Volume 6; Issue 2

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Brachytherapy
Volume 6; Issue 2

Brachytherapy

Volume 6; Issue 2

1

Patient selection for NSABP B-39/RTOG 0413: Have we posed the right questions in the right way?

Mona Sanghani, David E. Wazer

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

2

A prospective randomized comparison of stranded vs. loose 125I seeds for prostate brachytherapy

Daniel R. Reed, Kent E. Wallner, Gregory S. Merrick, Sandra Arthurs, Amy Mueller, William Cavanagh, Wayner B. Butler, Eric Ford, Steve G. Sutlief

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

3

A dosimetric comparison of MammoSite high-dose-rate brachytherapy and Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy

Adam Dickler, Michael C. Kirk, Neil Seif, Katherine Griem, Kambiz Dowlatshahi, Darius Francescatti, Ross A. Abrams

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

4

Rectal morbidity after permanent prostate brachytherapy with dose escalation to biologic target volumes identified by SPECT/CT fusion

Rodney J. Ellis, Hang Zhou, Deborah A. Kaminsky, Pingfu Fu, Edward Y. Kim, D. Bruce Sodee, Valdir Colussi, John P. Spirnak, Christopher C. Whalen, Martin I. Resnick

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2007

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english

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5

Partial breast irradiation using multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy for early breast cancer—results of the German-Austrian Phase II study

Vratislav Strnad, J. Oliver Ott, Guido Hildebrandt, Richard Poetter, Alexandra Resch, Josef Hammer, Michael Lotter, Rolf Sauer

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Year:

2007

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english

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6

A comparison of overall survival between patients with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with brachytherapy, external beam radiotherapy, or radical prostatectomy

Jay P. Ciezki, Chandana A. Reddy, Patrick A. Kupelian, Eric A. Klein, Clifford Robinson, Nabil Chehade, Kenneth Angermeier, Andrew Altman, James Ulchaker

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2007

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english

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7

Interstitial prostate implant brachytherapy using an automated, 3-D greedy heuristic optimization and I-125 directional sources

Vibha Chaswal, Bruce R. Thomadsen, Liyong Lin, Douglass L. Henderson

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

8

Clinical outcomes of a Phase II, multi-institutional Cesium-131 permanent prostate brachytherapy trial

Bradley R. Prestidge, William S. Bice

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

9

Permanent prostate brachytherapy for high-risk prostate cancer

Gregory S. Merrick, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner, Robert Galbreath, Zachariah Allen, Edward Adamovich, Jonathan Lief

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

10

A comparison of biochemical relapse-free survival in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer treated with radical prostatectomy, external beam radiotherapy, or permanent seed implantation

Andrew D. Vassil, Erin S. Murphy, Chandana A. Reddy, Andrew Altman, Nabil Chehade, James Ulchaker, Kenneth Angermeier, Eric A. Klein, Jay P. Ciezki

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

11

Cesium-131 prostate brachytherapy: An early experience

Brian J. Moran, Michelle H. Braccioforte

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2007

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english

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12

Accelerated partial breast irradiation therapy with MammoSite™ balloon catheter for early breast cancer: A review of patients treated at a large community hospital

Sudha B. Mahalingam

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

13

A novel hybrid method of breast brachytherapy: The best of both worlds

Charles W. Hodge, Rakesh R. Patel, Rupak K. Das

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2007

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english

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14

Factors affecting seroma formation in patients treated with MammoSite™

Janice K. Tomberlin, Mary B. Brian, Ajay K. Dubey

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2007

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english

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15

Total eye plaque activity (U) as a prognostic factor of visual outcome of uveal melanoma patients treated with custom-made Nag Iodine-125 eye plaque

Moataz N. El-Ghamry, Subir Nag, Mohammed A. Rahman, Robert Chamber, Fred Davidorf

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Year:

2007

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english

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16

Patterns of Care for Brachytherapy in Europe: Results for 2002 and projects for 2007

Ferran Guedea, Jean Jacques Mazeron, Erik Van Limbergen, Gyoergy Kovacs, Montse Ventura, Guy Francois, Yves Gancberg

