2023
ACR–ARS Practice Parameter for the Performance of Total Body Irradiation
Reilly M, Dandapani S, Kumar K, Constine L, Fogh S, Roberts K, Small W, Schechter N. ACR–ARS Practice Parameter for the Performance of Total Body Irradiation. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 46: 185-192. PMID: 36907934, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal body irradiationConventional total body irradiationBody irradiationPractice parametersAmerican Radium SocietyHigh-dose total body irradiationMean lung doseLung doseAmerican CollegeRadiation oncologistsClinical interestRadiation oncologyDose inhomogeneityACR websiteRadiation therapistsComprehensive updateTreatment planning systemOncologyPatient setupRotational techniqueAverage dose rateDose rateOngoing investigationOncologistsMedical physicists
2006
SU‐FF‐T‐456: What Is the Optimal Source‐To‐Collimator Distance for An Extendible MLC Designed for Energy‐ and Intensity‐Modulated Electron Radiation Therapy of Superficial Tumors
Deng J, Chen Z, Roberts K, Nath R. SU‐FF‐T‐456: What Is the Optimal Source‐To‐Collimator Distance for An Extendible MLC Designed for Energy‐ and Intensity‐Modulated Electron Radiation Therapy of Superficial Tumors. Medical Physics 2006, 33: 2150-2150. DOI: 10.1118/1.2241374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSource-to-collimator distancePhase space filesElectron beamMulti-leaf collimatorMeV electron beamElectron radiation therapyLeaf scatteringSuperficial tumorsBeam penumbraMeV beamPhoton contaminationPatient setupLeaf endsPhoton doseDose calculationElectron radiotherapyBeam inputBeamMeVScatteringIn-airOptimal radiotherapyRadiation therapyPenumbraPatient clearance