2006
2715 Implications of Respiratory Motion as Measured by 4D CT for Radiation Treatment Planning of Esophageal Tumors
Patel A, Wolfgang J, Niemierko A, Hong T, Yock T, Choi N. 2715 Implications of Respiratory Motion as Measured by 4D CT for Radiation Treatment Planning of Esophageal Tumors. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2006, 66: s607. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.1131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstimation of the delivered patient dose in lung IMRT treatment based on deformable registration of 4D-CT data and Monte Carlo simulations
Flampouri S, Jiang SB, Sharp GC, Wolfgang J, Patel AA, Choi NC. Estimation of the delivered patient dose in lung IMRT treatment based on deformable registration of 4D-CT data and Monte Carlo simulations. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2006, 51: 2763-2779. PMID: 16723765, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/51/11/006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHelical CTWhole breathing cycleFree-breathing CTBreathing phasesClinical outcomesRetrospective studyCT scanPrescribed dosePTV expansionCTV volumePatientsDoseEUD valuesIMRT plansGTVComposite dose distributionCTHealthy tissuePatient doseCT setsTumor motionBreathing cycleTreatment planning systemDosesIMRT treatment
2005
E16. 4D CT (Computed Tomography) improves TCP without an increase in NTCP of lung when compared with helical CT planning in 3D conformal radiation therapy (CRT) for patients with lung cancer
Choi N, Wolfgang J, Flampouri S, Patel A, Jiang S, Niemierko A, Chen G. E16. 4D CT (Computed Tomography) improves TCP without an increase in NTCP of lung when compared with helical CT planning in 3D conformal radiation therapy (CRT) for patients with lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2005, 49: s25-s26. DOI: 10.1016/s0169-5002(05)80079-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research