2017
Rapid implementation of the repair-misrepair-fixation (RMF) model facilitating online adaption of radiosensitivity parameters in ion therapy
Kamp F, Carlson DJ, Wilkens JJ. Rapid implementation of the repair-misrepair-fixation (RMF) model facilitating online adaption of radiosensitivity parameters in ion therapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2017, 62: n285-n296. PMID: 28561011, DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa716b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantification of Tumor Hypoxic Fractions Using Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]Fluoromisonidazole ([18F]FMISO) Kinetic Analysis and Invasive Oxygen Measurements
Kelada OJ, Rockwell S, Zheng MQ, Huang Y, Liu Y, Booth CJ, Decker RH, Oelfke U, Carson RE, Carlson DJ. Quantification of Tumor Hypoxic Fractions Using Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]Fluoromisonidazole ([18F]FMISO) Kinetic Analysis and Invasive Oxygen Measurements. Molecular Imaging And Biology 2017, 19: 893-902. PMID: 28409339, PMCID: PMC5640490, DOI: 10.1007/s11307-017-1083-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyTumor hypoxic fractionHypoxic fractionEmission tomographyLung cancer radiotherapy patientsPO2 measurementsAbsolute tumor volumeC miceDirect pO2 measurementsBlood ratioClinical impactTumor volumeHypoxia quantificationSubcutaneous tumorsPurposeThe purposeTracer kinetic modelingRadiotherapy patientsPET imagingPatientsPO2 valuesScansPatlak modelTomographyTwo-compartmentTBR
2016
The impact of cobalt-60 source age on biologically effective dose in high-dose functional Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
Kann BH, Yu JB, Stahl JM, Bond JE, Loiselle C, Chiang VL, Bindra RS, Gerrard JL, Carlson DJ. The impact of cobalt-60 source age on biologically effective dose in high-dose functional Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2016, 125: 154-159. PMID: 27903196, DOI: 10.3171/2016.6.gks161497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigeminal neuralgiaGKRS treatmentObsessive-compulsive disorderTN managementEffective doseRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderGamma Knife radiosurgery proceduresStudy of patientsGamma knife radiosurgeryRates of toxicitySingle-fraction dosesStudy of outcomesNerve ablationSerious sequelaePrescription dosesKnife radiosurgeryPrescription doseClinical studiesConclusion UseGKRSDose prescriptionGy/minRepair halftimeTreatment timeAuthors' departmentBiologically optimized helium ion plans: calculation approach and its in vitro validation
Mairani A, Dokic I, Magro G, Tessonnier T, Kamp F, Carlson DJ, Ciocca M, Cerutti F, Sala PR, Ferrari A, Böhlen TT, Jäkel O, Parodi K, Debus J, Abdollahi A, Haberer T. Biologically optimized helium ion plans: calculation approach and its in vitro validation. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2016, 61: 4283-4299. PMID: 27203864, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/11/4283.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Fast Biological Modeling for Voxel-based Heavy Ion Treatment Planning Using the Mechanistic Repair-Misrepair-Fixation Model and Nuclear Fragment Spectra
Kamp F, Cabal G, Mairani A, Parodi K, Wilkens JJ, Carlson DJ. Fast Biological Modeling for Voxel-based Heavy Ion Treatment Planning Using the Mechanistic Repair-Misrepair-Fixation Model and Nuclear Fragment Spectra. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 93: 557-568. PMID: 26460998, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.2264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative biological effectivenessCarbon ion therapyCarbon ionsIon therapyHeavy ion treatment planningMonte Carlo code FLUKAPrimary carbon ionsCarbon ion energyRadiation therapy beamsRBE valuesCarbon ion treatment plansRelevant RBE valuesRMF predictionsHeavy ionsIon energyDouble-strand break (DSB) yieldsRMF modelEnergy spectrumTherapy beamsSecondary fragmentsMonte Carlo damage simulationNuclear fragmentsBiological optimizationBiological effectivenessRBE predictionsExtension of TOPAS for the simulation of proton radiation effects considering molecular and cellular endpoints