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2007

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english

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17

The sigmoid: An organ at risk

Beth A. Erickson, Tracy R. Kelly, Jason Rownd

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

18

The effect of raising bladder volume on dosimetry of organs at risk in high-dose-rate intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy of cervix cancer

Bikramjit Chakrabarti, Sajal Kumar Ghosh, Phalguni Gupta, Suman Ghorai, Suparna Ghosh Ray, Bishan Basu, Kausik Ghosh, Jakham Jayanti

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

19

Long-term outcome for high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost treatment of prostate cancer

Yasmin Hasan, Christina Mitchell, George Wilson, D. Jeffrey Demanes, Altieri A. Gillian, Alvaro A. Martinez

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

20

Isotope and patient age predict for PSA spikes following permanent prostate brachytherapy

Chelsea Bostancic, Gregory S. Merrick, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner, Zachariah Allen, Robert Galbreath, Jonathan Lief, Sarah Gutman

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

21

Permanent source brachytherapy: A comparison of the effectiveness and safety of two different local anesthetic regimens

Donald B. Fuller, Tahir Ijaz

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

22

3D prostate segmentation in TRUS images using image warping and ellipsoid fitting

Sara Badiei, Septimiu E. Salcudean, Jim Varah, Nawaid Usmani, Nick Chng, Alexandra Kruk, Ingrid Spadinger, William J. Morris

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2007

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english

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23

Penile bulb dosimetry—Does prostate brachytherapy technique matter?

Jenny P. Nobes, Sara J. Khaksar, Abdul Ismail, Maria A. Hawkins, Stephen E.M. Langley, Robert W. Laing

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

24

Interstitial high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for early stage breast cancer: A report of 119 cases

Rufus J. Mark, Paul J. Anderson, Thomas R. Neumann, Murali Nair, Steven Gurley

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

25

Dosimetric characteristics of SAVI: A new single-entry multicatheter breast brachytherapy device

Salih Gurdalli, Robert R. Kuske, Coral A. Quiet

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

26

3D image-based treatment planning in cervix cancer brachytherapy: The use of CT-imaging in assessing dose parameters

Jasper Yuen, Deidre L. Batchelar, David P. D'Souza, Scott Karnas, Melanie T.M. Davidson

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

27

Dose volume histogram parameters for organs at risk are influenced by differences in 3D image-based brachytherapy treatment planning for cervix cancer

Tracy R. Kelly, Christian Kiristis, Jason Rownd, Beth A. Erickson

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

28

Vaginal cuff brachytherapy for endometrial carcinoma: Results of limiting vaginal coverage to one centimeter length

Kristi N. Owens, Hejal C. Patel, Catheryn M. Yashar, William J. Spanos

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

29

Translation of point doses from radiograph-based plans to 3D volumetric assessment using GEC-ESTRO guidelines for cervical cancer brachytherapy

Mingcheng Gao, Kevin Albuquerque, Alexander Chi, Iris Rusu

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

30

Effectiveness of interstitial brachytherapy boost after chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced base of tongue cancer

Michael Y. Hsie, Seung S. Hahn, Zandifar Hootan, Jack Hsu, Robert Kellman, Chung T. Chung

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Year:

2007

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english

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31

Low-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in early stage oral cavity cancers

Rajendra L. Bhalavat

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

32

Obesity is not predictive of overall survival following permanent prostate brachytherapy

Gregory S. Merrick, Robert Galbreath, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner, Zachariah Allen, Edward Adamovich

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

33

The time gap between Pd-103 prostate brachytherapy and supplemental beam radiation does not impact on rectal morbidity or likelihood of cure

Nathan H.J. Bittner, Kent E. Wallner, Gregory S. Merrick

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

34

The role of trospium chloride in brachytherapy-related urinary morbidity

Angela Neihaus, Gregory S. Merrick, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner, Zachariah Allen, Robert Galbreath, Jonathan Lief

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

35

The relationship between isotope and learning curve in patients undergoing permanent prostate brachytherapy: Analysis of the Pro-Qura database

