2008
Clinical implementation of enhanced dynamic wedges into the Pinnacle treatment planning system: Monte Carlo validation and patient-specific QA
Ahmad M, Deng J, Lund MW, Chen Z, Kimmett J, Moran MS, Nath R. Clinical implementation of enhanced dynamic wedges into the Pinnacle treatment planning system: Monte Carlo validation and patient-specific QA. Physics In Medicine And Biology 2008, 54: 447-465. PMID: 19098353, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/2/018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Dose rate constant and energy spectrum of interstitial brachytherapy sources
Chen Z, Nath R. Dose rate constant and energy spectrum of interstitial brachytherapy sources. Medical Physics 2001, 28: 86-96. PMID: 11213926, DOI: 10.1118/1.1333748.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Dosimetric effects of needle divergence in prostate seed implant using and radioactive seeds
Nath S, Chen Z, Yue N, Trumpore S, Peschel R. Dosimetric effects of needle divergence in prostate seed implant using and radioactive seeds. Medical Physics 2000, 27: 1058-1066. PMID: 10841410, DOI: 10.1118/1.598971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimum target doseIodine-125 implantsTarget doseDose coverageTumor biological effective doseTarget dose coverageBiological effective doseBase of prostateRadioactive seedsProstate seed implantsProstate seedPalladium-103Target volumeEffective doseDosimetric qualityDosePatient implantsDosimetric effectsSeed implantsProstateImplantsMagnitude of degradationActual implantationNeedle orientationActual configuration
1998
On the use of unshielded cables in ionization chamber dosimetry for total-skin electron therapy
Chen Z, Agostinelli A, Nath R. On the use of unshielded cables in ionization chamber dosimetry for total-skin electron therapy. Physics In Medicine And Biology 1998, 43: 539-546. PMID: 9533133, DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/43/3/006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research