ConferenceJournal of Clinical Oncology · May 20, 2021
TPS5098 Background: Radiation therapy (RT) to the prostate bed and pelvic nodes with short-term androgen deprivation therapy (STAD) is considered a standard of care (SOC) salvage therapy (ST) paradigm for prostate cancer (PC) pat ...
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ConferenceJournal of Clinical Oncology · May 20, 2021
4064 Background: E/GEJ adenocarcinoma has a high mortality rate despite curative intent therapy. The use of immune checkpoint inhibition is beneficial for treatment of this cancer in the metastatic and adjuvant settings but the r ...
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ConferenceJournal of Clinical Oncology · February 20, 2021
TPS267 Background: Radiation therapy (RT) to the prostate bed and pelvic nodes with short-term androgen deprivation therapy (STAD) is considered a standard of care (SOC) salvage therapy (ST) paradigm for prostate cancer (PC) pati ...
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ConferenceJ Clin Endocrinol Metab · March 1, 2020
CONTEXT: Prognosis of metastatic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma following 131-Iodine metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) is incompletely characterized due to small samples and shorter follow-up in these rare, often indolent tumors. OBJECTIVE: To describe long-t ...
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ConferenceInt J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys · April 1, 2017
PURPOSE: To evaluate early cardiac single photon computed tomography (SPECT) findings after left breast/chest wall postoperative radiation therapy (RT) in the setting of deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH). METHODS AND MATERIALS: We performed a prospective ...
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ConferenceMedical Physics · January 1, 2009
Purpose: To deliver optimal hyperthermia (HT) treatments for patients with advanced extremity sarcomas using DCE‐MRI and MRTI Method and Materials: Patients were treated on a protocol using radiotherapy consisting of 45 Gy and once a week HT for 5 weeks in ...
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ConferenceMedical Physics · January 1, 2008
Purpose: To predict radiation‐induced cardiac perfusion defects using a fusion model that combines the results of four separate models: feed‐forward neural networks (NNET), self‐organizing maps (SOM), support vector machines (SVM), and multivariate adaptiv ...
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ConferenceMedical Physics · January 1, 2008
Purpose: Acknowledging the limitations/discomfort of mammography has inspired the development of a dedicated SPECT‐CT system to detect breast cancer, monitor therapeutic responses, and improve patient comfort. This system provides semi‐quantitative 3D func ...
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ConferenceMedical Physics · January 1, 2006
Background: DCE‐MRI has great potential to provide routine assessment of cancer treatment response. The contrast agent preferentially accumulates in tumors due to increased tumor vascular permeability. The MR based parameters that can be used for treatment ...
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ConferenceMedical Physics · January 1, 2006
Purpose: To assess whether body mass index (BMI) affects the rate of “deep” set‐up errors (i.e. those that increase the volume of heart irradiated), resulting in an increased risk of RT‐induced myocardial perfusion defects (PD) 6–60 months post‐RT. Materia ...
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ConferenceMedical Physics · January 1, 2006
Purpose: To further assess if RT‐induced changes in pulmonary function tests (PFTs) can be prospectively predicted based on the sum of predicted RT‐induced changes in regional lung perfusion. Method and Materials: Between 1991 and 2005, 123 evaluable patie ...
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ConferenceMedical Physics · January 1, 2005
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of using Breast Thermography (BT) to improve the evaluation of treatment response in breast cancer patients. Method and Materials: A protocol is underway at our institution that enlisted 17/ ...
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ConferenceMedical Physics · January 1, 2005
Purpose: To study radiotherapy (RT)‐induced dose‐dependent functional changes in the human cerebral cortex region using serial [formula omitted] and [formula omitted] PET imaging before and after RT. Method and Materials: Eleven human subjects were enrolle ...
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ConferenceProceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering · January 24, 2000
Five non-pharmacological, experimental, prostate (benign hyperplasia/cancer) treatment modalities including transurethral radiofrequency thermotherapy (TURT); transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT); transurethral and transrectal microwave thermothera ...
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ConferenceProceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering · January 24, 2000
From a reading of recent neurosurgical literature with a search focus on intracranial applications, a list of thermal agents and related minimally invasive techniques was drawn; this list was supplemented by our own research experience. Thermal agents whic ...
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