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Review of clinical brachytherapy uncertainties: Analysis guidelines of GEC-ESTRO and the AAPM by Kirisits, Christian, Rivard, Mark J, Baltas, Dimos, Ballester, Facundo, De Brabandere, Marisol, van der Laarse, Rob, Niatsetski, Yury, Papagiannis, Panagiotis, Hellebust, Taran Paulsen, Perez-Calatayud, Jose, Tanderup, Kari, Venselaar, Jack L.M, Siebert, Frank-André

“…Abstract Background and purpose A substantial reduction of uncertainties in clinical brachytherapy should result in improved outcome in terms of increased…”
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Determination of the accuracy of implant reconstruction and dose delivery in brachytherapy in The Netherlands and Belgium by Elfrink, R J, Kolkman-Deurloo, I K, van Kleffens, H J, Rijnders, A, Schaeken, B, Aalbers, T H, Dries, W J, Venselaar, J L

“…To gain insight into the accuracy of brachytherapy treatments, the accuracy of implant reconstruction and dose delivery was investigated in 33 radiotherapy…”
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Quality control of brachytherapy equipment in the Netherlands and Belgium: current practice and minimum requirements by Elfrink, Robert J M, Kolkman-Deurloo, Inger Karine K, van Kleffens, Herman J, Rijnders, Alex, Schaeken, Bob, Aalbers, Tony H L, Dries, Wim J F, Venselaar, Jack L M

“…Brachytherapy is applied in 39 radiotherapy institutions in The Netherlands and Belgium. Each institution has its own quality control (QC) programme to ensure…”
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Patient Positioning Based on a Radioactive Tracer Implanted in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer: A Performance and Safety Evaluation by de Kruijf, Willy J.M., PhD, Verstraete, Jan, Neustadter, David, PhD, Corn, Benjamin W., MD, Hol, Sandra, Venselaar, Jack L.M., PhD, Davits, Rob J., MD, Wijsman, Bart P., MD, Van den Bergh, Laura, MD, Budiharto, Tom, MD, Oyen, Raymond, PhD, Haustermans, Karin, PhD, Poortmans, Philip M.P., PhD

“…Purpose To evaluate the performance and safety of a radiation therapy positioning system (RealEye) based on tracking a radioactive marker (Tracer) implanted in…”
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The potential impact of treatment variations on the results of radiotherapy of the internal mammary lymph node chain: a quality-assurance report on the dummy run of EORTC Phase III randomized trial 22922/10925 in Stage I--III breast cancer(1) by Poortmans, P M, Venselaar, J L, Struikmans, H, Hurkmans, C W, Davis, J B, Huyskens, D, van Tienhoven, G, Vlaun, V, Lagendijk, J J, Mijnheer, B J, De Winter, K A, Van der Hulst, M H, Van den Bogaert, W F

“…To present the results of the dummy run of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) trial investigating the role of adjuvant…”
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A Dosimetric Uncertainty Analysis for Photon-Emitting Brachytherapy Sources: Report of AAPM Task Group No. 138 and GEC-ESTRO by DeWerd, Larry A., PhD, Ibbott, Geoffrey S., PhD, Meigooni, Ali S., PhD, Mitch, Michael G., PhD, Rivard, Mark J., PhD, Stump, Kurt E., PhD, Thomadsen, Bruce R., PhD, Venselaar, Jack L.M., PhD

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A program for the independent verification of brachytherapy planning system calculations by Carmona, Vicente, Perez-Calatayud, Jose, Lliso, Françoise, Richart, Jose, Ballester, Facundo, Pujades-Claumarchirant, Mª Carmen, Venselaar, Jack L M

“…In this work a spreadsheet based program is presented that to a large extent independently verifies the calculations of individual plans of brachytherapy…”
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Patterns of care study for brachytherapy: results of the questionnaire for the years 2002 and 2007 in The Netherlands by Venselaar, Jack L M, Slotman, Ben J, Guedea, Ferran, Ventura, Montse, Londres, Bradley, Francois, Guy

“…The goal of the ESTRO Patterns of Care study for Brachytherapy in Europe (PCBE) 2002 was to develop an aid to analyse brachytherapy practices. A 2 version of…”
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Physics Contributions A program for the independent verification of brachytherapy planning system calculations by Carmona, Vicente, Perez-Calatayud, Jose, Lliso, Françoise, Richart, Jose, Ballester, Facundo, Pujades-Claumarchirant, Ma Carmen, Venselaar, Jack L.M.

