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| Kristina GersztenSummaryAffiliation: University of Pittsburgh Country: USA Publications
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Twice-daily high-dose-rate brachytherapy for medically inoperable uterine cancerKristina Gerszten
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
Brachytherapy 5:118-21. 2006..Medically inoperable patients with uterine cancer pose a therapeutic challenge. We developed a twice-daily schedule of high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDRB) after a single insertion procedure that required a hospitalization of 3 days...- Preoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced carcinoma of the vulvaKristina Gerszten
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, UPMC Cancer Pavillon POB II, 5150 Centre Avenue, 5th Floor, Room 544B, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
Gynecol Oncol 99:640-4. 2005..Inguinal nodes were included in the treatment fields even if clinically negative. This review analyzed the outcomes using this approach... - A single institutional experience with definitive radiotherapy for cervical cancer using both high- and low-dose-rate brachytherapyKristina Gerszten
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Cancer Pavilion, Room 534 Fifth Floor, 5150 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
Gynecol Oncol 102:500-7. 2006..To evaluate outcomes in cervical cancer patients treated with high-dose-rate (HDRB) or low-dose-rate (LDRB) brachytherapy... - Feasibility of concurrent cisplatin and extended field radiation therapy (EFRT) using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for carcinoma of the cervixKristina Gerszten
Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Cancer Pavillon POB II, 5150 Centre Avenue, 5th Floor, Room 544B, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA
Gynecol Oncol 102:182-8. 2006..To assess the acute tolerance of delivering concurrent cisplatin and extended field radiotherapy (EFRT) using intensity-modulated radiotherapy technique (IMRT) for cancer of the cervix... - High-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy for gynecologic malignanciesSushil Beriwal
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Brachytherapy 5:218-22. 2006..The study aimed to assess the outcome of locally advanced cervical and vaginal cancer treated with high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy (HDRB)... - Intensity-modulated radiotherapy for the treatment of vulvar carcinoma: a comparative dosimetric study with early clinical outcomeSushil Beriwal
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64:1395-400. 2006..To assess early clinical outcome of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the treatment of vulvar cancer and compare dosimetric parameters with 3D conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT)... - Treatment techniques for 3D conformal radiation to breast and chest wall including the internal mammary chainDeborah Sonnik
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Med Dosim 32:7-12. 2007..The wide tangent technique required less treatment planning and delivery time. We compared the 2 techniques and their resultant DVHs and feasibility in a busy clinic... - Breast skin doses from brachytherapy using MammoSite HDR, intensity modulated radiation therapy, and tangential fields techniquesRaj N Selvaraj
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Technol Cancer Res Treat 6:17-22. 2007..This study suggests that in breast cancer radiation treatments the MammoSite HDR technique reduces skin doses compared to IMRT and tangential field techniques... - The potential nephrotoxic effects of intensity modulated radiotherapy delivered to the para-aortic area of women with gynecologic malignancies: preliminary resultsJohn M Varlotto
Department of Radiation Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 29:281-9. 2006.... - Clinical outcome with adjuvant treatment of endometrial carcinoma using intensity-modulated radiation therapySushil Beriwal
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Magee Womens Hospital, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
Gynecol Oncol 102:195-9. 2006..To assess local control and chronic toxicity with IMRT for adjuvant treatment of endometrial carcinoma... - Moderators of interventions designed to enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women with early-stage breast cancerMichael F Scheier
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
J Clin Oncol 25:5710-4. 2007..To identify factors that condition or moderate the impact of a previously described set of interventions on psychological and physical adjustment after diagnosis and treatment for early-stage breast cancer... - Abdominal organ motion measured using 4D CTEdward D Brandner
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 19107, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65:554-60. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Four-dimensional CT scanning can accurately measure abdominal organ motion throughout respiration. This information may result in greater organ sparing and planning target volume coverage... - Interventions to enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women who are ending nonhormonal adjuvant treatment for early-stage breast cancerMichael F Scheier
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:4298-311. 2005..To conduct a clinical trial to determine if an educational intervention and a nutritional intervention could enhance physical and psychological functioning among younger women completing treatment for early-stage breast cancer...