2020
Impact of radiation source activity on short- and long-term outcomes of cervical carcinoma patients treated with high-dose-rate brachytherapy: A retrospective cohort study
Li C, Li X, You J, Liang B, Su X, Huang Y, Chen Y, Hu Q, Deng J, Wang H, Pu Y, Liu H, Ma Y, Wang W, Wu H, Zhang Y. Impact of radiation source activity on short- and long-term outcomes of cervical carcinoma patients treated with high-dose-rate brachytherapy: A retrospective cohort study. Gynecologic Oncology 2020, 159: 365-372. PMID: 32933759, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.08.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrachytherapyDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHumansIridium RadioisotopesNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsConceptsMetastatic recurrence-free survivalLocal recurrence-free survivalCervical carcinoma patientsRecurrence-free survivalLong-term outcomesCarcinoma patientsPatient outcomesRetrospective cohort studyShort-term outcomesMedian followCohort studyIridium-192 sourceSubgroup analysisSurvival timeRate brachytherapyStage IDay 199Patients
2007
On the Need to Compensate for Edema-Induced Dose Reductions in Preplanned 131Cs Prostate Brachytherapy
Chen ZJ, Deng J, Roberts K, Nath R. On the Need to Compensate for Edema-Induced Dose Reductions in Preplanned 131Cs Prostate Brachytherapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2007, 70: 303-310. PMID: 17980500, PMCID: PMC2289996, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBrachytherapyCesium RadioisotopesDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, RadiationEdemaHumansMaleProstatic DiseasesProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy DosageRelative Biological EffectivenessTime FactorsConceptsDose reductionProstate brachytherapyDose compensationLarge edemaBiochemical recurrence-free survivalRecurrence-free survivalSignificant dose reductionEffects of edemaSublethal damage repairAdditional irradiationPrescription doseProstate cancerIndividual patientsEdemaEdema evolutionPrescribed doseProstate edemaEffective doseRadiobiologic effectsBrachytherapyDoseProstate implantsDose responseImplants
2006
Limitations of silicon diodes for clinical electron dosimetry
Song H, Ahmad M, Deng J, Chen Z, Yue NJ, Nath R. Limitations of silicon diodes for clinical electron dosimetry. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006, 120: 56-59. PMID: 16772305, DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncj007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of the EDR-2 film for relative dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams
Ahmad M, Chen Z, Song H, Deng J, Nath R. Evaluation of the EDR-2 film for relative dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006, 120: 159-162. PMID: 16644932, DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncj006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEDR-2 filmsElectron beamRelative dosimetryHigh-energy photonsClinical radiation dosimetryDose profilesPhotonsRadiation dosimetryBeamDose distributionRadiographic filmsSensitometric studyFilmsDosimetryTreatment planning techniquesElectronsDiodesSymmetryKVFlatnessPlanning techniquesDistribution