2016
Pulmonary dose-volume predictors of radiation pneumonitis following stereotactic body radiation therapy
Harder EM, Park HS, Chen Z, Decker RH. Pulmonary dose-volume predictors of radiation pneumonitis following stereotactic body radiation therapy. Practical Radiation Oncology 2016, 6: e353-e359. PMID: 27156424, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean lung doseStereotactic body radiation therapyRisk of gradeRadiation pneumonitisMultivariable logistic regressionBody radiation therapyDosimetric predictorsRadiation therapyMaximum doseLogistic regressionRP rateBest dosimetric predictorCardiac dosimetric parametersDose-volume predictorsPercent of lungVolume of lungGross tumor volumeBackward stepwise eliminationLung V10Lung doseMean doseTotal lungUnivariate analysisPulmonary volumesTumor volume
2014
SU‐E‐T‐518: Dosiemtric Impact of Patient Positioning Uncertainty in SBRT Treatments
Abbas H, Abolfath R, Nath R, Chen Z. SU‐E‐T‐518: Dosiemtric Impact of Patient Positioning Uncertainty in SBRT Treatments. Medical Physics 2014, 41: 346-346. DOI: 10.1118/1.4888851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient positioning uncertaintiesDosimetric impactSuperior-inferior directionTreatment planLung SBRTCourse of treatmentSpine SBRT patientsOriginal treatment planLung doseCertain patientsAnterior-posterior positionPractice guidelinesIsocenter positioningSBRT treatmentSBRT patientsMinimum doseMaximum doseSBRTPatientsDoseMinimal dosimetric impactSpine SBRTProstateMonitor unitsTreatment planning system
2011
A novel modified dynamic conformal arc technique for treatment of peripheral lung tumors using stereotactic body radiation therapy
Ross CC, Kim JJ, Chen ZJ, Grew DJ, Chang BW, Decker RH. A novel modified dynamic conformal arc technique for treatment of peripheral lung tumors using stereotactic body radiation therapy. Practical Radiation Oncology 2011, 1: 126-134. PMID: 24673926, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2010.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNormal tissue dose constraintsStereotactic body radiation therapyBody radiation therapyDynamic conformal arc techniqueRadiation therapyDose constraintsNon-small cell lung cancerLung stereotactic body radiation therapyChest wall doseMedian lung V20RTOG 0236 protocolPeripheral lung tumorsCell lung cancerNormal tissue constraintsLower maximum doseTreatment volume coverageRTOG protocolInoperable patientsConsecutive patientsLung V20Lung doseLung cancerPTV coverageLung tumorsSeparate cohort