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1.Brachytherapy and Prostate Cancer
2.HDR 1000 Performance Validated in 26 Publications and Presentations
3.HDR Iridium Calibration A bibliography of resources concerning External Beam, IMRT, CT, Mammography.
Brachytherapy and Prostate Cancer PDF files can be accessed where indicated by clicking on titles Prostate Brachytherapy has come of age: a review of the technique and results; SEM Langley and R Laing, St Lukes Cancer Centre, Royal Surrey County hospital, Guildford, UK, BJU International (2002), 89, 241-249. Modern Prostate Brachytherapy ; Haakon Ragde et al, Cancer 2000; 89 : 135-41. (PDF) Ten-Year Disease Free Survival after Transperineal Sonography-Guided Iodine-125 Brachytherapy with or without 45-Gray External Beam Irradiation in the Treatment of Patients with Clinically Localised, Low to High Gleason Grade Prostate Carcinoma ; Haakon Ragde et al, Cancer;83 : 989-1001. (PDF) Dose Escalation using Conformal High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy improves outcome in Unfavourable Prostate Cancer;A.A.Martinez et al, Int J Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys. ,Vol. 53, No 2, pp. 316-327,2002 (PDF) Five-year Biochemical Outcome Following Permanent Interstitial Brachytherapy for Clinical T1-T3 Prostate Cancer; G.S.Merrick et al, Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biol. Phys., Vol 51, No 1, pp. 41-48, 2001 (PDF) A Comprehensive Review of CT-Based Dosimetry Parameters and Biochemical Control in Patients Treated with Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy; L.Potters et al, Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys., Vol.50, No 3, pp 605-614, 2001. (PDF) Pretreatment Nomogram for Predicting Freedom from Recurrence after permanent prostate Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer; M.W.Kattan et al, Urology 58: 393-399, 2001 (PDF) Brachytherapy; John C Blasko, Urology 55: 306-308, 2000 (PDF) Palladium-103 Brachytherapy for Prostate Carcinoma; J.C.Blasko et al, Int. J . Radiation Oncology Biol Phys.,Vol.46,No. 4, pp.839-850, 2000 (PDF) Comparison of the 5-Year Outcome and Morbidity of Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy versus Transperineal Permanent Iodine-125 Implantation for Early-Stage Prostatic Cancer; M.J Zelefsky et al, Jnl of Clinical Oncology, Vol 17, No2 (February), 1999:pp 517-522. (PDF) Biochemical Outcome After Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiation Therapy, or Interstitial Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer; A.V.D'Amico et al, JAMA, September 16, 1998-Vol 280, No11. (PDF) I-125 RAPIDStrand Loading Technique; Wayne M Butler and Gregory S Merrick,Radiation Oncology Investigations 4:48-49 (1996) (PDF) IPEM guidelines on dosimeter systems for use as transfer instruments between the UK primary dosimetry standards laboratory (NPL) and radiotherapy centres; A.M.Morgan et al, Phys.Med.Biol. 45 (2000) 2445-2457. Iodine-125 Seed Implantation for Localized Prostate Cancer; Batterman; Journal of Brachytherapy International. 14(1):21-27, 1998. A Technique for Computed Tomography-Guided Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer. Latour; Journal of Brachytherapy International. 13(4):355-361, 1997. Disease-Free Survival After External Beam Irradiation and Palladium-103 Brachytherapy Boost for High-Risk Prostate Carcinoma. Dattoli, Wallner, Sorace, Koval, Cash, Acosta, Biswas, Etheridge, Kirwan, Stein; Journal of Brachytherapy International. 13(4):347-354, 1997. Evaluation of Permanent 125I Prostate Implants using Radiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Moreland, Wijrdman, Beersma, Bakker, Battermann; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 37:927-933, 1997. Impact of Differences in Ultrasound and Computed Tomography Volumes on Treatment Planning of Permanent Prostate Implants. Narayana, Robertson, Pu, Sandler, Winfield, McLaughlin; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 37:1181-1185, 1997. A Method for Implementing the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 43 Dosimetry Recommendations for 125I Transperineal Prostate Seed Implants on Commercial Treatment Planning Systems. Luse, Blasko, Grimm; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 37:737-741, 1997. Post-Treatment Biopsy Results Following Interstitial Brachytherapy in Early-Stage Prostate Cancer; Prestidge, Hoak, Grimm, Radge, Cavanagh, Blasko; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 37:31-39, 1997. A self-collimating convolution backprojection algorithm for optimizing dose distributions of 125I prostate implants; Siochi, Elson, Foster, Lamba; Medical Physics. 