2020
A prototype open-ended multichannel intracavitary-interstitial hybrid applicator for gynecological high-dose-rate brachytherapy
Tien CJ, Chen Z. A prototype open-ended multichannel intracavitary-interstitial hybrid applicator for gynecological high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Radiological Physics And Technology 2020, 13: 187-194. PMID: 32424632, DOI: 10.1007/s12194-020-00567-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription doseRate brachytherapyHybrid applicatorPrior patientsRisk doseMinimum doseOAR D2ccMultichannel applicatorCentral tandemDoseTarget coverageInterstitial needlesPatientsApplicator bodyBrachytherapyDistal endOpen distal endsPeripheral needlesPeripheral channelsSilico studiesNeedleBowelBladderD2ccRectum
2014
SU‐E‐T‐518: Dosiemtric Impact of Patient Positioning Uncertainty in SBRT Treatments
Abbas H, Abolfath R, Nath R, Chen Z. SU‐E‐T‐518: Dosiemtric Impact of Patient Positioning Uncertainty in SBRT Treatments. Medical Physics 2014, 41: 346-346. DOI: 10.1118/1.4888851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient positioning uncertaintiesDosimetric impactSuperior-inferior directionTreatment planLung SBRTCourse of treatmentSpine SBRT patientsOriginal treatment planLung doseCertain patientsAnterior-posterior positionPractice guidelinesIsocenter positioningSBRT treatmentSBRT patientsMinimum doseMaximum doseSBRTPatientsDoseMinimal dosimetric impactSpine SBRTProstateMonitor unitsTreatment planning system