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
2021
Deep learning-based GTV contouring modeling inter- and intra- observer variability in sarcomas
Marin T, Zhuo Y, Lahoud R, Tian F, Ma X, Xing F, Moteabbed M, Liu X, Grogg K, Shusharina N, Woo J, Lim R, Ma C, Chen Y, El Fakhri G. Deep learning-based GTV contouring modeling inter- and intra- observer variability in sarcomas. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2021, 167: 269-276. PMID: 34808228, PMCID: PMC8934266, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross tumor volumeRadiation therapy treatment planningGross tumor volume contoursGross tumor volume delineationTherapy treatment planningIntra-observer variabilityConsensus contoursGTV contoursPre-operative CT imagesSoft tissue sarcomasRadiation oncologistsTumor volumeBone sarcomasTreatment planningAccurate contoursCT imagesDelineation procedureSarcomaSoft tissueConfidence levelRadiationPatientsHausdorff distanceMultiple contoursX-ray