2021
Benefit of Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold for Right Breast Cancer When Regional Lymph Nodes Are Irradiated
Peters GW, Gao SJ, Knowlton C, Zhang A, Evans SB, Higgins S, Wilson LD, Saltmarsh N, Picone M, Moran MS. Benefit of Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold for Right Breast Cancer When Regional Lymph Nodes Are Irradiated. Practical Radiation Oncology 2021, 12: e7-e12. PMID: 34508890, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2021.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight-sided breast cancerRegional nodal irradiationLiver VBreast cancerLung VDIBH plansLiver parametersLung doseComprehensive regional nodal irradiationLeft-sided breast cancerRight breast cancerWilcoxon signed-rank testingRegional lymph nodesTotal liver volumeIpsilateral lung VLiver DHeart VNodal irradiationRBC patientsHeart doseLymph nodesInspiratory breathLiver volumeLarge cohortTreatment plan
2019
Patient-Reported Outcomes and Cosmesis in a Feasibility Study of 4-Dimensional Simulated Image Guided Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Rahimy E, Weidhaas J, Wei W, Lannin D, Horowitz N, Higgins S, Wilson LD, Knowlton C, Moran MS, Young MR, Killelea B, Chagpar A, Yeboa DN, Zelterman D, Evans S. Patient-Reported Outcomes and Cosmesis in a Feasibility Study of 4-Dimensional Simulated Image Guided Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation. Practical Radiation Oncology 2019, 9: e257-e265. PMID: 30796975, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial breast irradiationDosimetric constraintsBreast irradiationCosmetic outcomePoor cosmesisToxicity gradeBreast cancerKarnofsky performance status scoreTarget volumeAccelerated Partial Breast IrradiationSmaller planning target volumesAcceptable cosmetic outcomeAdverse cosmetic outcomePathologic tumor sizePerformance status scoreI breast cancerBreast-conserving surgeryThree-dimensional conformalDose-volume relationshipPlanning target volumeComputed tomography simulationDaily image guidanceLocoregional recurrencePrimary endpointTumor size