Publications by authors named "Bethlehem Floreza"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness and benefits of modern proton therapy in comparison to traditional photon therapy for treating soft tissue sarcomas in adults before surgery, showing that proton therapy is feasible and can provide better dosimetric outcomes.
- Researchers analyzed data from 11 patients to compare treatment plans and found that proton therapy resulted in lower mean radiation doses to critical surrounding organs while still adequately targeting the cancerous tissue.
- The results indicate that proton therapy offers significant advantages such as improved dose distribution and reduced exposure to healthy tissues compared to conventional photon radiation therapy.
Purpose: Proton therapy use for breast cancer has grown due to advantages in coverage and potentially reduced late toxicities compared with conventional radiation therapy. We aimed to provide recommendations for robustness criteria, daily imaging, and quality assurance computed tomography (QA CT) frequency for these patients.
Methods And Materials: All patients treated for localized breast cancer at the Johns Hopkins Proton Center between November 2019 and February 2022 were eligible for inclusion.
Purpose: Adjacent tissues-in-beam (TIB) may receive substantial incidental doses within standard tangent fields during hypofractioned whole breast irradiation (HF-WBI). To characterize the impact of dose to TIB, we analyzed dosimetric parameters of TIB and associated acute toxicity.
Materials And Methods: Plans prescribed to 40.