2024
Thursday, July 11, 20244:00 PM - 5:00 PM PP01 Presentation Time: 4:00 PM Investigating Shielding as a Dose-Shaping Tool in Flattening Distal Dose Profiles for Single-Channel Vaginal Cylinders
Tien C, Mullane S, Draeger E, Rivard M, Chen Z. Thursday, July 11, 20244:00 PM - 5:00 PM PP01 Presentation Time: 4:00 PM Investigating Shielding as a Dose-Shaping Tool in Flattening Distal Dose Profiles for Single-Channel Vaginal Cylinders. Brachytherapy 2024, 23: s26-s27. DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2024.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModel-based dose calculation algorithmsSingle-channel vaginal cylinderDose profilesDose distributionVaginal cylinderCentral axisCustomized shieldingRegions of high doseAnisotropic dose distributionUniform dose profileDose calculation algorithmWater-equivalent materialDose calculation methodMonte CarloIr-192 seedsDose gridIr-192MC simulationsRelative doseShielding materialsCalculation algorithmSource transitionDose optimizationLateral radiusShielding
2023
PO38 Clinical Outcomes Following Brachytherapy for Endometrial Cancer Patients with Narrow Vaginal Anatomy
Adefres B, Tien C, Damast S. PO38 Clinical Outcomes Following Brachytherapy for Endometrial Cancer Patients with Narrow Vaginal Anatomy. Brachytherapy 2023, 22: s84-s85. DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2023.06.139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaginal cuff brachytherapyVaginal recurrenceEndometrial cancerEC patientsVaginal surfaceClinical outcomesVaginal anatomyGrade 2Single-channel vaginal cylinderStage IVb endometrial cancerAdjuvant vaginal cuff brachytherapyConsecutive EC patientsEndometrial cancer patientsExcellent local controlKaplan-Meier methodExternal beam radiotherapyInsertional painBaseline painVaginal stenosisCTCAE v4.0Patient demographicsStage IIIAUrinary toxicityMedian ageMedian BMI