Peter D. Grimm, Gregory S. Merrick, John C. Blasko, John E. Sylvester, Zachariah Allen, Wayne M. Butler, Usman-ul-Haq Chaudhry, Michael Sitter

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Year:

2007

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english

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36

Divide and conquer: Postimplant dosimetry using fractional seeds

Ren-Dih Sheu, Gil'ad Cohen, Nitin Mathur, Dorin A. Todor, Marco Zaider

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

37

Preliminary review of radical prostatectomy versus brachytherapy for prostate cancer treatment

Patrick D. Conway, Philip O. Doescher, A. Scott Klein, Thomas A. Londergan, John F. Wochos, Kimberly A. Howell, Ashley Van Genderen

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2007

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english

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38

Surgery versus implant for early prostate cancer

Roy H. Decker, Richard E. Peschel, Anwar Khan, Ann McKeon, John W. Colberg

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

39

Reduced toxicity with conformal image-guided brachytherapy (C-IGBT) vs. adaptive image-guided radiotherapy (A-IGRT) for favorable risk prostate cancer

Sirisha R. Nandalur, Larry L. Kestin, Donald S. Brabbins, Michel I. Ghilezan, Gary S. Gustafson, Evelyn Sebastian, Di Yan, Frank A. Vicini, Alvaro A. Martinez

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

40

Erectile dysfunction following permanent prostate brachytherapy with dose escalation to biological tumor volumes (BTVs) identified with SPECT/CT fusion

Rodney J. Ellis, Deborah A. Kaminsky, Hang Zhou, Martin I. Resnick

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

41

Comparison of post-implant dosimetry parameters for I-125 seed prostate brachytherapy determined using MR + CT images vs. CT images alone

Ron Sloboda, Abe Alexander, John Pedersen, Albert Murtha, Don Yee, Nadeem Pervez, Brita Danielson, Marie Smerdely

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

42

Interstitial high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for early stage prostate cancer: A report of 193 cases

Rufus J. Mark, Paul J. Anderson, Thomas R. Neumann, Murali Nair, Scott Akins, Steven Gurley

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

43

The role of needle trauma to the neurovascular bundle region (NVB) and its impact on potency following high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy

Michel I. Ghilezan, J. Vito Antonucci, Gary S. Gustafson, Peter Chen, Michelle Wallace, Kathleen Saputo, Grace Boyea, Chris Flynn, Alvaro A. Martinez

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2007

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english

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44

HDR brachytherapy and the ureterovesical junction—Is ignorance a good policy or double trouble?

Annie Ho, Joseph Bucci, David J. Malouf

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

45

The effect of the time interval between brachytherapy and postimplant dosimetric evaluation on dosimetric quality: Analysis of the Pro-Qura database

Peter D. Grimm, Gregory S. Merrick, John C. Blasko, John E. Sylvester, Zachariah Allen, Wayne M. Butler, Usman-ul-Haq Chaudhry, Michael Sitter

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

46

Dosimetric comparison of loose seeds and stranded seeds in I-125 permanent implant for low-risk prostate cancer

Elantholi P. Saibishkumar, Ivan Yeung, Akbar Beiki-Ardakani, Jette Borg, Cheryl Cummins-Holder, Juanita M. Crook

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

47

3D-image-based treatment planning for gynecological interstitial brachytherapy (IB) with GEC-ESTRO Working Group recommended dose volume parameters: Initial experience

Alexander Chi, Mingcheng Gao, Kevin Albuquerque

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

48

Cesium-131 permanent prostate brachytherapy: The dosimetric analysis of a multi-institutional Phase II trial

William S. Bice, Bradley R. Prestidge

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

49

Analysis of interstitial breast brachytherapy plan using dose volume histogram

Murali Nair, Rufus J. Mark, Paul J. Anderson, Thomas R. Neumann, Steven Gurley, David White, Joseph Britt Colenda

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

50

Postoperative urethral dose assessment of I-125 prostate implants using in vivo MOSFET detectors

Bradley R. Prestidge, Ines Jurkovic, Amir G. Sadeghi, Leticia Salinas, William S. Bice

