2024
AAPM Task Group Report 267: A joint AAPM GEC‐ESTRO report on biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of brachytherapy
Chen Z, Li X, Brenner D, Hellebust T, Hoskin P, Joiner M, Kirisits C, Nath R, Rivard M, Thomadsen B, Zaider M. AAPM Task Group Report 267: A joint AAPM GEC‐ESTRO report on biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of brachytherapy. Medical Physics 2024, 51: 3850-3923. PMID: 38721942, DOI: 10.1002/mp.17062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDose delivery patternClinical medical physicistsBrachytherapy modalitiesMedical physicistsAAPM Task Group ReportAmerican Association of PhysicsBrachytherapy treatment planningTask group reportRadioactive sourcesDevelopment of biophysical modelsEuropean Society for Radiotherapy & OncologyGEC-ESTRORadiobiological effectsAAPMRadiation oncologyBrachytherapyBiophysical modelTreatment planningPhysicistsClinical effectsClinical backgroundIrradiated tissueDelivery patternsPractice guidelinesTreatment techniques
2007
TH‐E‐M100E‐07: The Impact of Procedure‐Induced Edema On Cell Survival and Tumor Control Probability in Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Using 131Cs Radioactive Source
Chen Z, Deng J, Roberts K, Nath R. TH‐E‐M100E‐07: The Impact of Procedure‐Induced Edema On Cell Survival and Tumor Control Probability in Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Using 131Cs Radioactive Source. Medical Physics 2007, 34: 2655-2655. DOI: 10.1118/1.2761777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor control probabilityBiologically effective doseControl probabilityPermanent prostate brachytherapyRadioactive sourcesConcept of biologically effective doseProstate brachytherapyProstate edemaEdema magnitudeProtracted dose deliveryPotential doubling timeRepair half-timeCell survivalDose deliveryEffectiveness of cell killingCell killingTumor potential doubling timeSurviving fraction of cancer cellsEdema-induced increaseInitial tumor burdenFraction of cancer cellsRadiation-induced cell killingHalf-lifeDoubling timeTumor burden