The USC/Astrahan Plaque Experience
plus selected references which specifically mention Plaque Simulator (PDF files)
References
1987
Astrahan
, M.A., Liggett, P., Petrovich, Z. and Luxton, G.,
A 500 kHz localized current field hyperthermia system for use with ophthalmic plaque radiotherapy
,
International Journal of Hyperthermia
, 3: 423-432, 1987.
1988
Luxton, G.,
Astrahan
, M.A. and Petrovich, Z.,
Measurements of backscatter from a single seed of I-125 for eye plaque dosimetry
.
Medical Physics
, 15: 397-400, 1988.
Luxton, G.,
Astrahan
, M.A., Liggett, P., Neblett, D.L., Cohen, D.M. and Petrovich, Z.,
Dosimetric calculations and measurements of gold plaque ophthalmic irradiators using Iridium-192 and Iodine-125 seeds
,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 15: 167-176, 1988.
1990
Astrahan
, M., Luxton, G., Jozsef, G., Kampp, T.D., Liggett, P. and Sapozink, M.D.,
An interactive treatment planning system for ophthalmic plaque radiotherapy
,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 18: 679-687, 1990.
Astrahan
, M., Luxton, G., Jozsef, G., Liggett, P. and Petrovich, Z.,
Optimization of I-125 ophthalmic plaque brachytherapy
,
Medical Physics
, 17: 1053-1057, 1990.
Lean, E.K., Cohen, D., Liggett, P., Luxton, G., Hyden, E., Green, R.,
Astrahan
, M.A. and Petrovich, Z.,
Episcleral radioactive plaque therapy: initial clinical experience with 56 patients
,
Amer. J. Clin. Oncology
, 13: 185-190,1990.
Liggett, P.E., Pince, K.J.,
Astrahan
, M., Rao, N. and Petrovich, Z.,
Localized current field hyperthermia: effect on normal ocular tissue
,
International Journal of Hyperthermia
, 6: 517-527, 1990.
Luxton, G.,
Astrahan
, M., Findley, D. and Petrovich, Z.,
Measurement of dose rate from exposure-calibrated I-125 seeds
,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 18: 1199-1207, 1990.
Petrovich, Z., Liggett, P.E., Lean, E., Cohen, D. Langholz, B., Luxton, G., Palmer, D. and
Astrahan
, M.A.,
Treatment of T3 primary malignant melanoma of the choroid with episcleral radioactive plaque
,
Endocurietherapy, Hyperthermia, Oncology
, 6: 11-17,1990.
Petrovich, Z., Liggett, P.E., Luxton, G., Lean, E. Langholz, B. and
Astrahan
, M.A.,
Radioactive plaque therapy in the management of primary malignant ocular melanoma: An overview
,
Endocurietherapy, Hyperthermia, Oncology
, 6: 131-141, 1990.
1992
Petrovich, Z.,
Astrahan
, M., Luxton, G. Green, R., Langholz, B. and Liggett, P.,
Episcleral plaque thermoradiotherapy in patients with choroidal melanoma
,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 23: 599-603, 1992.
Petrovich, Z., Luxton, G., Langholz, B.,
Astrahan
, M. and Liggett, P.,
Episcleral Plaque Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Uveal Melanomas
,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 24: 247-251, 1992.
1993
Evans, M.,
Astrahan
, M., and Bate, R.,
Tumor localization using fundus view photography for episcleral plaque therapy
,
Medical Physics
, 20: 769-775, 1993.
Petrovich, Z.,
Astrahan
, M., Luxton, G., Shields, J.A. Shields, C.L. and Brady, L.W.,
Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Uvea: Radioactive Plaque Therapy and Other Treatment Modalities
, in
Medical Radiology Radiotherapy of Intraocular and Orbital Tumors
, ed. by W.E. Alberti and R.H. Sagerman, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1993. p. 31-44.
Chiu-Tsao, S-T., Anderson, L.L., O'Brien, K., Stabile, L. and Liu, J.C., Dosimetry for 125I seed (model 6711) in eye plaques,
Medical Physics
, 20: 383-389, 1993. (
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)
1994
Petrovich, Z., McDonnell, J.A., Palmer, D., Langholz, B.A. and Liggett, P.E.,
Histopathologic Changes Following Irradiation for Uveal Tract Melanoma
,
Amer. J. Clin. Oncology
, 17: 298-306,1994.
1996
Petrovich, Z., Pike, M.,
Astrahan
, M.A., Luxton, G., Murphree, A.L., and Liggett, P.E.,
Episcleral Plaque Thermoradiotherapy of Posterior Uveal Melanomas
,
Amer. J. Clin. Oncology
, 19: 207-211,1996.
1997
Astrahan
, M.A., Luxton, G. Pu,Q and Petrovich, Z.,
Conformal Episcleral Plaque Therapy
,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 39: 505-519, 1997.
2001
Knutsen, S., Hafslund, R., Monge, O.R., Valen, H., Muren, L.P., Rekstad, B.L., Krohn, J. and Dahl, O., Dosimetric verification of a dedicated 3D treatment planning system for episcleral plaque therapy,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 51: 1159-1166, 2001. (
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)
Packer, K., Verification of ophthalmic brachytherapy treatment planning,
Australian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine
24:177-180, 2001.(
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)
2003
Astrahan
, M.A.,
A patch source model for treatment planning of ruthenium ophthalmic applicators
,
Med. Phys.
, 30: 1219-1228, 2003. (
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)
Krintz, A.L., Hanson, W.F., Ibbott, G.S. and Followill, D.S., A reanalysis of the collaborative ocular melanoma study medium tumor trial eye plaque dosimetry,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 56: 889-898, 2003.
