2020
Impact of radiation source activity on short- and long-term outcomes of cervical carcinoma patients treated with high-dose-rate brachytherapy: A retrospective cohort study
Li C, Li X, You J, Liang B, Su X, Huang Y, Chen Y, Hu Q, Deng J, Wang H, Pu Y, Liu H, Ma Y, Wang W, Wu H, Zhang Y. Impact of radiation source activity on short- and long-term outcomes of cervical carcinoma patients treated with high-dose-rate brachytherapy: A retrospective cohort study. Gynecologic Oncology 2020, 159: 365-372. PMID: 32933759, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.08.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic recurrence-free survivalLocal recurrence-free survivalCervical carcinoma patientsRecurrence-free survivalLong-term outcomesCarcinoma patientsPatient outcomesRetrospective cohort studyShort-term outcomesMedian followCohort studyIridium-192 sourceSubgroup analysisSurvival timeRate brachytherapyStage IDay 199Patients
2007
On the Need to Compensate for Edema-Induced Dose Reductions in Preplanned 131Cs Prostate Brachytherapy
Chen ZJ, Deng J, Roberts K, Nath R. On the Need to Compensate for Edema-Induced Dose Reductions in Preplanned 131Cs Prostate Brachytherapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2007, 70: 303-310. PMID: 17980500, PMCID: PMC2289996, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose reductionProstate brachytherapyDose compensationLarge edemaBiochemical recurrence-free survivalRecurrence-free survivalSignificant dose reductionEffects of edemaSublethal damage repairAdditional irradiationPrescription doseProstate cancerIndividual patientsEdemaEdema evolutionPrescribed doseProstate edemaEffective doseRadiobiologic effectsBrachytherapyDoseProstate implantsDose responseImplants