Report on the clinical outcomes of permanent breast seed implant for early-stage breast cancers

JP Pignol, JM Caudrelier, J Crook, C McCann… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Permanent breast seed implant is an accelerated partial breast irradiation
technique realizing the insertion of 103 Pd seeds in the seroma after lumpectomy. We report …

[图书][B] Biomechanics of soft tissues: principles and applications

A Al Mayah - 2018 - books.google.com
The emerging paradigm of incorporating images and biomechanical properties of soft
tissues has proven to be an integral part of the advancement of several medical …

Skin dose in breast brachytherapy: Defining a robust metric

M Hilts, H Halperin, D Morton, D Batchelar, F Bachand… - Brachytherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To define a simple, robust, and relevant metric for measuring skin dose in breast
brachytherapy. Methods and Materials Postoperative treatment plans (Day 0) for 15 …

Seed placement in permanent breast seed implant brachytherapy: Are concerns over accuracy valid?

D Morton, M Hilts, D Batchelar, J Crook - International Journal of Radiation …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate seed placement accuracy in permanent breast seed implant
brachytherapy (PBSI), to identify any systematic errors and evaluate their effect on …

Deformable image registration for defining the postimplant seroma in permanent breast seed implant brachytherapy

M Hilts, D Batchelar, J Rose, J Crook - Brachytherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To demonstrate the benefit of deformable image registration (DIR) to define
postimplant seromas in permanent breast seed implants (PBSIs) by adapting preimplant …

Establishing a simulation-based education program for radiation oncology learners in permanent seed implant brachytherapy: Building validation evidence

M Roumeliotis, S Quirk, S Husain, A Guebert, E Watt… - Brachytherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of this study was to establish a simulation-based education program
for radiation oncology learners in permanent seed implant brachytherapy. The first step in …

Incorporating three-dimensional ultrasound into permanent breast seed implant brachytherapy treatment planning

D Morton, D Batchelar, M Hilts, T Berrang, J Crook - Brachytherapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Planning permanent breast seed implant (PBSI) brachytherapy using CT alone
may reduce treatment accuracy because of differences in seroma visualization compared …

Post-implant analysis in permanent breast seed implant: automated plan reconstruction using simulated annealing

E Watt, M Skarsgard, M Roumeliotis, S Husain… - Journal of …, 2019 - termedia.pl
Purpose Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) has been realized in a variety of
external beam and brachytherapy modalities, with the ultimate goal of irradiating a smaller …

Feasibility study of defining planning target volume using surgical margins in permanent breast seed implant brachytherapy

C Zhang, M Hilts, D Batchelar, J Crook - Brachytherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
PURPOSE This study investigates the feasibility and potential impacts of utilizing a Groupe
Européen de Curiethérapie-European Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology …

Clinical significance of accounting for tissue heterogeneity in permanent breast seed implant brachytherapy planning

S Mashouf, E Fleury, P Lai, T Merino… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose The inhomogeneity correction factor (ICF) method provides heterogeneity
correction for the fast calculation TG43 formalism in seed brachytherapy. This study …