2014
Efficiency gains for spinal radiosurgery using multicriteria optimization intensity modulated radiation therapy guided volumetric modulated arc therapy planning
Chen H, Winey BA, Daartz J, Oh KS, Shin JH, Gierga DP. Efficiency gains for spinal radiosurgery using multicriteria optimization intensity modulated radiation therapy guided volumetric modulated arc therapy planning. Practical Radiation Oncology 2014, 5: 49-55. PMID: 25413420, PMCID: PMC4289020, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2014.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMCO-IMRTSpinal cordVMAT plansSpinal radiosurgeryRadiation therapyPlan qualityMonitor unitsTarget volume coverageArc therapy (VMAT) planningTotal monitor unitsDose-volume histogram constraintsSpinal metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryPrescribed doseRisk volumeArc therapyMaximum doseConformity numberHomogeneity indexDVH constraintsVMATTherapyVolume coverageRadiosurgeryTarget coverage
2012
SU‐E‐T‐630: MCO‐Informed VMAT Planning for Prostate Cancer
Chen H, Craft D, Gierga D. SU‐E‐T‐630: MCO‐Informed VMAT Planning for Prostate Cancer. Medical Physics 2012, 39: 3851-3851. PMID: 28517507, DOI: 10.1118/1.4735719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomogeneity indexAnterior rectumSimultaneous integrated boost techniqueVMAT plansProstate cancer patientsAverage homogeneity indexFinal plan qualityVMAT plan qualityPlan qualityCancer patientsProstate PTVPrescription doseProstate cancerOAR sparingDVH parametersBoost techniqueDose homogeneityVMAT planningPatientsVMATProstate patientsClinical objectivesIMRT plansSeminal vesiclesV70