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Combination Of Vandetanib, Radiotherapy, And Irinotecan In The Lovo Human Colorectal Cancer Xenograft Model., Phyllis Wachsberger, Randy Burd, Anderson Ryan, Constantine Daskalakis, Adam P. Dicker

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

PURPOSE: The tumor growth kinetics of the human LoVo colorectal xenograft model was assessed in response to vandetanib, an orally available receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, radiotherapy (RT), or irinotecan (CPT-11), as single therapies and in combination. METHODS AND MATERIALS: LoVo cells were injected subcutaneously into the right hind limb (5 x 10(6) cells in 100 microL phosphate-buffered saline) of athymic NCR NUM mice and tumors were grown to a volume of 200-300 mm(3) before treatment. Vandetanib was administered at 50 mg/kg daily orally for 14 days starting on Day 1. RT was given as three fractions (3 x 3 Gy) …

Dosimetric Evaluation Of Heterogeneity Corrections For Rtog 0236: Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Of Inoperable Stage I-Ii Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer., Ying Xiao, Lech Papiez, Rebecca Paulus, Robert Timmerman, William L. Straube, Walter R. Bosch, Jeff Michalski, James M. Galvin

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

PURPOSE: Using a retrospective analysis of treatment plans submitted from multiple institutions accruing patients to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0236 non-small-cell stereotactic body radiotherapy protocol, the present study determined the dose prescription and critical structure constraints for future stereotactic body radiotherapy lung protocols that mandate density-corrected dose calculations.

METHOD AND MATERIALS: A subset of 20 patients from four institutions participating in the RTOG 0236 protocol and using superposition/convolution algorithms were compared. The RTOG 0236 protocol required a prescription dose of 60 Gy delivered in three fractions to cover 95% of the planning target volume. Additional requirements were specified …

Recent Trends In Soft-Tissue Infection Imaging., Nicholas Petruzzi, Md, Nylla Shanthly, Mbbs, Drm, Mathew L. Thakur, Phd

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

This article discusses the current techniques and future directions of infection imaging with particular attention to respiratory, central nervous system, abdominal, and postoperative infections. The agents currently in use localize to areas of infection and inflammation. An infection-specific imaging agent would greatly improve the utility of scintigraphy in imaging occult infections. The superior spatial resolution of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET) and its lack of reliance on a functional immune system, gives this agent certain advantages over the other radiopharmaceuticals. In respiratory tract infection imaging, an important advancement would be the ability to quantitatively delineate lung inflammation, allowing one to …