24(2): 241-249, 1997. Source placement error for permanent implant of the prostate; Robertson, Narayana, McShan, Winfield, McLaughlin; Medical Physics. 24(2): 251-257, 1997. Automated matching of corresponding seed images of three simulator radiographs to allow 3D triangulation of implanted seeds; Altschuler, Kassaee; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 42: 293-302, 1997. A genetic algorithm for the optimization of prostate implants; Yu, Schell; Medical Physics. 23(12): 2085-2091, 1996. Variation is Prostate Position Relative to Adjacent Bony Anatomy; Althof, Carel, Hoekstra, Loo; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 34(3): 709-715, 1996. Hyperfractionated conformal radiotherapy in locally advanced prostate cancer: results of a dose escalation study; Forman, Duclos, Shamsa, Porter, Orton; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 34(3): 655-662, 1996. Conventional vs. conformal radiotherapy for prostate cancer: preliminary results of dosimetry and acute toxicity; Pollack, et al.; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 34(3): 556-564, 1996. Limitations of the Minimal Peripheral Dose as a Parameter for Dose Specification in Permanent125I Implants; Yu, et al,; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 34(3): 717-725, 1996. Brachytherapy Boost in Prostate Cancer: Treatment description and Preliminary Results of a Dose-Escalating Clinical Trial; Stromberg, et al,; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. (in press). Intraoperative Optimization of Needle Placement and Dwell Times for Conformal Prostate Brachytherapy; Edmundson, Yan, Martinez; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 33(5): 1257-1263, 1995. A Method of Analyzing Rectal Surface Area Irradiated and Rectal Complications in Prostate Conformal Radiotherapy; Lu, et al,; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 33(5): 1121-1125, 1995. Conformal Prostate Brachytherapy: Initial Experience of a Phase I/II Dose-Escalating Trial; Martinez, et al,; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 33(5): 1019-1027, 1995. Pattern of Care Survey Results: Treatment Planning for Carcinoma of the Prostate; Gerber, et al,; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 33(4): 803-808, 1995. Verification of Manufacturer-supplied 125I and 103Pd Air Kerma Strengths; Mellenberg, Kline; Medical Physics. 22(9):1495-1497, 1995. Prostate Brachytherapy. An Overview; Porter, Forman; Cancer. 71(3 Suppl):953-8, 1993. A nomograph for permanent implants of palladium-103 seeds; Anderson, Moni, Harrison; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 27(1):129-35, 1993. Permanent interstitial implantation using palladium-103; Porrazo, et al,; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 23(5):1033-6, 1992. Permanent implants using Au-198, Pd-103, and I-125: radiobiological considerations based on the linear quadratic model; Ling; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 23(1):81-7, 1992. A comparison of radial dose functions for Pd-103, I-125, Sm-145, Am-241, Yb-169, Ir-192, and Cs-137; Meigooni, Nath; International Journal of Radiation, Oncology, Biology, Physics. 22(5):1125-30, 1992. Transrectal ultrasound-guided interstitial radiation therapy for localized prostate cancer; Brosman, Tokita; Urology. 38(4):372-6, 1991. Anisotropy functions for Pd-102, I-125, and Ir-192 interstitial brachytherapy sources. Nath, Meigooni, Muench, Mclille; Medical Physics. 20(5):1465-73, 1993. Diode dosimetry of Pd-103 Model 200 seed in water phantom; Fontenla, Ahmad, Chiu-Tsae, Anderson; Medical Physics. 21(6):817-20, 1994.
HDR 1000 Performance Validated in 26 Publications and Presentations IPEM guidelines on dosimeter systems for use as transfer instruments between the UK primary dosimetry standards laboratory (NPL) and radiotherapy centres; A.M.Morgan et al, Phys.Med.Biol. 45 (2000) 2445-2457. Calibration of 192Ir High Dose Rate Afterloading Systems; Goetsch, Attix, Pearson, Thomadsen; Medical Physics. 18:462-467, 1991. Thermal and Scatter Effects on Radiation Sensitivity of Well Chambers used for HDR 192Ir Calibrations; Podgorsak, DeWerd, Thomadsen, Paliwal; Medical Physics. 19:1311-1314, 1992. A new Re-entrant Ionization Chamber for the Calibration of 192Ir High Dose Rate Sources; Goetsch, Attix, DeWerd, Thomadsen; Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biology & Physics. 24:167-170, 1992. Use of a Well Ionization Chamber in Daily Quality Assurance for a High Dose Rate, Remote Afterloader; Thomadsen, Reinke, DeWerd, Paliwal; AAPM Annual Meeting, 1992. Physics: Calibration and Quality Assurance; Ezzell, DeWerd, Hicks; 7th International Brachytherapy Working Conference, 1992. Use of New Re-entrant Ionization Chambers for Brachytherapy Calibrations and Quality Control; Ezzell; AAPM Annual Meeting, 1992. Calibration of HDR and LDR Brachytherapy Sources Using a Well-Type Ionization Chamber; Sibata, DeAlmedia, Shin; AAPM Annual Meeting, 1993. Evaluation of Three Well-Type Ionization Chamber Systems for Calibration of 192Ir HDR Afterloaders; Goetsch, Wollin, Olch; Activity. 7(1), 1993. The Half-Life of High Dose Rate 192Ir Sources; Podgorsak, DeWerd, Paliwal; Medical Physics. 20(4):1257-1259, 1993. The Use of Integral Activity to Assess Scheduled Radioactive Source Changes for Brachytherapy; Evans, Clark; Medical Dosimetry. 18:29-31, 1993. Vergleich der Kalibriermethoden fur 192Ir HDR Quellen an drei Kliniken; Sauer, Baltas, Niekamp; Medizinische Physik. pp. 360-361, 1993. Geometric Correction for Cs Source Calibration using a Well-type Ionization Chamber; Sibata, Ho, Castiglione, deSouza, Shin; Medical Physics. 21(6), 1994. Measurement of the Basic Radiation Parameters of High Dose-Rate 192Ir Sources; Podgorsak, DeWerd, Paliwal; Medical Physics. 21(6), 1994. HDR MicroSelectron Quality Assurance Studies Using a Well-type Ion Chamber; Jones, Colin H.; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 40:95-101, 1995. Quality Assurance Tool for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy; DeWerd, Jursinic, Kitchen, Thomadsen; Medical Physics. 22(4):435-440, 1995. Quality Assurance of Low Dose Rate 192Ir Ribbons; Arsenault, Courteau; Medical Physics. 22(5):671, 1995. HDR Source Calibration Discrepancies; Nair; Medical Physics. 22(9):1539, 1995. Dosimetry of 169Yb seed model X1267; Piermattei, Azario, Rossi, Soriani, Arcovito, Ragona, Galalli, Taccini; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 40:1317-1330, 1995. HDR MicroSelectron Calibration Studies; Jones; Medical Physics. 22(6):903, 1995. Quality assurance calibration of 125I RAPID StrandTM in a sterile environment; Butler, Dorsey, Nelson; AAPM Annual Meeting, 1996. A comparison of several techniques to determine the correct length on a high dose rate, remote afterloader; Thomadsen, Rownd, Paliwal; Medical Physics. 23(6): 1079, 1996. A well-type ionization chamber geometric correction factor; Meiler, Sibata, Ho, de Souza, Shin; Phys. Med. Biol. 14, 1141-1148, 1996. HDR Source Calibration Methods and Discrepancies; Nair, Cheng; Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biology & Physics. 38:207-211, 1997. Applications of the Italian Protocol; Piermattei, Azario; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 42:1-9, 1997. Dosimetric characteristics of a new hugh-intensity 192Ir source for remote afterloading; Meigooni, Kleiman, Johnson, Mazloomdoost, Ibbott; Medical Physics. 24(12):2008-2013, 1997. High Dose Rate Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Using the VariSource Remote Afterloader; Sharma, Seyed, Puthawala, Al-Ali; Journal of Brachytherapy International. 14(1):1-14, 1998.
