2023
PO83 Utilization of a Virtual Clinical Trial to Characterize Sensitivity of the Linear-Quadratic Model
Tien C, Draeger E, Guan F, Carlson D, Chen Z. PO83 Utilization of a Virtual Clinical Trial to Characterize Sensitivity of the Linear-Quadratic Model. Brachytherapy 2023, 22: s110. DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2023.06.184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor control probabilityClinical trialsLinear-quadratic modelNumber of patientsPatient cohort sizeTCP curvesRadiobiological parametersVirtual clinical trialsGy-1Cohort sizeRange of dosesPatient outcomesReference cohortPatientsHeterogeneous cohortVirtual patientsNew trialsRadiobiological parameter valuesClonogenic populationPatient ordersControl probabilityGyInput model parametersTrialsCohort
2011
The impact of prostate edema on cell survival and tumor control after permanent interstitial brachytherapy for early stage prostate cancers
Chen Z, Roberts K, Decker R, Pathare P, Rockwell S, Nath R. The impact of prostate edema on cell survival and tumor control after permanent interstitial brachytherapy for early stage prostate cancers. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2011, 56: 4895-4912. PMID: 21772076, PMCID: PMC3154133, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/15/016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPermanent interstitial brachytherapyProstate edemaProstate cancerEffects of edemaTumor control probabilityImpact of edemaInterstitial brachytherapyCell survivalEarly-stage prostate cancerControl probabilityStage prostate cancerCurrent clinical practiceProstate cancer cellsTumor cell proliferationInterstitial brachytherapy treatmentSublethal damage repairDose variationTumor cell survivalTumor characteristicsTumor controlClinical impactEdemaEdema evolutionClinical practiceProstate gland