2019
High-dose-rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for prostate cancer: The impact of cellular repair and source decay
Tien CJ, Carlson DJ, Nath R, Chen ZJ. High-dose-rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for prostate cancer: The impact of cellular repair and source decay. Brachytherapy 2019, 18: 701-710. PMID: 31109870, DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2019.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Photon energy spectrum emitted by a novel polymer‐encapsulated source and its effect on the dose rate constant
Khan S, Chen ZJ, Nath R. Photon energy spectrum emitted by a novel polymer‐encapsulated source and its effect on the dose rate constant. Medical Physics 2008, 35: 1403-1406. PMID: 18491535, PMCID: PMC2673625, DOI: 10.1118/1.2870231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrachytherapyCoated Materials, BiocompatibleEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisKineticsPalladiumPhotonsPolymersRadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsRadiotherapy DosageRelative Biological Effectiveness
2007
On the Need to Compensate for Edema-Induced Dose Reductions in Preplanned 131Cs Prostate Brachytherapy
Chen ZJ, Deng J, Roberts K, Nath R. On the Need to Compensate for Edema-Induced Dose Reductions in Preplanned 131Cs Prostate Brachytherapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2007, 70: 303-310. PMID: 17980500, PMCID: PMC2289996, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBrachytherapyCesium RadioisotopesDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, RadiationEdemaHumansMaleProstatic DiseasesProstatic NeoplasmsRadiotherapy DosageRelative Biological EffectivenessTime FactorsConceptsDose reductionProstate brachytherapyDose compensationLarge edemaBiochemical recurrence-free survivalRecurrence-free survivalSignificant dose reductionEffects of edemaSublethal damage repairAdditional irradiationPrescription doseProstate cancerIndividual patientsEdemaEdema evolutionPrescribed doseProstate edemaEffective doseRadiobiologic effectsBrachytherapyDoseProstate implantsDose responseImplants
2005
Relative Biological Effectiveness of 103Pd and 125I Photons for Continuous Low-Dose-Rate Irradiation of Chinese Hamster Cells
Nath R, Bongiorni P, Chen Z, Gragnano J, Rockwell S. Relative Biological Effectiveness of 103Pd and 125I Photons for Continuous Low-Dose-Rate Irradiation of Chinese Hamster Cells. Radiation Research 2005, 163: 501-509. PMID: 15850411, DOI: 10.1667/rr3363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell SurvivalCHO CellsCricetinaeDose-Response Relationship, RadiationIodine RadioisotopesLinear Energy TransferPalladiumPhotonsRadioisotopesRelative Biological EffectivenessConceptsContinuous low doseRate irradiationDose-rate effectInverse dose-rate effectCGy/hInitial dose rateChinese hamster lung cellsHigher initial dose rateLow doseHamster lung cellsLung cellsDose rateCell survivalX-ray beamRelative biological effectivenessChinese hamster cellsCellsImplantsAverage RBEHamster cellsBiological responsesBiological effectivenessMonoenergetic X-ray beamDose rate dependence of the relative biological effectiveness of 103Pd for continuous low dose rate irradiation of BA1112 rhabdomyosarcoma cells in vitro relative to acute exposures
Nath R, Bongiorni P, Chen Z, Gragnano J, Rockwell S. Dose rate dependence of the relative biological effectiveness of 103Pd for continuous low dose rate irradiation of BA1112 rhabdomyosarcoma cells in vitro relative to acute exposures. International Journal Of Radiation Biology 2005, 81: 689-699. PMID: 16368647, DOI: 10.1080/09553000500401551.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous low dose rate irradiationDose rate irradiationLow dose rate irradiationRate irradiationInterstitial brachytherapyHigh dose rate irradiationAcute exposureRhabdomyosarcoma cellsPermanent interstitial brachytherapyRelative biological effectivenessBA1112 tumorsSame dose rateSurvival curvesHigh linear energy transferAcute irradiationTumor cellsCell survival curvesBiological effectivenessLow dose rateDose-rate effectDose rateBrachytherapy
2003
Biologically effective dose (BED) for interstitial seed implants containing a mixture of radionuclides with different half-lives
Chen Z, Nath R. Biologically effective dose (BED) for interstitial seed implants containing a mixture of radionuclides with different half-lives. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2003, 55: 825-834. PMID: 12573770, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(02)04282-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsBrachytherapyCell DivisionHalf-LifeHumansIodine RadioisotopesLinear ModelsNeoplasmsPalladiumRadioisotopesRadiotherapy DosageRelative Biological Effectiveness
1999
Long‐term complications with prostate implants: Iodine‐125 vs. palladium‐103
Peschel R, Chen Z, Roberts K, Nath R. Long‐term complications with prostate implants: Iodine‐125 vs. palladium‐103. International Journal Of Cancer 1999, 7: 278-288. PMID: 10580897, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6823(1999)7:5<278::aid-roi3>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActuarial AnalysisBrachytherapyCell DeathFollow-Up StudiesForecastingHumansIodine RadioisotopesLongitudinal StudiesMaleModels, BiologicalNeoplasm StagingPalladiumProbabilityProstatic NeoplasmsRadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsRadiotherapy DosageRelative Biological EffectivenessRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsLong-term complicationsMinimum tumor dosesComplication ratePd-103Lower overall complication ratePalladium-103Long-term complication rateIodine-125Overall complication rateHigh complication rateProstate cancer patientsProstate implantsActuarial probabilityGrade IIILog10 cell killCancer patientsVs. 6Tumor dosesClinical practiceCell killProstate cancer brachytherapyEffective doseNormal tissuesPatientsTissue beds