HDR Iridium Calibration IPEM guidelines on dosimeter systems for use as transfer instruments between the UK primary dosimetry standards laboratory (NPL) and radiotherapy centres; A.M.Morgan et al, Phys.Med.Biol. 45 (2000) 2445-2457. Calibration of 192Ir High Dose Rate Afterloading Systems; Goetsch, Attix, Pearson, Thomadsen; Medical Physics. 18:462-467, 1991. Quality Assurance Tool for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy; DeWerd, Jursinic, Kitchen, Thomadsen; Medical Physics. 22(4):435-440, 1995. Source Strength Standards and Calibrations of HDR/PDR Sources; DeWerd, Thomadsen; Proceedings 1994 AAPM Summer School. Medical Physics Publishing Corporation, 1995. High Dose Rate Brachytherapy - A Textbook; S. Nag, ed; Futura Publishing Company, Inc., 1994. Specification of brachytherapy source strength, Report of Task Group 32; American Association of Physicists in Medicine, AAPM Report #21; American Institute of Physics, New York, 1987. Calibration and Quality Assurance, I; Ezell, Hicks, DeWerd; International Brachytherapy, Nucletron International pub., Chapter 54:233-236 , 1992. Remote Afterloading Technology; American Association of Physicists in Medicine, AAPM Report #41; American Institute of Physics, New York, 1993 The air kerma-rate constant of high dose-rate Ir-192 sources; Podgorsak, DeWerd, Paliwal; Int. J. Rad. Oncology Biology Physics. 29:153-162, 1995. Clinical implementation of AAPM Task Group 32 recommendations on brachytherapy source strength specifications; Williamson, Nath; Medical Physics. 18:439-448, 1991. Specification of brachytherapy sources; British Committee on Radiation Units and Measurements; British Journal of Radiology. 57:941-942, 1984. Recommendations pour la determination des doses Absorbees en Curietherapie; Comite Francais Mesure des Rayonnements Ionisants; CFMRI Report #1, Bureau National de Metrologie, Paris, 1983. Dose and volume specification for reporting intracavitary therapy in gynecology; International Commission of Radiation Units and Measurements; ICRU Report #38, Bethesda, MD, 1985. American Endocurietherapy Society recommendations for specification of brachytherapy source strength; Williamson, Anderson, Grigsby, Martinez, Nath, Neblett, Olch, Weaver; Endocurietherapy/Hyperthermia Oncology. Dec. 1992. Radiation quantities and units. International Commission of Radiation Units and Measurements; ICRU Report #33, Bethesda, MD, 1980. Re-evaluation of the W Value for electrons in dry air; Boutilon, Perroche-Rous; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 32:213-219, 1987. Monte Carlo evaluation of the Sievert Integral for brachytherapy dosimetry; Williamson, Morin, Khan; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 28:1021-1032, 1983. Effect of finite size of ionization chambers on measurements of small photon sources; Kondo, Randolph; Rad. Research. 13:37-60, 1960. Evaluation of calibration techniques for the MicroSelection HDR; Ezell; Brachytherapy 2; Proceedings of the 5th International Selectron User’s Meeting. Nucletron International pub. 61-69, 1989. Calibration of 192Ir high dose rate afterloading systems; Goetsch, Attix, Pearson, Thomadsen; Medical Physics. 18(3):462-467, 1991. The transit dose component of high dose rate brachytherapy: direct measurements and clinical implications; Bastin, Podgorsak, Thomadsen; Int. J. Rad. Oncology Biology Physics. 26:695-702, 1993. The effect of alternative calibration procedures using the NEL 2505/3 ionization chamber: a brief communication; Ezell; J. Selectron Brachytherapy. Nucletron International pub. 5:42-43, 1991. Solution to inverse square equations involving distance error and scatter correction; DeWerd, Attix; Wisconsin Medical Physics Report #197, 1993, available from the University of Wisconsin. A new re-entrant ionization chamber for the calibration of 192Ir high dose rate sources; Goetsch, Attix, DeWerd, Thomadsen; Int. J. Rad. Oncology Biology Physics. 