2004
Relation of clinical success in coronary brachytherapy to dose
Singh HS, Yue N, Azimi N, Nath R, Roberts KB, Pfau S. Relation of clinical success in coronary brachytherapy to dose. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 94: 847-852. PMID: 15464663, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCase-Control StudiesConnecticutCoronary AngiographyCoronary RestenosisCoronary VesselsDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisRadiotherapy DosageRetrospective StudiesStatistics as TopicTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsTreatment failureExternal elastic membraneTreatment successStent restenosisIntravascular ultrasoundAdequate dose deliveryRecurrent restenosisLesion patternsPrimary treatmentCoronary brachytherapyClinical successPatientsDose prescriptionRadiation delivery systemsArteryRestenosisGyDoseBrachytherapyDose thresholdRadiation delivery devicePotential causesDose deliveryIntravascular brachytherapyTreatmentOptimization of dose distributions for bifurcated coronary vessels treated with catheter‐based photon and beta emitters using the simulated annealing algorithm
Yue N, Roberts KB, Son H, Khosravi S, Pfau SE, Nath R. Optimization of dose distributions for bifurcated coronary vessels treated with catheter‐based photon and beta emitters using the simulated annealing algorithm. Medical Physics 2004, 31: 2610-2622. PMID: 15487744, DOI: 10.1118/1.1783533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsBeta ParticlesBlood Vessel ProsthesisBrachytherapyCatheterizationCatheters, IndwellingComputer SimulationCoronary RestenosisHumansModels, CardiovascularPhotonsRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRelative Biological EffectivenessReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsTreatment schemeCatheter-based delivery systemBetter dose distributionDose distributionDwell positionsPrescription doseCoronary vesselsBranch vesselsBranch treatmentBifurcation angleSatisfactory dose distributionMultiple dwell positionsVesselsOverdosingDelivery systemGeometry of bifurcations
2003
Brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis in general interventional practice A single institution's experience using four radiation devices
Singh HS, Roberts KB, Yue N, Nath R, Song GH, Azimi N, Pfau S. Brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis in general interventional practice A single institution's experience using four radiation devices. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2003, 4: 126-132. PMID: 14984712, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(03)00183-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBrachytherapyConnecticutCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary RestenosisCoronary StenosisEquipment DesignFamily PracticeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiation DosageReoperationRetrospective StudiesStentsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsStent restenosisAverage treatment ageEffectiveness of brachytherapyAdverse cardiac eventsSingle institution experienceMinimal lumen diameterRandomized clinical trialsLesion-specific characteristicsSpectrum of patientsMACE rateHospital deathCardiac eventsRenal failureUnstable anginaClinical outcomesCoronary lesionsTreatment failureInstitution experienceFrequent presentationInterventional therapyClinical trialsGeneral populationInterventional practicePatientsDose distributions in bifurcated coronary vessels treated with catheter‐based photon and beta emitters in intravascular brachytherapy
Yue N, Roberts KB, Pfau SE, Nath R. Dose distributions in bifurcated coronary vessels treated with catheter‐based photon and beta emitters in intravascular brachytherapy. Medical Physics 2003, 30: 1628-1636. PMID: 12906180, DOI: 10.1118/1.1582813.Peer-Reviewed Original Research