2007
TH‐E‐M100E‐07: The Impact of Procedure‐Induced Edema On Cell Survival and Tumor Control Probability in Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Using 131Cs Radioactive Source
Chen Z, Deng J, Roberts K, Nath R. TH‐E‐M100E‐07: The Impact of Procedure‐Induced Edema On Cell Survival and Tumor Control Probability in Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Using 131Cs Radioactive Source. Medical Physics 2007, 34: 2655-2655. DOI: 10.1118/1.2761777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor control probabilityBiologically effective doseControl probabilityPermanent prostate brachytherapyRadioactive sourcesConcept of biologically effective doseProstate brachytherapyProstate edemaEdema magnitudeProtracted dose deliveryPotential doubling timeRepair half-timeCell survivalDose deliveryEffectiveness of cell killingCell killingTumor potential doubling timeSurviving fraction of cancer cellsEdema-induced increaseInitial tumor burdenFraction of cancer cellsRadiation-induced cell killingHalf-lifeDoubling timeTumor burden
2001
Dosimetric penumbra effects in catheter-based intravascular brachytherapy using a centered photon or beta line source
Yue N, Nath R, Roberts K. Dosimetric penumbra effects in catheter-based intravascular brachytherapy using a centered photon or beta line source. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2001, 2: 32-38. PMID: 11068253, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(00)00044-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal dose uniformityCatheter-based intravascular brachytherapyRate kernelLine sourceCylindrical blood vesselPenumbra effectMonte Carlo simulationsBlood vesselsMargin lengthRadiation transportCarlo simulationsPhoton emittersEdge effectsRatio of doseDose distributionIntravascular brachytherapySource lengthRadial depthLength LRadioactive sourcesLinear sourceFormalismPhoton sourcesPoints of interestCorresponding radionuclide
2000
Dosimetric penumbra effects in catheter-based intravascular brachytherapy using a centered photon or beta line source.
Yue N, Nath R, Roberts K. Dosimetric penumbra effects in catheter-based intravascular brachytherapy using a centered photon or beta line source. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2000, 2: 32-8. PMID: 11229060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLongitudinal dose uniformityCatheter-based intravascular brachytherapyRate kernelLine sourceCylindrical blood vesselPenumbra effectMonte Carlo simulationsBlood vesselsMargin lengthRadiation transportCarlo simulationsPhoton emittersEdge effectsRatio of doseDose distributionIntravascular brachytherapySource lengthRadial depthLength LRadioactive sourcesLinear sourceFormalismPhoton sourcesPoints of interestCorresponding radionuclide