2024
AAPM Task Group Report 267: A joint AAPM GEC‐ESTRO report on biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of brachytherapy
Chen Z, Li X, Brenner D, Hellebust T, Hoskin P, Joiner M, Kirisits C, Nath R, Rivard M, Thomadsen B, Zaider M. AAPM Task Group Report 267: A joint AAPM GEC‐ESTRO report on biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of brachytherapy. Medical Physics 2024, 51: 3850-3923. PMID: 38721942, DOI: 10.1002/mp.17062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDose delivery patternClinical medical physicistsBrachytherapy modalitiesMedical physicistsAAPM Task Group ReportAmerican Association of PhysicsBrachytherapy treatment planningTask group reportRadioactive sourcesDevelopment of biophysical modelsEuropean Society for Radiotherapy & OncologyGEC-ESTRORadiobiological effectsAAPMRadiation oncologyBrachytherapyBiophysical modelTreatment planningPhysicistsClinical effectsClinical backgroundIrradiated tissueDelivery patternsPractice guidelinesTreatment techniques
2018
Novel Eye Plaque Designs for Brachytherapy of Iris and Ciliary Body Melanoma and the First Clinical Application
Liu W, Kim JM, Young BK, Nath R, Chen Z, Decker RH, Astrahan MA, Pointdujour-Lim R. Novel Eye Plaque Designs for Brachytherapy of Iris and Ciliary Body Melanoma and the First Clinical Application. Ocular Oncology And Pathology 2018, 5: 220-228. PMID: 31049331, PMCID: PMC6489066, DOI: 10.1159/000493269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIris melanomaCiliary bodyFirst clinical applicationPlaque designPoor patient tolerabilityCiliary body melanomaClinical applicationEye plaque brachytherapyPatient tolerabilityAdverse eventsCorneal edemaPlaque brachytherapyTumor apexTumor baseClinical casesMelanomaPatientsPlaquesSurgical maneuverabilityPlaque modelEffective dose distributionTreatment planningTolerabilityTreatmentImage-based treatment planning