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

51

Long-term urinary function following Iodine-125 prostate brachytherapy

Juanita M. Crook, Chris Roberts, Neil Fleshner

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

52

Long-term urinary and rectal toxicity evaluation after permanent prostate brachytherapy monotherapy

Kevin Stephans, Eric A. Klein, Kenneth Angermeier, James Ulchaker, Nabil Chihade, Andrew Altman, Chandana Reddy, Jay P. Ciezki

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

53

Late urinary symptom flare following prostate brachytherapy: The BCCA experience

Stacy Miller, Mira Keyes, Veronika Moravan, Tom Pickles, William J. Morris, Winkle Kwan, Ross Halperin, Mitchell Liu, Howard Pai

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2007

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english

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54

Acute and late urinary toxicity in 606 prostate brachytherapy patients—The BC Cancer Agency experience

Mira Keyes, Stacy Miller, Veronika Mirvan, Howard Pai, Winkle Kwan, Mitchell Liu, William J. Morris, Tom Pickles

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2007

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english

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55

Influence of segmental urethral dosimetry on urinary morbidity in prostate brachytherapy

Carys W. Thomas, Mira Keyes, Mitchell Liu, Veronika Moravan

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Year:

2007

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english

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56

MRSI-directed salvage brachytherapy for locally recurrent adenocarcinoma of the prostate

Timothy J. Wallace, Christian E. Shield, Mayer B. Grob, Michael P. Hagan

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Year:

2007

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english

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57

The impact of urinary storm on late urinary function following permanent prostate brachytherapy

Nathan H.J. Bittner, Gregory S. Merrick, Jonathan Lief, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner, Zachariah Allen, Robert Galbreath

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2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

58

Prostate cancer distribution in patients diagnosed by transperineal template-guided saturation biopsy: Implications for brachytherapy treatment planning

Gregory S. Merrick, Sarah Gutman, Edward Adamovich, Richard Anderson, Zachariah Allen, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner

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Year:

2007

Language:

english

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english, 2007

59

Relationship between isotope half-life and prostatic edema for optimal prostate dose coverage in permanent seed implants

Maxime Villeneuve, Ghyslain Leclerc, Etienne Lessard, Jean Pouliot, Luc Beaulieu

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Year:

2007

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english

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english, 2007

60

CT-based cervix HDR brachytherapy treatment planning: Is CT simulation necessary for each HDR insertion?

Melanie T.M. Davidson, David P. D'Souza, J. Alex Hammond, John S. Radwan, Deidre L. Batchelar

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

61

The nature and extent of urinary morbidity in relation to prostate brachytherapy urethral dosimetry

Mischell Neill, Lisa Le, Gabriel Studer, Michael McLean, Gregory Pond, Juanita M. Crook

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

62

The value of postimplant dosimetry in intraoperative planning for prostate seed brachytherapy

Levon Igidbashian, David Donath, Stephanie Lassalle, Jean-Paul Bahary, Daniel Taussky

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2007

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english

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63

Determination of rectal muscle, rectal mucosa and rectal wall dimensions: Dosimetric implications in prostate brachytherapy

Patrick W. McLaughlin, Sally Berri, Vrinda Narayana

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2007

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english

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64

Outcome analysis of HDR prostate brachytherapy in the management of patients with localized prostate cancer in a community cancer center

Colvin D. Springer, Rick N. Boyd, Tom C. Elsdon, Liz S. Skeates, Alice A. McKenzie, Siohban Ozard

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

65

Combined modality therapy using whole pelvis radiation, Palladium-103 brachytherapy boost, and concurrent androgen suppression in patients at high risk for lymph node metastases in prostate cancer

Shalin J. Shah, Daniel Lowe, Peter Ahn, Niloy Deb, Adnan Danish, Eric Kreutzer, Lloyd Minsky, Shalom Kalnicki, Norman Kahan, Madhur K. Garg, Chandan Guha

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2007

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english

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66

1 + 1 > 2: Can this be true for dual isotope prostate brachytherapy?

