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High-Resolution, Small Animal Radiation Research Platform With X-Ray Tomographic Guidance Capabilities by Wong, John, Ph.D, Armour, Elwood, Ph.D, Kazanzides, Peter, Ph.D, Iordachita, Iulian, Ph.D, Tryggestad, Erik, Ph.D, Deng, Hua, Ph.D, Matinfar, Mohammad, M.S, Kennedy, Christopher, Ph.D, Liu, Zejian, Ph.D, Chan, Timothy, M.D., Ph.D, Gray, Owen, B.S, Verhaegen, Frank, Ph.D, McNutt, Todd, Ph.D, Ford, Eric, Ph.D, DeWeese, Theodore L., M.D

“…Purpose To demonstrate the computed tomography, conformal irradiation, and treatment planning capabilities of a small animal radiation research platform…”
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Direct evidence that prostate tumors show high sensitivity to fractionation (low alpha/beta ratio), similar to late-responding normal tissue by Brenner, David J, Martinez, Alvaro A, Edmundson, Gregory K, Mitchell, Christina, Thames, Howard D, Armour, Elwood P

“…A direct approach to the question of whether prostate tumors have an atypically high sensitivity to fractionation (low alpha/beta ratio), more typical of the…”
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Analysis of fiducials implanted during EUS for patients with localized rectal cancer receiving high-dose rate endorectal brachytherapy by Moningi, Shalini, BA, Walker, Amanda J., MD, Malayeri, Ashkan A., MD, Rosati, Lauren M., BS, Gearhart, Susan L., MD, Efron, Jonathan E., MD, Wick, Elizabeth C., MD, Azad, Nilofer S., MD, Armour, Elwood P., PhD, Le, Yi, PhD, Herman, Joseph M., MD, MSc, Shin, Eun Ji, MD

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Targeting the apoptotic machinery in pancreatic cancers using small-molecule antagonists of the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein by Karikari, Collins A, Roy, Indrajit, Tryggestad, Eric, Feldmann, Georg, Pinilla, Clemencia, Welsh, Kate, Reed, John C, Armour, Elwood P, Wong, John, Herman, Joseph, Rakheja, Dinesh, Maitra, Anirban

“…Resistance to apoptosis is a hallmark of many solid tumors, including pancreatic cancers, and may be the underlying basis for the suboptimal response to…”
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Effects of X-ray radiation on complex visual discrimination learning and social recognition memory in rats by Davis, Catherine M, Roma, Peter G, Armour, Elwood, Gooden, Virginia L, Brady, Joseph V, Weed, Michael R, Hienz, Robert D

“…The present report describes an animal model for examining the effects of radiation on a range of neurocognitive functions in rodents that are similar to a…”
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Dose escalation using conformal high-dose-rate brachytherapy improves outcome in unfavorable prostate cancer by Martinez, Alvaro A, Gustafson, Gary, Gonzalez, José, Armour, Elwood, Mitchell, Chris, Edmundson, Gregory, Spencer, William, Stromberg, Jannifer, Huang, Raywin, Vicini, Frank

“…To overcome radioresistance for patients with unfavorable prostate cancer, a prospective trial of pelvic external beam irradiation (EBRT) interdigitated with…”
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Alignment of multiradiation isocenters for megavoltage photon beam by Zhang, Yin, Ding, Kai, Cowan, Garth, Tryggestad, Erik, Armour, Elwood, Wang, Ken Kang‐Hsin

“…The accurate measurement of the linear accelerator (linac) radiation isocenter is critical, especially for stereotactic treatment. Traditional quality…”
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A Novel Process for Introducing a New Intraoperative Program: A Multidisciplinary Paradigm for Mitigating Hazards and Improving Patient Safety by Rodriguez-Paz, Jose M., Mark, Lynette J., Herzer, Kurt R., Michelson, James D., Grogan, Kelly L., Herman, Joseph, Hunt, David, Wardlow, Linda, Armour, Elwood P., Pronovost, Peter J.

“…Since the Institute of Medicine's report, To Err is Human, was published, numerous interventions have been designed and implemented to correct the defects that…”
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HDR Treatment of Vaginal Lesions Using Multi-Channel Intracavitary Mold Applicator - A Report of Two Cases by Ng, Sook Kien, PhD, Armour, Elwood, PhD, Zellars, Richard, MD, Le, Yi, PhD

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Evaluating HDR Ring and Tandem Applicator Source Dwell Positions Using a Novel QA Device by Ng, Sook Kein, PhD, Velarde, Esteban, BS, Armour, Elwood, PhD, Wong, John, PhD, Le, Yi, PhD

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Correction Required for Formula Used to Determine “Correspondence Factor” of the Valencia Skin Applicator by Ng, Sook Kien, PhD, Robinson, Adam, BS, Armour, Elwood, PhD, Le, Yi, PhD

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Radiographic predictors of response to endoluminal brachytherapy for the treatment of rectal cancer by Craig-Schapiro, Rebecca, Kamel, Ihab R., Sacerdote, Michael, Canner, Joseph, Pittman, Meredith, Hicks, Caitlin W., Hacker-Prietz, Amy, Hobbs, Robert F., Armour, Elwood P., Efron, Jonathan E., Wick, Elizabeth C., Azad, Nilofer S., Herman, Joseph M., Gearhart, Susan L.

