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Carotid Dosimetry After Re-Irradiation With 131cs Permanent Implant Brachytherapy In Recurrent, Resected Head And Neck Cancer, Amanda Walsh, Emily Hubley, Laura Doyle M, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry, Voichita Bar-Ad, Adam Luginbuhl
Carotid Dosimetry After Re-Irradiation With 131cs Permanent Implant Brachytherapy In Recurrent, Resected Head And Neck Cancer, Amanda Walsh, Emily Hubley, Laura Doyle M, David Cognetti, Joseph Curry, Voichita Bar-Ad, Adam Luginbuhl
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers
Purpose: Permanent seed implant cesium-131 (131Cs) brachytherapy provides highly localized radiation for patients with recurrent head and neck cancer (HNC), who may be ineligible for external beam radiation therapy due to a high-risk of toxicity. As carotid blowout is a concern in the setting of re-irradiation, a dose to the carotid artery was examined for 131Cs brachytherapy implants.
Material and methods: Eleven patients were implanted with131Cs adjacent to carotid at the time of resection for recurrent HNC. Vascularized tissue flaps were used in some patients. The carotid artery was contoured on the post-implant brachytherapy treatment …
A Nomogram To Determine Required Seed Air Kerma Strength In Planar 131 Cesium Permanent Seed Implant Brachytherapy, Emily Hubley, Michael Trager, Voichita Bar-Ad, Adam J. Luginbuhl, Laura Doyle
A Nomogram To Determine Required Seed Air Kerma Strength In Planar 131 Cesium Permanent Seed Implant Brachytherapy, Emily Hubley, Michael Trager, Voichita Bar-Ad, Adam J. Luginbuhl, Laura Doyle
Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers
Purpose: Intraoperatively implanted Cesium-131 ( 131 Cs) permanent seed brachytherapy is used to deliver highly localized re-irradiation in recurrent head and neck cancers. A single planar implant of uniform air kerma strength (AKS) seeds and 10 mm seed-to-seed spacing is used to deliver the prescribed dose to a point 5 mm or 10 mm perpendicular to the center of the implant plane. Nomogram tables to quickly determine the required AKS for rectangular and irregularly shaped implants were created and dosimetrically verified. By eliminating the need for a full treatment planning system plan, nomogram tables allow for fast dose calculation for …
Quality Of Life Outcomes Following Organ-Sparing Sbrt In Previously Irradiated Recurrent Head And Neck Cancer, E. Gogineni, I. Zhang, Z. Rana, M. Marrero, G. Gill, A. Sharma, A. C. Riegel, S. Teckie, M. Ghaly
Quality Of Life Outcomes Following Organ-Sparing Sbrt In Previously Irradiated Recurrent Head And Neck Cancer, E. Gogineni, I. Zhang, Z. Rana, M. Marrero, G. Gill, A. Sharma, A. C. Riegel, S. Teckie, M. Ghaly
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