Igor J. Barani, Timothy J. Wallace, Peck S. Lin, Dorin A. Todor

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2007

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english

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67

A seven-year experience of HDR brachytherapy boost for localized prostate cancer: Biopsy and PSA outcome

Francois Bachand, Luc Beaulieu, Francois Harel, Andre-Guy Martin, Eric Vigneault

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2007

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english

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68

Feasibility of Cs-131 for intraoperative brachytherapy for patients undergoing sublobar resections for early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): A dosimetric comparison with I-125 and Cs-131

Sayana R. Thomas, Heath Odau, Rupak K. Das, Soren M. Bentzen, Rakesh R. Patel, Deepak Khuntia

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2007

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english

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69

Impact of prostate edema on Cs-131 brachytherapy

James S. Welsh, Rakesh R. Patel, Deepak Khuntia, Jeffrey P. Limmer

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2007

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english

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70

Broad beam transmission curves for new radionuclides in brachytherapy

Jose Gimeno, Domingo Granero, Jose Perez-Calatayud, Facundo Ballester, Emilio Casal, Ramon Cases

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2007

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english

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71

An independent dosimetry calculation of intracavitary brachytherapy plans utilizing the ring applicator

Albert M. Sabbas, Fridon Kulidzhanov, Samuel Trichter

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2007

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english

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72

Use of respiratory gating and tomosynthesis reconstruction in cone beam CT-based brachytherapy treatment planning

Amir G. Sadeghi, Dave Murry, Bradley R. Prestidge, Larry L. Partain, Hassan Mostafavi

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

73

Modifications in the TG-43U1 formalisms for accurate dose calculation around elongated brachytherapy sources

Shahid B. Awan, Kai Dou, Sharifeh A. Dini, Ali S. Meigooni, Manzoor Hussain

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

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Five-year outcomes after prostate seed implants for prostate cancer in Australia

Jeremy L. Millar, Ross Snow, Peter Royce

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2007

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english

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75

Two-dimensional dosimetry for an electronic brachytherapy source using radiochromic EBT film: Determination of TG43 parameters

Sou-Tung Chiu-Tsao, Stephen Davis, Tina Pike, Larry A. DeWerd, Thomas W. Rusch, Robert R. Burnside, Manjeet Chadha, Louis B. Harrison

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2007

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english

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76

Moving electronic with nucletron HDR afterloading system

Stephen P. Sorensen, Eric G. Hendee

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2007

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english

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77

Optimum phantum material for dosimetric evaluation of low energy brachytherapy sources

Ali S. Meigooni, Shahid B. Awan, Kai Dou, Sharifeh A. Dini

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2007

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english

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Reproducibility of dose delivery by the Axxent® electronic brachytherapy system

Thomas W. Rusch, Quinn La, Robert R. Burnside

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2007

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english

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79

Positron-emitting microspheres for assessing dose distributions in liver microsphere brachytherapy

Reed G. Selwyn, Miguel A. Avila-Rodriguez, Robert J. Nickles, Bruce R. Thomadsen, James S. Welsh

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2007

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english

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Comparison of value of biologically equivalent dose (BED) in clinical target volume (CTV) and surrounding healthy organs after PDR and HDR brachytherapy

Janusz Skowronek, Julian Malicki

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2007

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english

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Outpatient brachytherapy in 37 patients with brain tumors using the GliaSite™ radiation therapy system

Kazumi Chino, Baldassarre Stea, Daniel Silvain, Ana Grace

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2007

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english

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english, 2007

82

An analysis of clinical outcomes in patients with stage IB endometrial cancer treated with vaginal brachytherapy only

Virginia M. Diavolitsis, John Lurain, Julian Schinck, Diljeet Singh, Barbara Buttin, William Small

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2007

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english

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83

Comparison of LDR and HDR brachytherapy dose distributions for patients with cervical cancer

Dusten M. MacDonald, Perry W. Grigsby

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2007

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english

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High-dose-rate (HDR) perineal interstitial brachytherapy using the Martinez Universal Perineal Template (MUPIT): A Tata Memorial experience

