2015
Cardiac Exposure in the Dynamic Conformal Arc Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy of Lung Cancer
Ming X, Feng Y, Liu H, Zhang Y, Zhou L, Deng J. Cardiac Exposure in the Dynamic Conformal Arc Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy of Lung Cancer. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0144211. PMID: 26630566, PMCID: PMC4667972, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamic conformal arc therapyLung cancer patientsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyIrradiated heart volumeCardiac exposureHeart distanceConformal arc therapyCancer patientsHeart volumeArc therapyHeart doseCardiac diseaseLong-term cardiac toxicityMean heart doseMean heart dosesRight lung tumorLung cancer treatmentVolumetric Modulated Arc TherapyRadiotherapy treatment modalitiesInstitutional review boardLung cancer radiotherapyHeart dosesHeart sparingCardiac complicationsHodgkin's disease
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
2000
Including setup uncertainty in Monte Carlo dose calculation for IMRT
Pawlicki T, Jiang S, Li J, Deng J, Ma C. Including setup uncertainty in Monte Carlo dose calculation for IMRT. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society 2000, 1: 112-115 vol.1. DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2000.900682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensity-modulated radiotherapySetup uncertaintiesNormal tissuesPatient positioning uncertaintiesTherapeutic doseRadiation therapyConcomitant doseClinical casesDose distributionDose calculationsDose homogeneityAUTHORS' CONCLUSIONSTarget coverageCritical structure doseRadiotherapy treatmentDoseMonte Carlo dose calculationsIMRT dose distributionsAuthors' initial results