Implementing a simulation-based curriculum for hybrid intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy using a new, commercially available, US/MR/CT-compatible gynecologic phantom
Li J, Tien C, Kassick M, Peters G, Damast S. Implementing a simulation-based curriculum for hybrid intracavitary/interstitial brachytherapy using a new, commercially available, US/MR/CT-compatible gynecologic phantom. Brachytherapy 2022, 22: 157-165. PMID: 36528476, DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2022.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrachytherapyCurriculumFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedTomography, X-Ray ComputedUterine Cervical NeoplasmsRadiation therapy in the definitive management of medically inoperable endometrial cancer
Chin C, Damast S. Radiation therapy in the definitive management of medically inoperable endometrial cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2022, 32: 323-331. PMID: 35256419, DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-002532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrachytherapyEndometrial NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMagnetic Resonance ImagingRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedConceptsMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingInoperable patientsEndometrial cancerImage-guided brachytherapyRadiation therapySystemic anti-tumor immune responseAnti-tumor immune responseThree-dimensional image-guided brachytherapyInoperable endometrial cancerDefinitive radiation therapyPoor surgical candidatesNovel systemic agentsRecent consensus guidelinesHigh-volume centersExtent of tumorRates of obesityMagnetic resonance imagingMedical inoperabilityLate morbiditySurgical candidatesSystemic agentsClinical stagingDefinitive managementOngoing trialsUterine sizeDosimetric study of Varian Universal Multi-Channel Cylinder System for High-Dose-Rate 192Ir Brachytherapy
Tien CJ, Damast S, Chen ZJ. Dosimetric study of Varian Universal Multi-Channel Cylinder System for High-Dose-Rate 192Ir Brachytherapy. Brachytherapy 2022, 21: 244-254. PMID: 34996715, DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2021.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlgorithmsBrachytherapyFemaleHumansRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted