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Influence of Technologic Advances on Outcomes in Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Concomitant Chemoradiotherapy by Liao, Zhongxing X., M.D, Komaki, Ritsuko R., M.D, Thames, Howard D., Ph.D, Liu, Helen H., Ph.D, Tucker, Susan L., Ph.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D, Martel, Mary K., Ph.D, Wei, Xiong, M.D, Yang, Kunyu, M.D, Kim, Edward S., M.D, Blumenschein, George, M.D, Hong, Waun Ki, M.D, Cox, James D., M.D

“…Purpose In 2004, our institution began using four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT) simulation and then intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)…”
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Assessing Respiration-Induced Tumor Motion and Internal Target Volume Using Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography for Radiotherapy of Lung Cancer by Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Balter, Peter, Ph.D, Tutt, Teresa, Choi, Bum, Ph.D, Zhang, Joy, Ph.D, Wang, Catherine, Ph.D, Chi, Melinda, M.S, Luo, Dershan, Ph.D, Pan, Tinsu, Ph.D, Hunjan, Sandeep, Ph.D, Starkschall, George, Ph.D, Rosen, Isaac, Ph.D, Prado, Karl, Ph.D, Liao, Zhongxing, M.D, Chang, Joe, M.D., Ph.D, Komaki, Ritsuko, M.D, Cox, James D., M.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D, Dong, Lei, Ph.D

“…Purpose: To assess three-dimensional tumor motion caused by respiration and internal target volume (ITV) for radiotherapy of lung cancer. Methods and…”
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Risk Factors for Pericardial Effusion in Inoperable Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated With Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy by Wei, Xiong, M.D, Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Tucker, Susan L., Ph.D, Wang, Shulian, M.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D, Cox, James D., M.D, Komaki, Ritsuko, M.D, Liao, Zhongxing, M.D

“…Purpose To identify clinical and dosimetric factors influencing the risk of pericardial effusion (PCE) in patients with inoperable esophageal cancer treated…”
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Initial Evaluation of Treatment-Related Pneumonitis in Advanced-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated With Concurrent Chemotherapy and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy by Yom, Sue S., M.D., Ph.D, Liao, Zhongxing, M.D, Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Tucker, Susan L., Ph.D, Hu, Chao-Su, M.D, Wei, Xiong, M.D, Wang, Xuanming, Ph.D, Wang, Shulian, M.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D, Cox, James D., M.D, Komaki, Ritsuko, M.D

“…Purpose To investigate the rate of high-grade treatment-related pneumonitis (TRP) in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with…”
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Dose-Dependent Pulmonary Toxicity After Postoperative Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by Rice, David C., M.B., B.Ch, Smythe, W. Roy, M.D, Liao, Zhongxing, M.D, Guerrero, Thomas, M.D., Ph.D, Chang, Joe Y., M.D., Ph.D, McAleer, Mary F., M.D., Ph.D, Jeter, Melenda D., M.D., Ph.D, Correa, Arlene, Ph.D, Vaporciyan, Ara A., M.D, Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Komaki, Ritsuko, M.D, Forster, Kenneth M., Ph.D, Stevens, Craig W., M.D., Ph.D

“…Purpose: To determine the incidence of fatal pulmonary events after extrapleural pneumonectomy and hemithoracic intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for…”
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Analysis of Radiation Pneumonitis Risk Using a Generalized Lyman Model by Tucker, Susan L., Ph.D, Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Liao, Zhongxing, M.D, Wei, Xiong, M.D, Wang, Shulian, M.D, Jin, Hekun, M.D, Komaki, Ritsuko, M.D, Martel, Mary K., Ph.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D

“…Purpose To introduce a version of the Lyman normal-tissue complication probability (NTCP) model adapted to incorporate censored time-to-toxicity data and…”
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Preserving Functional Lung Using Perfusion Imaging and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Advanced-Stage Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer by Shioyama, Yoshiyuki, M.D., Ph.D, Jang, Si Young, Ph.D, Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Guerrero, Thomas, M.D., Ph.D, Wang, Xuanmin, Ph.D, Gayed, Isis W., M.D, Erwin, William D., M.S, Liao, Zhongxing, M.D, Chang, Joe Y., M.D., Ph.D, Jeter, Melenda, M.D, Yaremko, Brian P., M.D, Borghero, Yerko O., M.D, Cox, James D., M.D, Komaki, Ritsuko, M.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D

“…Purpose: To assess quantitatively the impact of incorporating functional lung imaging into intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning for locally advanced…”
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Underestimation of Low-Dose Radiation in Treatment Planning of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy by Jang, Si Young, Ph.D, Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D

“…Purpose To investigate potential dose calculation errors in the low-dose regions and identify causes of such errors for intensity-modulated radiotherapy…”
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Feasibility of using intensity-modulated radiotherapy to improve lung sparing in treatment planning for distal esophageal cancer by Chandra, Anurag, Guerrero, Thomas M., Liu, H. Helen, Tucker, Susan L., Liao, Zhongxing, Wang, Xiaochun, Murshed, Hasan, Bonnen, Mark D., Garg, Amit K., Stevens, Craig W., Chang, Joe Y., Jeter, Melinda D., Mohan, Radhe, Cox, James D., Komaki, Ritsuko

