2023
A Comprehensive Primer on Radiation Oncology for Non-Radiation Oncologists
Beddok A, Lim R, Thariat J, Shih H, Fakhri G. A Comprehensive Primer on Radiation Oncology for Non-Radiation Oncologists. Cancers 2023, 15: 4906. PMID: 37894273, PMCID: PMC10605284, DOI: 10.3390/cancers15204906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProton therapyRadiation therapyRadiation oncologistsIntensity-modulated proton therapyNon-oncologistsNon-radiation oncologistsImage-guided RTFollow-upExternal beam therapyArc therapyThree-dimensional conformal RTCT simulationPatient alignmentTarget volumeIntensity-modulated RTRT planningCompletion of RTPotential late effects of treatmentMedical physicistsLifelong follow-upLate effects of treatmentPatient follow-upBeam therapyNon-radiativeOptimize treatment outcomes
2009
Improved MAGIC gel for higher sensitivity and elemental tissue equivalent 3D dosimetry
Zhu X, Reese T, Crowley E, Fakhri G. Improved MAGIC gel for higher sensitivity and elemental tissue equivalent 3D dosimetry. Medical Physics 2009, 37: 183-188. PMID: 20175480, PMCID: PMC2801736, DOI: 10.1118/1.3260844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMAGIC gelTissue equivalentsGel dosimeterRange verificationNuclear reactionsDosimetry applicationsProton beam therapyPhantom materialTime-activity measurementsDosimetry purposesTransverse relaxation rateRelaxation rateBeam therapyDose-response curveSlopes of dose-response curvesGel formulationMAGICDose responseMelting pointSoft tissueDosimetersPhantomTime-activityProtonGlucose