2006
Limitations of silicon diodes for clinical electron dosimetry
Song H, Ahmad M, Deng J, Chen Z, Yue NJ, Nath R. Limitations of silicon diodes for clinical electron dosimetry. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006, 120: 56-59. PMID: 16772305, DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncj007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of the EDR-2 film for relative dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams
Ahmad M, Chen Z, Song H, Deng J, Nath R. Evaluation of the EDR-2 film for relative dosimetry of high-energy photon and electron beams. Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006, 120: 159-162. PMID: 16644932, DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncj006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEDR-2 filmsElectron beamRelative dosimetryHigh-energy photonsClinical radiation dosimetryDose profilesPhotonsRadiation dosimetryBeamDose distributionRadiographic filmsSensitometric studyFilmsDosimetryTreatment planning techniquesElectronsDiodesSymmetryKVFlatnessPlanning techniquesDistributionPotential impact of prostate edema on the dosimetry of permanent seed implants using the new (model CS‐1) seeds
Chen Z, Deng J, Roberts K, Nath R. Potential impact of prostate edema on the dosimetry of permanent seed implants using the new (model CS‐1) seeds. Medical Physics 2006, 33: 968-975. PMID: 16696473, DOI: 10.1118/1.2179170.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Commissioning 6 MV photon beams of a stereotactic radiosurgery system for Monte Carlo treatment planning
Deng J, Ma C, Hai J, Nath R. Commissioning 6 MV photon beams of a stereotactic radiosurgery system for Monte Carlo treatment planning. Medical Physics 2003, 30: 3124-3134. PMID: 14713079, DOI: 10.1118/1.1624753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonte Carlo dose calculationsMonte Carlo treatment planningBeam phase spaceOutput factorsCentral axis depth dose curvesDose profilesMonte Carlo treatmentMeasurement dataMultiple source modelCyberknife stereotactic radiosurgery systemPhase spaceMV photon beamDepth dose curvesDose calculationsSource modelStereotactic radiosurgery systemFluence distributionStandard measurement dataSource distributionPhoton beamsAxis distanceEnergy spectrumCollimator sizeDose curvesAveraging effectDose correlation for thoracic motion in radiation therapy of breast cancer
Ding M, Li J, Deng J, Fourkal E, Ma C. Dose correlation for thoracic motion in radiation therapy of breast cancer. Medical Physics 2003, 30: 2520-2529. PMID: 14528974, DOI: 10.1118/1.1603744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArtifactsBreast NeoplasmsHumansMammographyMotionMovementOnline SystemsPhantoms, ImagingRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedRadiography, ThoracicRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, Computer-AssistedReproducibility of ResultsRespirationSensitivity and SpecificityStatistics as TopicThoraxTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsBreathing patternDose correlationBreast cancerChest wall motionChest wall movementPatient's breathing patternDose dataRadiation therapyThoracic motionRadiotherapy treatmentTreatment planningExpiration phaseDifferent breathing phasesFinal dose distributionCancerBreathing phasesPatient anatomyWall motionTreatmentDose distributionCT dataBreathing levelTherapyDosePatient geometry
2001
Monte Carlo based treatment planning for modulated electron beam radiation therapy
Lee M, Deng J, Li J, Jiang S, Ma C. Monte Carlo based treatment planning for modulated electron beam radiation therapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2001, 46: 2177-2199. PMID: 11512618, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/46/8/310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsElectronsMonte Carlo MethodPhantoms, ImagingRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, High-EnergyReproducibility of ResultsScattering, RadiationConceptsElectron multileaf collimatorIntensity mapsDose distributionElectron radiation therapyElectron beamletsElectron energyElectron beam radiation therapyAir scatteringMonte CarloBremsstrahlung contributionConformal dose distributionsMonte Carlo simulationsBeamletsScatter dosesTreatment planning systemElectronsMultileaf collimatorCarlo simulationsBreast plansIrregular targetsLeaf transportCarloScatteringMonte Carlo generationCollimator
2000
Monte Carlo verification of IMRT dose distributions from a commercial treatment planning optimization system
Ma C, Pawlicki T, Jiang SB, Li JS, Deng J, Mok E, Kapur A, Xing L, Ma L, Boyer AL. Monte Carlo verification of IMRT dose distributions from a commercial treatment planning optimization system. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2000, 45: 2483-2495. PMID: 11008950, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/45/9/303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonte Carlo simulationsFinite-size pencil beam (FSPB) algorithmCorvus systemCarlo simulationsOptimization systemIMRT dose distributionsRadiotherapy dose calculationsMonte Carlo treatment planning systemPencil beam algorithmDose distributionMonte CarloBeam algorithmHeterogeneous phantomsMonte Carlo verificationHomogeneous phantomBeam energyCylindrical water phantomIMRT fieldsDose calculationsWater phantomTreatment planning systemField sizeTarget shapeAlgorithmSimulations