Nikhilesh G. Patil, Umesh Mahantshetty, Reena Engineer, Pramod K. Sharma, Shyam K. Shrivastava, D.D. Deshpande, K.A. Dinshaw

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2007

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english

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Comparison of ICRU reference point rectal and bladder doses and 3D volumetric parameters for high-dose-rate (HDR) tandem and ovoid brachytherapy based on 2D versus 3D planning

Earl Nixon, Joseph M. Modrick, Geraldine M. Jacobson

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2007

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english

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Calculation of bladder and rectal dose in high-dose-rate brachytherapy of carcinoma cervix—Advantages of volume-based planning over reference point-based planning

Bikramjit Chakrabarti, Sajal Kumar Ghosh, Phalguni Gupta, Suparna Ghosh Ray, Suman Ghorai, Bishan Basu, Kausik Ghosh, Jakham Jayanti

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2007

Language:

english

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Recommendations for radioembolization of hepatic malignancies using Yttrium-90 microsphere brachytherapy: A consensus panel report from the Radioembolization Brachytherapy Oncology Consortium (REBOC)

Subir Nag, Andrew Kennedy, Riad Salem, Ravi Murthy, Alexander McEwan, Charles Nutting, Al Benson, Joseph Espat, Ignacio Bilbao, Ricky Sharma, James Thomas, Douglas Coldwell

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PET quantification of non-pure positron emitting radioisotopes: Y-90 case study

Mark Geurts, Bruce R. Thomadsen, Reed G. Selwyn

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Salivary activity, a function of “radiation dose” to the salivary glands—A prospective study of retrospectively treated patients

Rajendra L. Bhalavat, Basant M. Malpani, Farzan Siddique

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The impact of multiple recurrences on the effectiveness of head and neck brachytherapy

Laval Grimard, Bernd Esche, Andre Lamothe, Joanna Cygler, Johanna Spaans

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91

Organ salvage treatment for cancer of the suprahyoidal SG (epiglottis): Brachytherapy option

Rajendra L. Bhalavat, Umesh Mahantshetty, Alok Pathak, V.S. Jamima

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Listing of Plenary, Oral and Poster Presentations of the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Brachytherapy Society

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Editorial Board

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Masthead

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Guide for Authors

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96

Clinical impact of second pathology opinion: A longitudinal study of central genitourinary pathology review before prostate brachytherapy

Carys W. Thomas, Terry C. Bainbridge, Thomas A. Thomson, Colleen E. McGahan, W. James Morris

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97

High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in recurrent and previously irradiated head and neck cancers—Preliminary results

Ashwatha Narayana, Gil'ad N. Cohen, Marco Zaider, Kelvin Chan, Nancy Lee, Richard J. Wong, Jay Boyle, Ashok Shaha, Dennis Kraus, Jatin Shah, Michael J. Zelefsky

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98

Prostate brachytherapy: A descriptive analysis from CaPSURE

W. Robert Lee, Jerrold Sharkey, Janet E. Cowan, Janeen DuChane, Peter R. Carroll

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99

3D image-guided HDR brachytherapy in locally advanced cervix cancer—comparison of intracavitary and interstitial treatment

Subrata Saha, Aloke Ghosh Dastidar, Sourav Sau, Suman Mallik, Jakham Jayanti, Avijit Basu

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100

Permanent I-125 prostate brachytherapy performed in the community setting: Validation of the benefit of post-implant ct dosimetry and the prostate D90 as a predictor of 5-year bNED outcome

David Linstadt, Dwight Stickney, Mark Logsdon, Anthony Pu, Steven J. Workman, Deepak Chabra, Michael Russo, Laurence B. Goldman

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101

Prostatic acid phosphatase predicts cancer-specific survival after Palladium-103 brachytherapy for prostate cancer

L. Christine Fang, Michael Dattoli, Kent E. Wallner, Lawrence True, Jennifer Cash, Richard Sorace

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102

Stereotactic breast brachytherapy applied peripherally using a compression applicator and HDR Ir-192

Mark J. Rivard, Raymond J. Bricault Jr., Christopher S. Melhus, Jessica R. Hiatt, Piran Sioshansi, David E. Wazer

