2011
The impact of prostate edema on cell survival and tumor control after permanent interstitial brachytherapy for early stage prostate cancers
Chen Z, Roberts K, Decker R, Pathare P, Rockwell S, Nath R. The impact of prostate edema on cell survival and tumor control after permanent interstitial brachytherapy for early stage prostate cancers. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2011, 56: 4895-4912. PMID: 21772076, PMCID: PMC3154133, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/15/016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPermanent interstitial brachytherapyProstate edemaProstate cancerEffects of edemaTumor control probabilityImpact of edemaInterstitial brachytherapyCell survivalEarly-stage prostate cancerControl probabilityStage prostate cancerCurrent clinical practiceProstate cancer cellsTumor cell proliferationInterstitial brachytherapy treatmentSublethal damage repairDose variationTumor cell survivalTumor characteristicsTumor controlClinical impactEdemaEdema evolutionClinical practiceProstate gland
1999
Long‐term complications with prostate implants: Iodine‐125 vs. palladium‐103
Peschel R, Chen Z, Roberts K, Nath R. Long‐term complications with prostate implants: Iodine‐125 vs. palladium‐103. International Journal Of Cancer 1999, 7: 278-288. PMID: 10580897, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6823(1999)7:5<278::aid-roi3>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActuarial AnalysisBrachytherapyCell DeathFollow-Up StudiesForecastingHumansIodine RadioisotopesLongitudinal StudiesMaleModels, BiologicalNeoplasm StagingPalladiumProbabilityProstatic NeoplasmsRadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsRadiotherapy DosageRelative Biological EffectivenessRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsLong-term complicationsMinimum tumor dosesComplication ratePd-103Lower overall complication ratePalladium-103Long-term complication rateIodine-125Overall complication rateHigh complication rateProstate cancer patientsProstate implantsActuarial probabilityGrade IIILog10 cell killCancer patientsVs. 6Tumor dosesClinical practiceCell killProstate cancer brachytherapyEffective doseNormal tissuesPatientsTissue beds