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| Rakesh R PatelSummaryAffiliation: University of Wisconsin Country: USA Publications
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The emergence of advanced brachytherapy techniques for common malignanciesRakesh R Patel
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Avenue K4 B100, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 20:97-118. 2006..Further investigation and follow-up are necessary to demonstrate improvements in outcome and morbidity with these refined approaches...
Clinical outcome analysis in "high-risk" versus "low-risk" patients eligible for national surgical adjuvant breast and bowel B-39/radiation therapy oncology group 0413 trial: five-year resultsRakesh R Patel
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70:970-3. 2008....
Targeted therapy for brain metastases: improving the therapeutic ratioRakesh R Patel
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Clin Cancer Res 13:1675-83. 2007..In this review article, we discuss new directions in the management of brain metastases, including the role of chemical modifiers, novel systemic agents, and the management and prevention of neurocognitive deficits...
A dosimetric comparison of accelerated partial breast irradiation techniques: multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, and supine versus prone helical tomotherapyRakesh R Patel
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68:935-42. 2007..To compare dosimetrically four different techniques of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) in the same patient...
Phase I trial of pelvic nodal dose escalation with hypofractionated IMRT for high-risk prostate cancerJarrod B Adkison
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82:184-90. 2012..In a prospective trial, we tested whether image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can safely deliver escalated nodal doses while treating the prostate with hypofractionated radiotherapy in 5½ weeks...
A dosimetric comparison of MammoSite and ClearPath high-dose-rate breast brachytherapy devicesAdam Dickler
Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Brachytherapy 8:14-8. 2009..A new form of partial breast irradiation (PBI), ClearPath (CP) breast brachytherapy, has been introduced. We present our results of a dosimetric comparison of MammoSite (MS) and CP PBI...
Outcomes after accelerated partial breast irradiation in patients with ASTRO consensus statement cautionary featuresDerek R McHaffie
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:46-51. 2011..To evaluate outcomes among women with American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) consensus statement cautionary features treated with brachytherapy-based accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI)...
Dosimetric comparison of left-sided whole breast irradiation with 3DCRT, forward-planned IMRT, inverse-planned IMRT, helical tomotherapy, and topotherapyLeah K Schubert
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
Radiother Oncol 100:241-6. 2011..To compare left-sided whole breast conventional and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment planning techniques...
Breast conserving surgery and accelerated partial breast irradiation after prior breast radiation therapyJarrod B Adkison
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Am J Clin Oncol 33:427-31. 2010..This report details our experience of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) as a component of salvage breast conserving treatment...
Increased skin dose with the use of a custom mattress for prone breast radiotherapyStewart J Becker
Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Med Dosim 32:196-9. 2007..Therefore, special care should be taken in this clinical scenario and further investigation of an air- or helium-based mylar support pad should be investigated in the context of definitive breast radiation treatment...
Integral radiation dose to normal structures with conformal external beam radiationHidefumi Aoyama
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64:962-7. 2006..This study was designed to evaluate the integral dose (ID) received by normal tissue from intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for prostate cancer...
Helical tomotherapy: an innovative technology and approach to radiation therapyJames S Welsh
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Technol Cancer Res Treat 1:311-6. 2002..Based on radiobiological principles that exploit the physical advantages of helical tomotherapy, several dosimetric and clinical investigations are underway...
Image-guided breast brachytherapy: an alternative to whole-breast radiotherapyRakesh R Patel
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue, K4/B100 CSC Madison, WI 53792, USA
Lancet Oncol 7:407-15. 2006..This review highlights the rationale and outcomes of brachytherapy techniques...
Breast brachytherapy devicesAdam Dickler
Department of Radiation Oncology, Little Company of Mary Hospital, 2800 W 95th Street, Evergreen Park, IL 60805, USA
Expert Rev Med Devices 6:325-33. 2009..We introduce and describe five additional breast brachytherapy devices...
A case of Gorham's disease with chylothorax treated curatively with radiation therapyBethany M Duffy
University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Clin Med Res 3:83-6. 2005..We report the case of a 31-year-old female with Gorham's disease involving several bones along with chylous pericardial and pleural effusions. She was effectively treated with definitive radiation therapy...
Rectal dose sparing with a balloon catheter and ultrasound localization in conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancerRakesh R Patel
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue K4/B100, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Radiother Oncol 67:285-94. 2003..Such sparing could assist in controlling and limiting rectal toxicity during increasingly aggressive dose escalation...
Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for lung cancer: promises and pitfallsRakesh R Patel
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 600 Highland Avenue K4/3, Madison 53792, USA
Curr Oncol Rep 4:347-53. 2002..The rationale and evolution of this technology and its potential pitfalls are presented in this review...
The use of directional interstitial sources to improve dosimetry in breast brachytherapyLiyong Lin
University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, Florida 32206, USA
Med Phys 35:240-7. 2008..The improved dose distribution provided by directional interstitial brachytherapy might enable partial breast treatment to tumors closer to the skin or chest wall or in relatively small breasts...
