2024
Clinical use of Gafchromic EBT4 film for in vivo dosimetry for total body irradiation
Draeger E, Guan F, Lee M, Han D, Donahue W, Chen Z. Clinical use of Gafchromic EBT4 film for in vivo dosimetry for total body irradiation. Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2024, e14574. PMID: 39611814, DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOptically stimulated luminescence dosimetersIn vivo dosimetryTotal body irradiation patientsIon chamberThermoluminescent dosimetersDiode readingsDose measurementsFilm measurementsTotal body irradiationOSLD measurementsAccurate in vivo dosimetryExit dose measurementsSolid water phantomAccurate dose measurementsFilm calibration curvesWater phantomExit doseLuminescence dosimetersAccurate dosimetryMeasured entranceBody irradiationDosimetryTotal body irradiation conditioningDosimetersDiodes
2023
In Vivo Verification of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Biodosimetry Using Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy Treatment
Draeger E, Roberts K, Decker R, Bahar N, Wilson L, Contessa J, Husain Z, Williams B, Flood A, Swartz H, Carlson D. In Vivo Verification of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Biodosimetry Using Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy Treatment. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 119: 292-301. PMID: 38072322, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy volunteersDose rangeTotal body irradiationTotal body irradiation treatmentSignificant correlationRadiation therapy patientsPatient ageBody irradiationImmediate triageTherapy patientsClinical conditionsParticipants' teethPatientsNeck patientsUnknown dosesDosePatient dataRadiotherapy treatmentRadiation doseTeethTreatmentVolunteersSubsequent fractionsLuminescent dosimetersRadiation response
2020
The Impact of Radiation Energy on Dose Homogeneity and Organ Dose in the Gttingen Minipig Total-Body Irradiation Model
Poirier Y, Becker S, Decesaris C, Culberson W, Draeger E, Gerry AJ, Johnstone CD, Gibbs A, Vujaskovic Z, Jackson IL. The Impact of Radiation Energy on Dose Homogeneity and Organ Dose in the Gttingen Minipig Total-Body Irradiation Model. Radiation Research 2020, 194: 544-556. PMID: 33045066, DOI: 10.1667/rade-20-00135.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdomenAbsorption, RadiationAnimalsBody SizeBody WeightCobalt RadioisotopesDose-Response Relationship, RadiationGamma RaysMaleModels, AnimalOrgan SpecificityParticle AcceleratorsPelvisPhotonsProne PositionRadiation DosageRadiation ToleranceRadioisotope TeletherapyRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, High-EnergyShoulderSwineSwine, MiniatureTomography, X-Ray ComputedWhole-Body IrradiationConceptsTotal body irradiationDose-volume histogramsGöttingen minipigsThoracic organsMedical countermeasuresRadiation dose-response relationshipDose-response relationshipNormal tissue damageDose distributionExperienced radiation oncologistsAdditional confounding factorsTBI modelPelvic organsHigh doseIndividual organsAnimal modelsAverage doseConfounding factorsRadiation oncologistsTissue damageLess doseOrgan doseAverage dosesDose homogeneityDose
2019
Hematological Effects of Non-Homogenous Ionizing Radiation Exposure in a Non-Human Primate Model
Jackson IL, Gibbs A, Poirier Y, Wathen L, Eley J, Draeger E, Gopalakrishnan M, Benjamin B, Vujaskovic Z. Hematological Effects of Non-Homogenous Ionizing Radiation Exposure in a Non-Human Primate Model. Radiation Research 2019, 191: 428-438. PMID: 30870098, DOI: 10.1667/rr15280.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower half-body irradiationUpper half body irradiationHalf-body irradiationTotal body irradiationDose-volume effectsNon-human primatesBM toxicityRadiation exposureBone marrowClinical signs/symptomsRadiation dose-volume effectsNon-human primate modelHigh-grade feverSigns/symptomsBone marrow toxicityPeripheral blood samplesAcute radiation syndromeIonizing Radiation ExposureBlood-forming organsSevere neutropeniaRespiratory distressHematologic changesMarrow toxicityBM damagePrimate model