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103

Dosimetric comparison of three radiation sources used in balloon-based breast brachytherapy

John J. Munro III, David C. Medich

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104

Penile brachytherapy: Results for 60 patients

Juanita M. Crook, Laval Grimard, Bernd Esche, Gregory Pond

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105

MRI-based brachytherapy treatment planning for cervix cancer

Daniel Zwahlen, John Jezioranski, Philip Chan, Young-Bin Cho, Ivan Yeung, Lee Manchul, Wilfred Levin, Anthony Fyles, Michael Milosevic

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106

Adjuvant brachytherapy removes the survival disadvantage of local disease extension in FIGO IIIC endometrial cancer: A SEER registry analysis

Peter J. Rossi, Ashesh B. Jani, Ira R. Horowitz, Peter A.S. Johnstone

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107

Dosimetric comparison of IMRT to HDR intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer

Michael C. Dobelbower, Sui Shen, Richard Popple, Robert Y. Kim

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108

The influence of source density on prostate brachytherapy postimplant dosimetry

Carys W. Thomas, Alexandra Kruk, Colleen McGahan, Ingrid Spadinger, William J. Morris

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109

Compatibility of AC electromagnetic localization with brachytherapy seeds and surgical clips

Robyn Vera, Peter D. Grimm, Tricia Zeller, Timothy Mate, Richard S. Eidens

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Design and testing of a custom transurethral ultrasound device with rapid 3D reconstruction using a rotational scanner

David R. Holmes III, Brian J. Davis, Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, Randall R. Kinnick, Torrence M. Wilson, Lance A. Mynderse, Richard A. Robb

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111

Safety margin for HDR brachytherapy boost in locally advanced breast cancer

Subrata Saha, Aloke Ghosh Dastidar, Tapas Maji, Somenath Sorcer, Avijit Basu

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112

Partial breast irradiation in early stage breast cancer: Comparison of two different brachytherapy techniques on a prospective Phase II clinical trial

Coral A. Quiet, Victor J. Zannis, Kevin Rogers, Robert R. Kuske

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A preliminary analysis of 23 patients with endometrial cancer treated primarily by high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Ronald H. Shapiro, Clifton D. Fuller, Tony Y. Eng

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Intravaginal brachytherapy (IVRT) alone for patients with endometrial cancer meeting the PORTEC inclusion criteria

David J. Perry, Nadeem Abu-Rustum, Dennis S. Chi, Richard R. Barakat, Kaled M. Alektiar

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115

Influence of Pro-Qura generated pre-plans on postimplant dosimetric quality: A review of a multi-institutional database

Zachariah Allen, Gregory S. Merrick, Peter D. Grimm, John C. Blasko, John E. Sylvester, Wayne M. Butler, Usman-ul-Haq Chaudhry, Michael Sitter

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116

Evaluation of seed placement accuracy with a novel brachytherapy robot

Michael A. Meltsner, Nicola J. Ferrier, Bruce R. Thomadsen

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117

Author Index, 2007 American Brachytheraphy Society Annual Meeting

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118

Intensity modulated high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost complementary to external beam radiation for intermediate- and high-risk localized prostate cancer patients—How we do it in Lübeck/Germany

György Kovács, Corinna Melchert, Martin Sommerauer, Oliver Walden

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119

Interstitial hyperthermia during HDR brachytherapy monotherapy for treatment of early stage prostate cancer with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)

Venita L. Williams, Ajmel Puthawala, Thinh P. Phan, Anil Sharma, A.M. Nisar Syed

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A multicentric Phase II study of high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost in combination with external beam radiotherapy in patients with intermediate-risk carcinoma of the prostate

Tee S. Lim, Gerard C. Morton, Andrew Loblaw, Raxa Sankreacha, Eric Vigneault, Colvin Springer, Liying Zhang

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121

Intraoperative TRUS-fluoroscopy fusion improves prostate brachytherapy quality

Peter F. Orio III, Ismail Tudor, Sreeram Narayanan, Paul Cho, Yongmin Kim, Gregory S. Merrick, Kent E. Wallner