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A single-variable method for the derivation of collimator scatter correction factors in symmetrical and asymmetrical X-ray beams by Venselaar, Jack L.M, Beckers, Niels

“…Using a minimal set of measured data, the collimator scatter correction factor of an asymmetrical collimated rectangular field ( X 1, X 2; Y 1, Y 2) can be…”
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A dosimetric uncertainty analysis for photon-emitting brachytherapy sources: Report of AAPM Task Group No. 138 and GEC-ESTRO by DeWerd, Larry A., Ibbott, Geoffrey S., Meigooni, Ali S., Mitch, Michael G., Rivard, Mark J., Stump, Kurt E., Thomadsen, Bruce R., Venselaar, Jack L. M.

“…This report addresses uncertainties pertaining to brachytherapy single-source dosimetry preceding clinical use. The International Organization for…”
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Guidelines by the AAPM and GEC-ESTRO on the use of innovative brachytherapy devices and applications: Report of Task Group 167 by Nath, Ravinder, Rivard, Mark J., DeWerd, Larry A., Dezarn, William A., Thompson Heaton, H., Ibbott, Geoffrey S., Meigooni, Ali S., Ouhib, Zoubir, Rusch, Thomas W., Siebert, Frank-André, Venselaar, Jack L. M.

“…Although a multicenter, Phase III, prospective, randomized trial is the gold standard for evidence-based medicine, it is rarely used in the evaluation of…”
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The evolution of brachytherapy treatment planning by Rivard, Mark J., Venselaar, Jack L. M., Beaulieu, Luc

“…Brachytherapy is a mature treatment modality that has benefited from technological advances. Treatment planning has advanced from simple lookup tables to…”
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Comparison of parameterization methods of the collimator scatter correction factor for open rectangular fields of 6–25 MV photon beams by Jager, H.Niek, Heukelom, Stan, van Kleffens, Herman J, van der Laarse, Rob, van Gasteren, Hans J.J.M, Venselaar, Jack L.M, Westermann, Carel

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Comparison of parametrization methods of the collimator scatter correction factor for open rectangular fields of 6–25 MV photon beams by Jager, H.Niek, Heukelom, Stan, van Kleffens, Herman J, van Gasteren, Hans, van der Laarse, Rob, Venselaar, Jack L.M, Westermann, Carel F

“…Purpose: To facilitate the use of the collimator scatter correction factor, S c, parametrization methods that relate S c to the field size by fitting were…”
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The effects of ionizing radiation on eight cardiac pacemakers and the influence of electromagnetic interference from two linear accelerators by Venselaar, J L

“…Eight cardiac pacemakers were irradiated in a cobalt-60 beam. Two out of six demand-type pacemakers showed an alarming decrease in pulse repetition frequency…”
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Study of encapsulated {sup 170}Tm sources for their potential use in brachytherapy by Ballester, Facundo, Granero, Domingo, Perez-Calatayud, Jose, Venselaar, Jack L. M., Rivard, Mark J., Department of Radiation Oncology, ERESA, Hospital General Universitario, E-46014 Valencia, Department of Radiation Oncology, La Fe University Hospital, E-46009 Valencia, Department of Medical Physics, Instituut Verbeeten, Tilburg 5000LA, Department of Radiation Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111

“…Purpose: High dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is currently performed with {sup 192}Ir sources, and {sup 60}Co has returned recently into clinical use as a source…”
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Development of a TLD mailed system for remote dosimetry audit for (192)Ir HDR and PDR sources by Roué, Amélie, Venselaar, Jack L M, Ferreira, Ivaldo H, Bridier, André, Van Dam, Jan

“…In the framework of an ESTRO ESQUIRE project, the BRAPHYQS Physics Network and the EQUAL-ESTRO laboratory have developed a procedure for checking the absorbed…”
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The EQUAL-ESTRO audit on geometric reconstruction techniques in brachytherapy by Roué, Amélie, Ferreira, Ivaldo H., Dam, Jan Van, Svensson, Hans, Venselaar, Jack L.M.

“…A geometric check procedure of the reconstruction techniques used in brachytherapy treatment planning systems was developed by the EQUAL (European Quality…”
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Development of a TLD mailed system for remote dosimetry audit for 192Ir HDR and PDR sources by Roué, Amélie, Venselaar, Jack L.M., Ferreira, Ivaldo H., Bridier, André, Van Dam, Jan

“…In the framework of an ESTRO ESQUIRE project, the BRAPHYQS Physics Network and the EQUAL-ESTRO laboratory have developed a procedure for checking the absorbed…”
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