2013
Acute toxicity and risk of infection during total skin electron beam therapy for mycosis fungoides
Lloyd S, Chen Z, Foss FM, Girardi M, Wilson LD. Acute toxicity and risk of infection during total skin electron beam therapy for mycosis fungoides. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2013, 69: 537-543. PMID: 23849563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2013.04.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdultAge FactorsAgedAnalysis of VarianceCohort StudiesDermatomycosesDose Fractionation, RadiationDose-Response Relationship, RadiationElectronsFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMycosis FungoidesNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiodermatitisRadiotherapy DosageRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSkin Diseases, BacterialSkin NeoplasmsWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsTotal skin electron beam therapyMycosis fungoidesSkin infectionsElectron beam therapyAcute toxicityBeam therapyAcute treatment toxicityRetrospective study designIncidence of infectionRisk of infectionCommon toxicitiesTreatment toxicityCutaneous infectionsSkin painBaseline incidenceToxicity gradeGrade 3Modern seriesGrade 2Grade 1Consecutive coursesFungoidesInfectionStudy designGrade 4
2004
Matching the dosimetry characteristics of a dual-field Stanford technique to a customized single-field Stanford technique for total skin electron therapy
Chen Z, Agostinelli AG, Wilson LD, Nath R. Matching the dosimetry characteristics of a dual-field Stanford technique to a customized single-field Stanford technique for total skin electron therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2004, 59: 872-885. PMID: 15183491, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.02.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsElectronsHumansLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousParticle AcceleratorsRadiotherapy DosageSkin NeoplasmsWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsTotal skin electron therapyX-ray contaminationElectron beamBeam axisTSET treatmentsDosimetry characteristicsStanford techniqueElectron therapyDepth dose curvesDifferent electron beamsSame mean energyImpact of beamPatient dosimetryBeam uniformityProbable energyAngular distributionsDepth dosesLuminescent detectorsDepth doseMean energyIonization chamberPencil beamDose curvesBeamMaximum buildup
1998
On the use of unshielded cables in ionization chamber dosimetry for total-skin electron therapy
Chen Z, Agostinelli A, Nath R. On the use of unshielded cables in ionization chamber dosimetry for total-skin electron therapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 1998, 43: 539-546. PMID: 9533133, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/3/006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research