2023
Feasibility and Toxicity of Full-Body Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Technique for High-Dose Total Body Irradiation
Keit E, Liveringhouse C, Figura N, Weygand J, Sandoval M, Garcia G, Peters J, Nieder M, Faramand R, Khimani F, Kim S, Robinson T, Johnstone P, Penagaricano J, Latifi K. Feasibility and Toxicity of Full-Body Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Technique for High-Dose Total Body Irradiation. Technology In Cancer Research & Treatment 2023, 22: 15330338231180779. PMID: 37287260, PMCID: PMC10272663, DOI: 10.1177/15330338231180779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose total body irradiationTotal body irradiationHelical tomotherapyBody irradiationDosimetric outcomesLower lung dosesMucosal sparing techniquesArc therapy (VMAT) techniqueMucosal sparingHead-first positionMyeloablative conditioningDaily fractionsLung dosesAcute leukemiaPrescription doseHT plansDose goalsFFS plansOAR sparingPatientsLow dosesArc therapyUnique protocolDosesVMAT plans
2022
Oral Mucosal Sparing in High-Dose Total Body Irradiation (TBI) prior to Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT) for Acute Leukemia
Liveringhouse C, Sandoval M, Dohm A, Weygand J, Garcia G, Peters J, Nieder M, Faramand R, Jain M, Locke F, Bejanyan N, Kim S, Robinson T, Latifi K. Oral Mucosal Sparing in High-Dose Total Body Irradiation (TBI) prior to Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT) for Acute Leukemia. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 114: e353. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-relapse mortalityTotal body irradiationStem cell transplantationHigh-grade oral mucositisPlanning target volumeOral mucositisAcute oral mucositisAcute lymphocytic leukemiaAcute leukemiaMucosal sparingOral mucosaExact testRisk of NRMHigh-dose total body irradiationDose total body irradiationHost disease (GVHD) prophylaxisResults 25 patientsMedian patient ageSevere oral mucositisFatal respiratory failureFisher's exact testNon-significant trendIMRT/VMATConditioning chemotherapyFatal GVHD