2016
Spine Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Outcomes in Patients with Concurrent Brain Metastases
Colaco RJ, Park HS, Laurans MS, Chiang VS, Yu JB, Husain ZA. Spine Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Outcomes in Patients with Concurrent Brain Metastases. Cureus 2016, 8: e679. PMID: 27563505, PMCID: PMC4985044, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpine stereotactic body radiotherapyConcurrent brain metastasisStereotactic body radiotherapyOverall survivalSpine metastasesLocal controlBrain metastasesMultivariable analysisOne-year local controlOne-year overall survivalCox proportional hazards regressionMedian patient ageProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testMann-Whitney testCBM patientsSurvival prognosticatorPain controlComplete stagingPatient ageSpinal metastasesClinical outcomesHazards regressionRadioresistant histologiesBody radiotherapyPractice Building: Achieving Growth Through Computed Tomographic Myelography–Based Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases
Zohrabian VM, Husain ZA, Laurans MS, Chiang VL, Mahajan A, Johnson MH. Practice Building: Achieving Growth Through Computed Tomographic Myelography–Based Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases. Current Problems In Diagnostic Radiology 2016, 45: 324-329. PMID: 26920633, DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2016.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyBody radiation therapySpinal metastasesTomographic myelographyRadiation therapyWorkup of patientsStereotactic radiation treatmentMultidisciplinary careNeural elementsSBRT programRadiation treatmentMyelographyMetastasisPatientsTherapyRadiologistsMagnetic resonanceStandardized method
2013
Stereotactic body radiotherapy: a new paradigm in the management of spinal metastases
Husain ZA, Thibault I, Letourneau D, Ma L, Keller H, Suh J, Chiang V, Chang EL, Rampersaud RK, Perry J, Larson DA, Sahgal A. Stereotactic body radiotherapy: a new paradigm in the management of spinal metastases. CNS Oncology 2013, 2: 259-270. PMID: 25054466, PMCID: PMC6166530, DOI: 10.2217/cns.13.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpine stereotactic body radiotherapyStereotactic body radiotherapyBody radiotherapySpinal metastasesMajor serious adverse eventsRole of surgerySerious adverse eventsConventional palliative radiotherapyPain controlPalliative radiotherapyAdverse eventsClinical outcomesConventional radiotherapyRadiotherapyEffective dosesMetastasisPatientsSurgeryTumorsDoses
2009
Monte Carlo Investigation of Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Spinal Metastases
Deng J, Chen Z, Knisely J, Decker R, Chiang V, Nath R. Monte Carlo Investigation of Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Spinal Metastases. IFMBE Proceedings 2009, 25/1: 13-16. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03474-9_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryDose-volume histogramsMean doseAnalytical anisotropic algorithmRisk of recurrenceTarget dose coverageDose distributionPencil beam convolutionSpinal cordDose coverageTarget dosePTV doseTreatment planMetastasisHomogeneity indexDoseRadiosurgeryPBC resultsPatientsTreatment planning systemPatient anatomyCommercial treatment planning systemDose discrepanciesAccurate dose distribution