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Nag, S., Quivey, J.M., Earle, J.D., Followill, D., Fontanesi, J. and Finger, P.T., The american brachytherapy society recommendations for brachytherapy of uveal melanomas,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 56: 544-555, 2003. (
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)
2005
Astrahan
, M., Improved treatment planning for COMS plaques,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
,61(4):1227-1242, 2005.(
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)
Astrahan
, M., Szechter A and Finger P., Design and Dosimetric Considerations of a Modified COMS Plaque: The reusable seed-guide insert,
Medical Physics
,32(8), 2706-2716, 2005.(
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)
2009
Astrahan
, M., Preplanning of Suture Coordinates for Episcleral Plaque Therapy,
Medical Physics
, Abstract SU-FF-T-74 36(6):2536, 2009.(
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)
2012
Marwaha, G., Wilkinson A., Bena, J., Macklis, R. and Singh, A.D., Dosimetric Benefit of a New Ophthalmic Radiation Plaque,
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
, 84(5): 1226-1230, 2012.(
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)
Chiu-Tsao, S-T.,
Astrahan
, M., Finger, P.T., Followill, D.S., Meigooni, A.S., Melhus, C.S., Mourtada, F., Napolitano, M.E., Nath, R., Rivard, M.J., Rogers, D.W.O and Thomson, R.M., Dosimetry of 125I and 103Pd COMS eye plaques for intraocular tumors: Report of Task Group 129 by the AAPM and ABS,
Medical Physics
, 39(10):6161-6184, 2012.(
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)
2013
Astrahan
, M.A., The retina dose-area histogram: a metric for quantitatively comparing rival eye plaque treatment options,
J Contemp Brachytherapy
, 5(1): 23-32, 2013.(
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Berry, J.L., Dandapani, S.V., Stevanovic, M., Lee, T.C.,
Astrahan
, M.A., Murphree, A.L. and Kim, J.W, Outcomes of Choroidal Melanomas Treated With Eye Physics A 20-Year Review,
JAMA Ophthalmology
, 2013.(
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)
2015
Browne, A.W., Dandapani, S.V., Jennelle, R., Stevanovic, M., Lee, T.C., A. Murphree, A.L., Kampp, T.D.,
Astrahan
, M.A., Kim, J.W, and Berry, J.L., Outcomes of medium choroidal melanomas treated with ruthenium brachytherapy guided by three-dimensional pretreatment modeling,
Brachytherapy
, 14(5):718-25, 2015.(
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Berry, J.L., Kim, J.W., Jennelle, R. and
Astrahan
, M., Use of the Toric Surgical Marker to Aid in Intraoperative Plaque Placement for the USC Eye Physics Plaques to Treat uveal Melanoma: A New Surgical Technique,
Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina
, 46:866-870, 2015.(
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2018
Jennelle, R.L.S., Berry, J.L., Kim, J.W. (2018). Uveal Melanoma. In: Chang, E., Brown, P., Lo, S., Sahgal, A., Suh, J. (eds) Adult CNS Radiation Oncology. Springer, Cham.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42878-9_17
. (
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Le, B.H.A., Kim, J.W., Deng, H., Rayess, N., Jennelle, R.L., hou, S.Y.,
Astrahan
, M., and Berry, J.L., Outcomes of choroidal melanomas treated with eye physics plaques: A 25-year review,
Brachytherapy
, 17(6):981-989, 2018.(
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)
2019
2020
Thomson, R.M., Furutani, K.M., Kaulich, T.W., Mourtada, F., Rivard, M.J., Soares, C.G., Vanneste, F.M. and Melhus, C.S., AAPM recommendations on medical physics practices for ocular plaque brachytherapy: Report of task group 221,
Medical Physics
, 47(5):e92-e124, 2020.(
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Green, K., Toy, B., Ashimatey, B., Mustafi, D., Jennelle, R.,
Astrahan
, M., Chu, Z., Wang, R., Kim, J., Berry, J., Kashani, A., Quantifying subclinical and longitudinal microvascular changes following episcleral plaque brachytherapy (EPB) using spectral-domain OCT angiography,
Journal of VitreoRetinal Diseases
, Aug. 2020.(
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2021
Fili, M.,
Astrahan
, M., Stålhammar, D.A., Long-term outcomes after enucleation or plaque brachytherapy of choroidal melanomas touching the optic disc,
Brachytherapy
, ##(#)###, 2021.(
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Joh, S., Kim M.E., Reilly, M., Zhou, S.Y., Kim J., Jennelle, R.L. and Berry, J.L., Outpatient ocular brachytherapy: The USC Experience,
Advances in Radiation Oncology
, 100737 (6)2021.(
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Chevli, N., Schefler A.C., Bretana, M.E., Ramiro, P., Butler E.B. and Teh, B.S., Staged Eye-Plaque Brachytherapy: A Novel Approach for Large Uveal Melanoma,
Advances in Radiation Oncology
, 100712 (6)2021.(
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)
2022
Berkowitz, S.T., Brock, A.L.,
Astrahan
, M.A., Reichstein, G., Annulus-shaped I-125 plaque brachytherapy for conjunctival melanoma,
Amer. J. Ophth. Case Reports
, 26(2022).(
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)
2023
Meltsner, S.G., Rodrigues, A., Materin, M.A., Kirsch, D.G and Craciunescu, O., Transitioning from a COMS-based plaque brachytherapy program to using eye physics plaques and plaque simulator treatment planning system: A single institutional experience,
J Appl Clin Med Phys
,
https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.13902
, (2023).(
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)