2008
SU‐GG‐T‐493: Dosimetric Impact of Beam Energy and Number of Photon Fields On Prostate Dose Distributions: Inverse Planning and Validation Study
Ahmad M, Lund M, Halpin H, Deng J, Chen Z, Mani S, Moran M, Nath R. SU‐GG‐T‐493: Dosimetric Impact of Beam Energy and Number of Photon Fields On Prostate Dose Distributions: Inverse Planning and Validation Study. Medical Physics 2008, 35: 2838-2838. DOI: 10.1118/1.2962242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlanning target volumeComputerized tomographyTreatment planIMRT techniqueTarget volumeNormal tissuesIrradiated normal tissueDose distributionSuperior dose distributionProstate target volumeInverse planningProstate cancerProstate carcinomaLesser dosesSample patientsBeam arrangementsDose constraintsDosimetric differencesPatientsDose uniformityProstate patientsIMRT plansDosimetric impactIntegral doseInverse planning process
2006
SU‐FF‐T‐361: Planning Study of Intensity‐Modulated and 3D Conformal Radiotherapy of Whole Pelvis Including Inguinal Lymphatics: Radiobiological Considerations for Designing New Fractionation Schemes
Ahmad M, Song H, Lund M, Niemierko A, Moran M, Weidhaas J, Higgins S, Chen Z, Deng J, Nath R. SU‐FF‐T‐361: Planning Study of Intensity‐Modulated and 3D Conformal Radiotherapy of Whole Pelvis Including Inguinal Lymphatics: Radiobiological Considerations for Designing New Fractionation Schemes. Medical Physics 2006, 33: 2129-2129. DOI: 10.1118/1.2241281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNormal tissue complication probabilityNode irradiationTumor control probabilityEquivalent uniform doseSIB-IMRTBoost plansTarget volumeNormal tissuesSimultaneous integrated boostShorter treatment durationIntensity-modulated radiotherapyPotential clinical advantagesAnal cancerSuperior dose distributionDose distributionDose escalationPrimary diseasePelvic malignanciesAdvanced tumorsWhole pelvisPrimary tumorSubclinical diseaseImproved outcomesIntegrated boostConformal radiotherapy
2004
Imrt of whole pelvis and inguinal nodes: Evaluation of dose distributions produced by an inverse treatment planning system
Ahmad M, Song H, Moran M, Lund M, Chen Z, Deng J, Haffty B, Nath R. Imrt of whole pelvis and inguinal nodes: Evaluation of dose distributions produced by an inverse treatment planning system. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2004, 60: s484-s485. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.07.410.Peer-Reviewed Original Research