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Resection Cavity Contraction Effects in the Use of Radioactive Sources (1-25 versus Cs-131) for Intra-Operative Brain Implants
Han D, Ma L, Braunstein S, Raleigh D, Sneed P, McDermott M, McDermott M. Resection Cavity Contraction Effects in the Use of Radioactive Sources (1-25 versus Cs-131) for Intra-Operative Brain Implants. Cureus 2018, 10: e2079. PMID: 29560292, PMCID: PMC5856410, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResection cavityConsecutive patient casesResection cavity volumeSurgical resection cavityBiological effective dose (BED) calculationRate brachytherapy implantsBrain implantsDose distributionAccumulative dosesImplant procedureDose variabilityMagnetic resonance imagesEffective dose calculationPatient casesD10 valuesCs-131Significant differencesBrachytherapy implantsResonance imagesContractionMonthsImplantsBED calculationsD90Static volume
2015
TU‐AB‐201‐01: A Comprehensive Planning Comparison Study Between a Novel Direction Modulated Brachytherapy Tandem Applicator and Conventional T&R Applicator for Image Guided Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy
Han D, Tanderup K, Safigholi H, Soliman A, Scanderbeg D, Liu Z, Song W. TU‐AB‐201‐01: A Comprehensive Planning Comparison Study Between a Novel Direction Modulated Brachytherapy Tandem Applicator and Conventional T&R Applicator for Image Guided Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy. Medical Physics 2015, 42: 3593-3594. DOI: 10.1118/1.4925539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirection modulated brachytherapyClinically treated plansOAR dose limitsPlanning comparison studyPlan qualityTungsten alloy rodsIntensity modulationPDR brachytherapyClinical constraintsClinical conditionsBrachytherapyDose limitPeripheral holesTandem applicationsOARsPlastic sheathT&RNeedleAlloy rodsHolesConventional ringD90BladderRectumDwell time