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122

Advances in calibration of high-dose-rate brachytherapy sources

Larry A. DeWerd, Stephen Davis, Wes Culberson

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A 3D forward treatment planning algorithm using pre-calculated Monte Carlo data sets for HDR/PDR tandem and ovoid intracavitary systems

Michael J. Price, B.S. Firas Mourtada

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The impact of primary Gleason pattern on survival following brachytherapy for Gleason 7 prostate cancer

Gregory S. Merrick, Robert Galbreath, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner, Zachariah Allen, Edward Adamovich, Sarah Gutman

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Interstitial high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy + IMRT vs. HDR monotherapy for early stage prostate cancer

Rufus J. Mark, Paul J. Anderson, Murali Nair

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Comparing clinical outcomes of adaptive image-guided radiotherapy (A-IGRT) vs. conformal image-guided brachytherapy (C-IGBT) for favorable risk prostate cancer

Larry Kestin, Sirisha R. Nandalur, Donald S. Brabbins, Michel Ghilezan, Gary S. Gustafson, Evelyn Sebastian, Di Yan, Frank A. Vicini, Alvaro A. Martinez

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Previous transurethral resection of the prostate is not a contraindication for interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer

Rufus J. Mark, Robin Akins, Paul J. Anderson, Thomas R. Neumann, Murali Nair

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128

Impact of intraoperative treatment planning on clinical outcomes in I-125 prostate brachytherapy

William Foster, Andre-Guy Martin, Luc Beaulieu, Francois Harel, Eric Vigneault

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129

Urinary morbidity following transperineal template-guided prostate saturation biopsy

Sarah Gutman, Gregory S. Merrick, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner, Richard Anderson, Edward Adamovich, Zachariah Allen, Robert Galbreath, Jonathan Lief

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130

A quality assurance method for I-125 eye plaque construction

Akbar Beiki-Ardakani, John Jezioranski, David A. Jaffray, Ivan Yeung

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131

Interpolation and extrapolation methods for dosimetry algorithms

Mark J. Rivard, Wayne M. Butler, Larry A. DeWerd, Geoffrey S. Ibbott, Ali S. Meigooni, Christopher S. Melhus, Michael G. Mitch, Ravinder Nath, Jan P. Seuntjens, Jeffrey F. Williamson

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132

Monte Carlo characterization of Cs-131 brachytherapy source

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133

Breast permanent seed implant as a boost

Nicolas Jansen, Philippe Nickers

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134

Predicting bladder and rectal doses in endometrial cancer patients treated with fixed geometry pre-planned dosimetry using HDR brachytherapy with vaginal cylinders

Bambi R. Weyers, Caroline Bradfield, Perry W. Grigsby

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135

High-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDRB) for primary or recurrent vaginal cancer

Sushil Beriwal, Dwight E. Heron, Robert Mogus, Robert P. Edwards, Joseph L. Kelley, Paniti Sukumvanich

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136

Optimization of HDR cervix brachytherapy applicator placement: The benefits of intraoperative ultrasound guidance

Deidre L. Batchelar, Melanie T.M. Davidson, Jason C. Jamieson, J. Alex Hammond, John S. Radwan, David P. D'Souza

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Dosimetric ramifications of assuming water-equivalency of the polysulfone cap of the Fletcher-Williamson HDR/PDR colpostat

Michael J. Price, Firas Mourtada, Stephen F. Kry, Mohammad R. Salehpour, Anuja Jhingran, Patricia Eifel

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138

Combined palliative treatment by high-dose-rate brachytherapy, stent placement and laser therapy in patients with esophageal cancer

Janusz Skowronek, Marek Kanikowski, Janusz Wasiewicz, Adam Chichel, Magda Kubaszewska

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HDR brachytherapy in carcinoma of the cervix: Rectal retractor or gauze packing?

Nikhilesh G. Patil, Vedang Murthy, Tejpal Gupta, Umesh Mahantshetty, Dayananda Sharama, Shyam K. Shrivastava, K.A. Dinshaw

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American Brachytherapy Society 2007 Annual Meeting Program

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141

Table of Contents

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