Polster L, Schuemann J, Rinaldi I, Burigo L, McNamara AL, Stewart RD, Attili A, Carlson DJ, Sato T, Méndez J, Faddegon B, Perl J, Paganetti H. Extension of TOPAS for the simulation of proton radiation effects considering molecular and cellular endpoints. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2015, 60: 5053-5070. PMID: 26061666, PMCID: PMC4511084, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/13/5053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequency-mean specific energyProton linear energy transferProton radiation effectsMonte Carlo toolLinear energy transferDelta electronsLineal energyProton RBEBragg peakPhysics parametersRadiobiological experimentsExperimental arrangementEnergy transferTOPASRadiation effectsTrack structureBiological input parametersProton therapyExperimental dataDouble-strand break inductionDNA double-strand break inductionEnergyRBEElectronsSpecific geometryHigh-dose and fractionation effects in stereotactic radiation therapy: Analysis of tumor control data from 2965 patients
Shuryak I, Carlson DJ, Brown JM, Brenner DJ. High-dose and fractionation effects in stereotactic radiation therapy: Analysis of tumor control data from 2965 patients. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2015, 115: 327-334. PMID: 26058991, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-fraction stereotactic radiotherapyStereotactic radiotherapyTumoricidal mechanismsTumor controlHigh dosesSingle-dose stereotactic radiotherapySingle-fraction treatmentStereotactic radiation therapyTumor control dataBrain metastasesLung tumorsSRT patientsRadiation therapyTreatment dosesLow dosesSRT treatmentDosesLinear-quadratic modelPatientsFraction numberTreatmentLung dataLQ modelControl dataMetastasisSynthesis of [18F]FMISO in a flow-through microfluidic reactor: Development and clinical application
Zheng MQ, Collier L, Bois F, Kelada OJ, Hammond K, Ropchan J, Akula MR, Carlson DJ, Kabalka GW, Huang Y. Synthesis of [18F]FMISO in a flow-through microfluidic reactor: Development and clinical application. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2015, 42: 578-584. PMID: 25779036, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIs It the Time for Personalized Imaging Protocols in Cancer Radiation Therapy?
Zhang Y, Feng Y, Zhang Y, Ming X, Yu J, Carlson DJ, Kim J, Deng J. Is It the Time for Personalized Imaging Protocols in Cancer Radiation Therapy? International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 91: 659-660. PMID: 25680605, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.10.044.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Molecular Imaging of Tumor Hypoxia with Positron Emission Tomography
Kelada OJ, Carlson DJ. Molecular Imaging of Tumor Hypoxia with Positron Emission Tomography. Radiation Research 2014, 181: 335-349. PMID: 24673257, PMCID: PMC5555673, DOI: 10.1667/rr13590.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor hypoxiaOncology communityTumor hypoxic volumeImportant prognostic factorOverall treatment responseRisk of metastasisTypes of tumorsEmission Tomography ImagingPositron emission tomography (PET) imagingClinical oncology communityPositron emission tomographyConventional cancer therapiesMagnitude of hypoxiaPrognostic factorsCancer patientsTreatment responseField of PETChemotherapy resistanceEmission tomographyClinical settingRadiolabelled agentsCancer typesPatientsHypoxia tracerHypoxiaThe Tumor Radiobiology of SRS and SBRT: Are More Than the 5 Rs Involved?
