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 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 predictions
2014
The 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
2011
Tumor 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 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