“…To evaluate the feasibility whether intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can be used to reduce doses to normal lung than three-dimensional conformal…”
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Beam angle optimization and reduction for intensity-modulated radiation therapy of non-small-cell lung cancers by Liu, H Helen, Jauregui, Maria, Zhang, Xiaodong, Wang, Xiaochun, Dong, Lei, Mohan, Radhe

“…To optimize beam angles and reduce the number of beams used for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). An…”
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Impact of Toxicity Grade and Scoring System on the Relationship Between Mean Lung Dose and Risk of Radiation Pneumonitis in a Large Cohort of Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer by Tucker, Susan L., Ph.D, Jin, Hekun, M.D, Wei, Xiong, M.D, Wang, Shulian, M.D, Martel, Mary K., Ph.D, Komaki, Ritsuko, M.D, Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D, Chen, Yuhchyau, M.D., Ph.D, Cox, James D., M.D, Liao, Zhongxing, M.D

“…Purpose To compute the risk of radiation pneumonitis (RP) as a function of mean lung dose (MLD), with RP scored using three grading systems and analyzed at…”
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Comparison of rectal dose-wall histogram versus dose-volume histogram for modeling the incidence of late rectal bleeding after radiotherapy by Tucker, Susan L, Dong, Lei, Cheung, Rex, Johnson, Jennifer, Mohan, Radhe, Huang, Eugene H, Liu, H Helen, Thames, Howard D, Kuban, Deborah

“…To compare the fits of normal-tissue complication probability (NTCP) models based on rectal dose-wall histograms (DWHs) vs. dose-volume histograms (DVHs) when…”
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Acute Aortic Occlusion and Its Sequelae: Metabolic, Pathologic Etiology, and Management by Hines, George L., Liu, Helen H.

“…Acute occlusion of the abdominal aorta is a catastrophic occurrence that results in high risk of limb loss and death. The etiology has historically been either…”
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Intrathoracic Patterns of Failure for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer With Positron-Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography–Defined Target Delineation by Klopp, Ann Hoge, M.D., Ph.D, Chang, Joe Y., M.D., Ph.D, Tucker, Susan L., Ph.D, Sulman, Erik P., M.D., Ph.D, Balter, Peter A., Ph.D, Liu, H. Helen, Ph.D, Bucci, M. Kara, M.D, Macapinlac, Homer A., M.D, Komaki, Ritsuko, M.D, Cox, James D., M.D

“…Purpose Dosimetric studies suggested several advantages to defining the radiotherapy target by using positron-emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography…”
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Development and commissioning of a multileaf collimator model in Monte Carlo dose calculations for intensity-modulated radiation therapy by Jang, Si Young, Vassiliev, Oleg N., Liu, H. Helen, Mohan, Radhe, Siebers, Jeffrey V.

“…A multileaf collimator (MLC) model, “MATMLC,” was developed to simulate MLCs for Monte Carlo (MC) dose calculations of intensity-modulated radiation therapy…”
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Analysis of clinical and dosimetric factors associated with treatment-related pneumonitis (TRP) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with concurrent chemotherapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) by Wang, Shulian, Liao, Zhongxing, Wei, Xiong, Liu, Helen H, Tucker, Susan L, Hu, Chao-Su, Mohan, Rodhe, Cox, James D, Komaki, Ritsuko

“…To investigate factors associated with treatment-related pneumonitis in non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. We…”
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Dosimetric verification for intensity-modulated radiotherapy of thoracic cancers using experimental and Monte Carlo approaches by Jang, Si Young, Liu, H Helen, Wang, Xiaochun, Vassiliev, Oleg N, Siebers, Jeffrey V, Dong, Lei, Mohan, Radhe

“…To investigate the dosimetric accuracy of commercial treatment planning systems used in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for thoracic cancer. Clinical…”
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Short-Term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair by Howell, Raelina S., Liu, Helen H., Petrone, Patrizio, Anduaga, María Fernanda, Servide, María José, Hall, Keneth, Barkan, Alexander, Islam, Shahidul, Brathwaite, Collin E. M.

“…Many patients with hiatal hernias (HH) are asymptomatic; however, symptoms may include heartburn, regurgitation, dysphagia, nausea, or vague epigastric pain…”
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Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery: Patients with Body Mass Index 60 or Greater by Howell, Raelina S, Liu, Helen H, Boinpally, Harika, Akerman, Meredith, Carruthers, Elizabeth, Brathwaite, Barbara M, Petrone, Patrizio, Brathwaite, Collin E M

“…Perioperative outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with super super obesity (SSO) (BMI ≥ 60 kg/m ) merit further investigation. A retrospective review was…”
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A method of simulating dynamic multileaf collimators using Monte Carlo techniques for intensity-modulated radiation therapy by Liu, H H, Verhaegen, F, Dong, L

“…A method of modelling the dynamic motion of multileaf collimators (MLCs) for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) was developed and implemented into…”
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