Intermediate Megavoltage Photon Beams for Improved Lung Cancer Treatments
Zhang Y, Feng Y, Ahmad M, Ming X, Zhou L, Deng J. Intermediate Megavoltage Photon Beams for Improved Lung Cancer Treatments. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0145117. PMID: 26672752, PMCID: PMC4682946, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDosimetric benefitsPotential dosimetric benefitsTarget coverageComparable target coverageLung cancer patientsLung cancer treatmentBetter target coverageCurrent treatment approachesImproved tumor coverageNormal tissue dosesTumor dose coverageLung cancer radiotherapyAdjacent critical structuresCritical structuresLung doseCancer patientsLung cancerThin patientsLung volumeLung tumorsDose coverageTreatment approachesPatientsReduced dosesTumor coverageCardiac Exposure in the Dynamic Conformal Arc Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy of Lung Cancer
Ming X, Feng Y, Liu H, Zhang Y, Zhou L, Deng J. Cardiac Exposure in the Dynamic Conformal Arc Therapy, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy of Lung Cancer. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0144211. PMID: 26630566, PMCID: PMC4667972, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDynamic conformal arc therapyLung cancer patientsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyIrradiated heart volumeCardiac exposureHeart distanceConformal arc therapyCancer patientsHeart volumeArc therapyHeart doseCardiac diseaseLong-term cardiac toxicityMean heart doseMean heart dosesRight lung tumorLung cancer treatmentVolumetric Modulated Arc TherapyRadiotherapy treatment modalitiesInstitutional review boardLung cancer radiotherapyHeart dosesHeart sparingCardiac complicationsHodgkin's diseaseConcomitant Imaging Dose and Cancer Risk in Image Guided Thoracic Radiation Therapy
Zhang Y, Wu H, Chen Z, Knisely JP, Nath R, Feng Z, Bao S, Deng J. Concomitant Imaging Dose and Cancer Risk in Image Guided Thoracic Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 93: 523-531. PMID: 26460994, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.06.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAorta, ThoracicBody SizeBreastChildChild, PreschoolCone-Beam Computed TomographyFemaleHeartHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedMonte Carlo MethodOrgans at RiskPhantoms, ImagingPhotonsPrecision MedicineProtonsRadiation DosageRadiography, ThoracicRadiotherapy, Image-GuidedRisk AssessmentSex FactorsSpinal CordThoracic WallThoraxConceptsConcomitant imaging doseThoracic radiation therapyCancer riskRadiation therapyMean dosesCardiac substructuresKilovoltage cone-beamImaging doseAdverse eventsPediatric patientsMedian dosesCancer patientsRight ventricleExtra radiation doseSpinal cordHigh dosesPatientsCone beamPlanning CT imagesChest dimensionsDosesPatient sizeImaging guidanceTherapyDose