2023
Preliminary dosimetric comparison between fixed and rotating source stereotactic radiosurgery systems
Draeger E, Chen Z, Hansen J, Chiang V, Tien C. Preliminary dosimetric comparison between fixed and rotating source stereotactic radiosurgery systems. Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2023, 24: e13907. PMID: 36660774, PMCID: PMC10161057, DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConformity indexRadiation Therapy Oncology Group conformity indexGK plansSuperior conformity indexNon-metastatic casesPaddick conformity indexDosimetric plan qualityGK patientsBrain metastasesRadiosurgery systemTrigeminal neuralgiaPrescription dosesGamma Knife systemMetastatic casesArteriovenous malformationsPituitary adenomasConformality indexLarge cohortDosimetric comparisonStereotactic radiosurgery systemGK IconPatientsCohortTreatment timeDosimetric results
2015
Changing practice patterns of Gamma Knife versus linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases in the US.
Park HS, Wang EH, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Chiang VL, Yu JB. Changing practice patterns of Gamma Knife versus linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases in the US. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 124: 1018-24. PMID: 26473783, DOI: 10.3171/2015.4.jns1573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-fraction stereotactic radiosurgeryNon-small cell lung cancerBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariable logistic regression analysisSingle-fraction SRSLinear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgeryAcademic facility typesLimited brain metastasesNSCLC brain metastasesProportion of patientsYear of diagnosisToxicity of treatmentCell lung cancerLogistic regression analysisSRS useWide geographic variationChi-square testComparative effectiveness researchProspective trialIndependent predictorsMultivariable analysisNonclinical factorsRadiosurgery system