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
1998
Correlation of medical dosimetry quality indicators to the local tumor control in patients with prostate cancer treated with iodine‐125 interstitial implants
Nath R, Roberts K, Ng M, Peschel R, Chen Z. Correlation of medical dosimetry quality indicators to the local tumor control in patients with prostate cancer treated with iodine‐125 interstitial implants. Medical Physics 1998, 25: 2293-2307. PMID: 9874821, DOI: 10.1118/1.598440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival rateProstate cancerInterstitial implantsLocal recurrence-free survival rateRecurrence-free survival ratesLocal control rateLocal tumor controlExcellent clinical resultsProstate cancer patientsUnfavorable groupClinical efficacyCancer patientsControl rateTumor controlClinical resultsFavorable groupDose coveragePatientsDosimetric parametersDosimetry parametersIsodose surfaceSignificant differencesVirginia studyUnfavorable parametersCancer