication of “Needs” report, CIRMS sets national priority in research and development pertaining to ionizing radiation measurement and standardization covering nuclear energy, industrial irradiation, medicine, and nuclear security in the United States. Prof. Xu was elected the President (1999-2000) of the CIRMS, and was chosen to receive the Randall S. Caswell Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution in...
Read MoreDr. Xu Presents Webinar to International Organization for Medical Physics – Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Virtual Phantoms CEO Dr. X George Xu has been invited to present a webinar to the IOMP entitled “New Tools of Phantoms, Monte Carlo Calculations, and AI for Medical Physics Applications” on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. He will speak about: Estimation of organ doses in medical physics depends on computational phantoms and Monte Carlo calculations ─ two tools that have seen major advancement recently. Phantoms have evolved from the 1st-generation stylized phantoms to 2nd-generation voxel phantoms, and to 3rd-generation boundary representative (BREP) phantoms. Aided with the latest deep-learning image segmentation tools, patient-specific phantoms can be created consisting of organ outlines ready for Monte Carlo calculations. And GPU-based Monte Carlo codes can reduce dose computing time from hours to less than one minute. This presentation will cover: (1) Historical review of computational phantoms and Monte Carlo codes, (2) Development of patient-specific phantoms using an automatic multi-organ segmentation tool, DeepViewer, that is based on neural convolutional network (called U-Net) , (3) Development of rapid Monte Carlo dose calculation code, Archer, that is based on nVidia GPU co-processors and virtual-source-modeling of medical accelerators. Examples in medical imaging dose (CT, PET/CT) and radiation treatment will be discussed. To join the webinar – register...
Read MoreMeet Virtual Phantoms at RSNA 2018
Dr. Peter Caracappa, Virtual Phantoms Chief Technology Officer, will be at the RSNA 2018 meeting in Chicago, IL. He will be available for consultation, and to perform demonstrations of our popular tools VirtualDoseCT and VirtualDoseIR. Set up your appointment to experience the tools and discuss upcoming features! Arrange appointments by email: sales@virtualphantoms.com. See you in...
Read MoreVirtual Phantoms has reseller agreements in China and Japan
Interested customers in China and Japan now have local partners to contact to inquire about purchase of subscriptions to VirtualDose! By engaging with local distributors, customers can access the same VirtualDose product, but be able to interact with trusted companies that understand the local market and can provide fast and understandable front-line support. Visit their websites to learn more! ...
Read MoreSee VirtualDose at RSNA 2017
Virtual Phantoms Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Peter Caracappa, will be at the RSNA 2017 meeting in Chicago, IL, and available for demonstrations of the industry-leading VirtualDoseCT, and the newly released VirtualDoseIR. Set up your appointment to see the tools in action, and get a preview of some exciting new upcoming features! Arrange appointments by email: sales@virtualphantoms.com. See you in...
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