Theodora Leventouri
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Theodora Leventouri is a leading medical physicist whose research focuses on advancing the accuracy and safety of stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy, particularly through the optimization of dose calculation algorithms. Her pivotal work provides a rigorous dosimetric comparison of the finite size pencil beam (FSPB) algorithm against the more sophisticated Monte Carlo (MC) method for treatment plans generated with the CyberKnife® system equipped with the InCise™ multileaf collimator. This study, which has garnered significant attention with 4 citations, is critical for clinical practice, as it quantifies the discrepancies between the two algorithms, demonstrating that FSPB can overestimate target coverage and underestimate doses to organs at risk. By highlighting the necessity of MC for accurate dose prediction in heterogeneous tissues, Leventouri’s contribution directly informs safer and more effective treatment planning. Her work is essential reading for students and researchers in radiation oncology, offering a clear, evidence-based rationale for algorithm selection in modern robotic radiosurgery.
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