“…Objective Endoluminal brachytherapy (EBT) has been shown to be an effective neoadjuvant monotherapy for rectal adenocarcinoma. Radiographic predictors of…”
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Quantitative Analysis of Marker Based Treatment Setup Uncertainty and its Correlation to Treatment Response for HDR Endorectal Brachytherapy by Le, Yi, PhD, Ng, Sook Kien, PhD, Robinson, Adam, BS, Hacker-Prietz, Amy, MS, Griffith, Mary Elizabeth, MS, Shin, Eun, MD, Moningi, Shalini, BA, Armour, Elwood, PhD, Herman, Joseph M., MD

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Clinicopathologic Comparison of High-Dose-Rate Endorectal Brachytherapy versus Conventional Chemoradiotherapy in the Neoadjuvant Setting for Resectable Stages II and III Low Rectal Cancer by Raman, Siva P., Singhi, Aatur, Wild, Aaron T., Smith, Jessica A., Qiu, Haoming, Kumar, Rachit, Hacker-Prietz, Amy, Hruban, Ralph H., Kamel, Ihab R., Efron, Jonathan, Wick, Elizabeth C., Azad, Nilofer S., Diaz, Luis A., Le, Yi, Armour, Elwood P., Gearhart, Susan L., Herman, Joseph M.

“…Purpose. To assess for differences in clinical, radiologic, and pathologic outcomes between patients with stage II-III rectal adenocarcinoma treated…”
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The heat shock response: role in radiation biology and cancer therapy by Corry, Peter M, Armour, Elwood P

“…Since prehistoric times, elevated temperatures have been used to treat cancer in a variety of forms. In modern times (the last 40 years) efforts have…”
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High-dose-rate intraoperative radiation therapy: the nuts and bolts of starting a program by Moningi, Shalini, Armour, Elwood P, Terezakis, Stephanie A, Efron, Jonathan E, Gearhart, Susan L, Bivalacqua, Trinity J, Kumar, Rachit, Le, Yi, Kien Ng, Sook, Wolfgang, Christopher L, Zellars, Richard C, Ellsworth, Susannah G, Ahuja, Nita, Herman, Joseph M

“…High-dose-rate intraoperative radiation therapy (HDR-IORT) has historically provided effective local control (LC) for patients with unresectable and recurrent…”
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Sensitivity of human cells to mild hyperthermia by ARMOUR, E. P, MCEACHERN, D, ZHENHUA WANG, CORRY, P. M, MARTINEZ, A

“…The cytotoxic effects of short duration, high temperature, and long duration, low temperature hyperthermia were determined in human cells growing in culture…”
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Registered ultrasound and fluoroscopy for intraoperative dynamic dosimetry in prostate brachytherapy by Song, Danny Y., M.D, Deguet, Anton, Ph.D, Iordachita, Iulian, Ph.D, Armour, Elwood, Ph.D, Jain, Ameet, Ph.D, Burdette, Everette C., Ph.D, Fichtinger, Gabor, Ph.D

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Postoperative complications following intraoperative radiotherapy in abdominopelvic malignancy: A single institution analysis of 113 consecutive patients by Abdelfatah, Eihab, Page, Andrew, Sacks, Justin, Pierorazio, Phillip, Bivalacqua, Trinity, Efron, Jonathan, Terezakis, Stephanie, Gearhart, Susan, Fang, Sandy, Safar, Bashar, Pawlik, Timothy M., Armour, Elwood, Hacker‐Prietz, Amy, Herman, Joseph, Ahuja, Nita

“…BACKGROUND Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) has advantages over external beam radiation therapy (EBRT). Few studies have described side effects associated…”
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Novel Hsp90 inhibitor NVP-AUY922 radiosensitizes prostate cancer cells by Gandhi, Nishant, Wild, Aaron T., Chettiar, Sivarajan T., Aziz, Khaled, Kato, Yoshinori, Gajula, Rajendra P., Williams, Russell D., Cades, Jessica A., Annadanam, Anvesh, Song, Danny, Zhang, Yonggang, Hales, Russell K., Herman, Joseph M., Armour, Elwood, DeWeese, Theodore L., Schaeffer, Edward M., Tran, Phuoc T.

“…Outcomes for poor-risk localized prostate cancers treated with radiation are still insufficient. Targeting the "non-oncogene" addiction or stress response…”
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