Brown JM, Carlson DJ, Brenner DJ. The Tumor Radiobiology of SRS and SBRT: Are More Than the 5 Rs Involved? International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 88: 254-262. PMID: 24411596, PMCID: PMC3893711, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsCell CycleCell HypoxiaCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDNA DamageDNA RepairDose Fractionation, RadiationEndothelial CellsHumansLinear ModelsMelanomaMiceModels, BiologicalNeoplasmsOxygen ConsumptionRadiation ToleranceRadiobiologyRadiosurgeryRelative Biological Effectiveness
2013
Dose Escalation, Not “New Biology,” Can Account for the Efficacy of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Brown JM, Brenner DJ, Carlson DJ. Dose Escalation, Not “New Biology,” Can Account for the Efficacy of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2013, 85: 1159-1160. PMID: 23517805, PMCID: PMC3608927, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
A Mechanism-Based Approach to Predict the Relative Biological Effectiveness of Protons and Carbon Ions in Radiation Therapy
Frese MC, Yu VK, Stewart RD, Carlson DJ. A Mechanism-Based Approach to Predict the Relative Biological Effectiveness of Protons and Carbon Ions in Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2011, 83: 442-450. PMID: 22099045, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.1983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelative biological effectivenessCarbon ionsRadiation qualityUniform biological effectIon kinetic energyBiological effectivenessMonte Carlo modelParticle energyRMF modelBragg peakMonte Carlo damage simulation (MCDS) softwareCarlo modelRelevant protonsLinear-quadratic parametersKinetic energyProton relative biological effectivenessProtonsPhysical doseParticle distributionIonsParameter αEnergyRepresentative spreadSOBPPotential biological advantagesTumor hypoxia is an important mechanism of radioresistance in hypofractionated radiotherapy and must be considered in the treatment planning process
Carlson DJ, Yenice KM, Orton CG. Tumor hypoxia is an important mechanism of radioresistance in hypofractionated radiotherapy and must be considered in the treatment planning process. Medical Physics 2011, 38: 6347-6350. PMID: 22149817, DOI: 10.1118/1.3639137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of Radiation Quality and Oxygen on Clustered DNA Lesions and Cell Death
Stewart RD, Yu VK, Georgakilas AG, Koumenis C, Park JH, Carlson DJ. Effects of Radiation Quality and Oxygen on Clustered DNA Lesions and Cell Death. Radiation Research 2011, 176: 587-602. PMID: 21823972, DOI: 10.1667/rr2663.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Hypofractionation Results in Reduced Tumor Cell Kill Compared to Conventional Fractionation for Tumors With Regions of Hypoxia
Carlson DJ, Keall PJ, Loo BW, Chen ZJ, Brown JM. Hypofractionation Results in Reduced Tumor Cell Kill Compared to Conventional Fractionation for Tumors With Regions of Hypoxia. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 79: 1188-1195. PMID: 21183291, PMCID: PMC3053128, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor cell killingTumor hypoxiaCell killingRadiation fractionation schemesTumor biological effective doseBiological effective doseTumor cell killRegions of hypoxiaRadiotherapy regimenTreatment failureConventional fractionationNeck cancerStandard fractionationProstate cancerTumor cell populationFractionation schemeRadiation therapyTumor clonogensTumor oxygenationBlood vessels resultsCell killEffective doseAlternate fractionationResistant cellsHypoxia
2009
DMLC motion tracking of moving targets for intensity modulated arc therapy treatment – a feasibility study
Zimmerman J, Korreman S, Persson G, Cattell H, Svatos M, Sawant A, Venkat R, Carlson D, Keall P. DMLC motion tracking of moving targets for intensity modulated arc therapy treatment – a feasibility study. Acta Oncologica 2009, 48: 245-250. PMID: 18720056, DOI: 10.1080/02841860802266722.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Management of three‐dimensional intrafraction motion through real‐time DMLC tracking
Sawant A, Venkat R, Srivastava V, Carlson D, Povzner S, Cattell H, Keall P. Management of three‐dimensional intrafraction motion through real‐time DMLC tracking. Medical Physics 2008, 35: 2050-2061. PMID: 18561681, PMCID: PMC2809733, DOI: 10.1118/1.2905355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombined Use of Monte Carlo DNA Damage Simulations and Deterministic Repair Models to Examine Putative Mechanisms of Cell Killing
Carlson DJ, Stewart RD, Semenenko VA, Sandison GA. Combined Use of Monte Carlo DNA Damage Simulations and Deterministic Repair Models to Examine Putative Mechanisms of Cell Killing. Radiation Research 2008, 169: 447-459. PMID: 18363426, DOI: 10.1667/rr1046.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Effects of oxygen on intrinsic radiation sensitivity: A test of the relationship between aerobic and hypoxic linear‐quadratic (LQ) model parametersa)
Carlson DJ, Stewart RD, Semenenko VA. Effects of oxygen on intrinsic radiation sensitivity: A test of the relationship between aerobic and hypoxic linear‐quadratic (LQ) model parametersa). Medical Physics 2006, 33: 3105-3115. PMID: 17022202, DOI: 10.1118/1.2229427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival dataHypoxic cellsOxygen enhancement ratioPatient survival dataIntrinsic radiation sensitivityPoor treatment prognosisSublethal damage repairTumor controlHypoxic subvolumesCervix cancerClinical dataRadiosensitivity parametersTreatment prognosisAerobic cellsDoseDecreased sensitivityHypoxiaEnhancement ratioHypoxicTumorsAlpha/CellsLow-LET radiationTumor regionRadiation sensitivity