Prospective evaluation to establish a dose response for clinical oral mucositis in patients undergoing head-and-neck conformal radiotherapy

…, MA Coleman, A Vaughan, CC Yang… - International Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: We conducted a clinical study to correlate oral cavity dose with clinical mucositis,
perform in vivo dosimetry, and determine the feasibility of obtaining buccal mucosal cell …

Comparison of peripheral dose from image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) using kV cone beam CT to intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)

JR Perks, J Lehmann, AM Chen, CC Yang… - Radiotherapy and …, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: The growing use of IMRT with volumetric kilovoltage cone-beam computed
tomography (kV-CBCT) for IGRT has increased concerns over the additional (typically …

Late esophageal toxicity after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

…, BQ Li, RLS Jennelle, DH Lau, CC Yang… - Head & Neck …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of esophageal toxicity after
radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Methods. The records of 211 patients treated …

Development of a standardized method for contouring the lumbosacral plexus: a preliminary dosimetric analysis of this organ at risk among 15 patients treated with …

KY Sun, W Mak, CC Yang, T Liu, J Cui, AM Chen… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To generate a reproducible step-wise guideline for the delineation of the
lumbosacral plexus (LSP) on axial computed tomography (CT) planning images and to provide a …

Comparison of intensity-modulated radiotherapy using helical tomotherapy and segmental multileaf collimator-based techniques for nasopharyngeal carcinoma …

AM Chen, NY Lee, CC Yang, T Liu… - … in cancer research …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment plans generated by segmental multileaf
collimator (SMLC) and helical tomotherapy (HT) techniques for patients with nasopharyngeal …

[PDF][PDF] Changing role of PET/CT in cancer care with a focus on radiotherapy

S Vijayakumar, J Yang, MR Nittala, AE Velazquez… - Cureus, 2022 - cureus.com
Positron emission tomography (PET) integrated with computed tomography (CT) has brought
revolutionary changes in improving cancer care (CC) for patients. These include improved …

Gamma Knife® icon CBCT offers improved localization workflow for frame‐based treatment

…, R Rey‐Dios, S Vijayakumar, C Yang - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Object The purpose of this study was to compare two methods of stereotactic localization in
Gamma Knife treatment planning: cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) or fiducial. …

Use of benchmark dose–volume histograms for selection of the optimal technique between three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and intensity-modulated …

C Luo, CC Yang, S Narayan, RL Stern, J Perks… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop and validate our own benchmark dose–volume
histograms (DVHs) of bladder and rectum for both conventional three-dimensional …

Optimizing MRI sequences and images for MRI-based stereotactic radiosurgery treatment planning

S Taghizadeh, C Labuda, CC Yang… - Reports of Practical …, 2019 - journals.viamedica.pl
Aim Development of MRI sequences and processing methods for the production of images
appropriate for direct use in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatment planning. Background …

Dosimetric comparison of brachytherapy sources for high-dose-rate treatment of endometrial cancer: 192Ir, 60Co and an electronic brachytherapy source

…, S Packianathan, R He, CC Yang - The British Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To compare high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy systems with 192 Ir, 60 Co and
electronic brachytherapy source (EBS) for treatment of endometrial cancers. Methods: Two …