Jonas D Fontenot

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Publications

  1. ncbi Single-arc volumetric-modulated arc therapy can provide dose distributions equivalent to fixed-beam intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostatic irradiation with seminal vesicle and/or lymph node involvement
    J D Fontenot
    Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
    Br J Radiol 85:231-6. 2012
  2. ncbi Feasibility of a remote, automated daily delivery verification of volumetric-modulated arc therapy treatments using a commercial record and verify system
    Jonas D Fontenot
    Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
    J Appl Clin Med Phys 13:3606. 2012
  3. ncbi Estimate of the uncertainties in the relative risk of secondary malignant neoplasms following proton therapy and intensity-modulated photon therapy
    Jonas D Fontenot
    Department of Medical Physics, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
    Phys Med Biol 55:6987-98. 2010
  4. ncbi Investigation of pitch and jaw width to decrease delivery time of helical tomotherapy treatments for head and neck cancer
    Monica Moldovan
    Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
    Med Dosim 36:397-403. 2011
  5. ncbi Preliminary comparison of helical tomotherapy and mixed beams of unmodulated electrons and intensity modulated radiation therapy for treating superficial cancers of the parotid gland and nasal cavity
    Olivier Blasi
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
    Radiat Oncol 6:178. 2011
  6. ncbi Feasibility of postmastectomy treatment with helical TomoTherapy
    Michael Ashenafi
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 77:836-42. 2010
  7. ncbi Comparison of action levels for patient-specific quality assurance of intensity modulated radiation therapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy treatments
    Gordon M Mancuso
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
    Med Phys 39:4378-85. 2012

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  1. ncbi Single-arc volumetric-modulated arc therapy can provide dose distributions equivalent to fixed-beam intensity-modulated radiation therapy for prostatic irradiation with seminal vesicle and/or lymph node involvement
    J D Fontenot
    Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
    Br J Radiol 85:231-6. 2012
    ..In this work, we report our institutional experience with single-arc VMAT and fixed-beam intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer patients treated for seminal vesicle and/or lymph node involvement...
  2. ncbi Feasibility of a remote, automated daily delivery verification of volumetric-modulated arc therapy treatments using a commercial record and verify system
    Jonas D Fontenot
    Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, 4950 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
    J Appl Clin Med Phys 13:3606. 2012
    ..Further investigation is needed to confirm the utility and accuracy of the system...
  3. ncbi Estimate of the uncertainties in the relative risk of secondary malignant neoplasms following proton therapy and intensity-modulated photon therapy
    Jonas D Fontenot
    Department of Medical Physics, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
    Phys Med Biol 55:6987-98. 2010
    ..Uncertainties in the radiation weighting factor for neutrons, the shape of the dose-risk model and interpatient variations in therapeutic and stray doses introduced a total uncertainty of 33% to the baseline RRR calculation...
  4. ncbi Investigation of pitch and jaw width to decrease delivery time of helical tomotherapy treatments for head and neck cancer
    Monica Moldovan
    Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, USA
    Med Dosim 36:397-403. 2011
    ..5-cm jaw (5.1 ± 0.6 min vs. 9.5 ± 1.1 min), use of the 5-cm jaw in routine treatment planning may be a viable approach to decreasing treatment delivery times from helical tomotherapy units...
  5. ncbi Preliminary comparison of helical tomotherapy and mixed beams of unmodulated electrons and intensity modulated radiation therapy for treating superficial cancers of the parotid gland and nasal cavity
    Olivier Blasi
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
    Radiat Oncol 6:178. 2011
    ..To investigate combining unmodulated electron beams with intensity-modulated radiation therapy to improve dose distributions for superficial head and neck cancers, and to compare mixed beam plans with helical tomotherapy...
  6. ncbi Feasibility of postmastectomy treatment with helical TomoTherapy
    Michael Ashenafi
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 77:836-42. 2010
    ..To investigate the potential of helical tomotherapy for postmastectomy radiation therapy...
  7. ncbi Comparison of action levels for patient-specific quality assurance of intensity modulated radiation therapy and volumetric modulated arc therapy treatments
    Gordon M Mancuso
    Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
    Med Phys 39:4378-85. 2012
    ..To perform a comprehensive and systematic comparison of fixed-beam IMRT and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) patient-specific QA measurements for a common set of geometries using typical measurement methods...