24:167-170, 1992. Evaluation of new re-entrant ionization chambers for high dose rate brachytherapy calibrations; Ezell; Endocurietherapy/Hyperthermia Oncology. 9:233-238, 1993. Thermal and scatter effects on radiation sensitivity of well chambers used for high dose rate 192Ir calibrations; Podgorsak, DeWerd, Thomadsen, Paliwal; Medical Physics. 19:1311-1314, 1992 The half-life of high dose rate 192Ir sources; Podgorsak, DeWerd, Paliwal; Medical Physics. 20(4):1257-1259, 1993. Correction factors for thick walled ionization chambers in point-source photon beams; Bielajew; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 35:501-516, 1990. Dose determinations in high dose rate brachytherapy; Houdek, et al; Int. J. Rad. Oncology Biology Physics. 24:795-801, 1992. Radiation Parameters of High Dose Rate 192Ir Sources; Podgorsak, PhD Thesis University of Wisconsin Dept. of Medical Physics, Madison, WI, 1993. The accuracy of the line and point source approximations in 192Ir dosimetry; Williamson; Int. J. Rad. Oncology Biology Physics. 12:409-414, 1995. Accuracy of the point source approximation to high dose-rate 192Ir sources; Podgorsak, DeWerd, Paliwal, Ho, Sibata; Medical Dosimetry. 20(3):177-181, 1995. Independent verification of HDR Iridium-192 treatment plans prior to initiation of treatment; Podgorsak, Paliwal, Peters, Sibata, Ho, Shin; Activity, Nucletron-Odelft radiotherapy journal. Special Report No. 7:12-14, 1995. TLD, diode and Monte Carlo dosimetry of an 192Ir source for high dose-rate brachytherapy; Kirov, Williamson, Meigooni, Zhu; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 40(12):2015-2036, 1995. Analysis of factors affecting the therapeutic gain in high dose rate gynecological implants relative to low dose rate implants; Sahoo, Ling, Anderson; Medical Physics. 23(3):419-425, 1996. Dose Volume Assessment of High Dose Rate 192Ir Endobronchial Implants: Saw, Korb, Pawlicki Wu; Int. J. Rad. Oncology Biology Physics. 34(4):917-922, 1996. Radiation Control, Personnel Training, and Emergency Procedures for Remote Afterloading Units: Glasgow; Endocuritherapy / Hyperthermia Oncology. 12:67-79, 1996. HDR Source Calibration Methods and Discrepancies; Nair, Cheng; Int. J. Radiation Oncology Biology & Physics. 38:207-211, 1997. Applications of the Italian Protocol; Piermattei, Azario; Physics in Medicine and Biology. 42:1-9, 1997. Dosimetric characteristics of a new hugh-intensity 192Ir source for remote afterloading; Meigooni, Kleiman, Johnson, Mazloomdoost, Ibbott; Medical Physics. 24(12):2008-2013, 1997. High Dose Rate Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Carcinoma of the Prostate: Preliminary Results; Syed, Puthawala, Barth, Sharma, Londrc; Journal of Brachytherapy International. 13(4):315-331, 1997. High Dose Rate Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Using the VariSource Remote Afterloader; Sharma, Seyed, Puthawala, Al-Ali; Journal of Brachytherapy International. 14(1):1-14, 1998.
External Beam
IPEM guidelines on dosimeter systems for use as transfer instruments between the UK primary dosimetry standards laboratory (NPL) and radiotherapy centres; A.M.Morgan et al, Phys.Med.Biol. 45 (2000) 2445-2457.
For information about the IAEA Technical Report Series TRS398 : Codes of Practice for External Beam Absorbed Dose Determination, please review the website page: http://www.pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/ResultsPage-asp
Codes of Practice BOOK (internet pdf book ) : http://www.pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/pdf/TRS398_scr.pdf
Codes of Practice BOOK (SeeDOS Website pdf book) : Technical Report Series TRS398 " Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy" An International Code of Practice for Dosimetry Based on Standards of Absorbed Dose to Water Sponsored by the IAEA, WHO, PAHO and ESTRO.
For Information about USA Task Group TG51, please review the AAPM (American Association of Physicists in Medicine) website page: http://aapm.org/medphys/resources/TG51/tg51indx.htm
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