Publications by authors named "Cabel Katherine"
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents approximately 80-85% of lung cancer diagnoses and is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Recent studies indicate that image-based radiomics features from positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) images have predictive power for NSCLC outcomes. To this end, easily calculated functional features such as the maximum and the mean of standard uptake value (SUV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) are most commonly used for NSCLC prognostication, but their prognostic value remains controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe objective of this study is to test the impact of the use of the apex optimization line for new vaginal cylinder (VC) applicators. New single channel VC applicators (Varian) that have different top thicknesses but the same diameters as the old VC applicators (2.0 cm diameter, 2.
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- The study aimed to evaluate different methods for combining dose-volume histogram (DVH) parameters from external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy in cervical cancer patients.
- The research involved 31 patients and compared the standard DVH addition method with a proposed revised method against a reference dataset based on equivalent dose in 2 Gy fractions (EQD2).
- Results showed that the current DVH method significantly underestimated organ-at-risk (OAR) doses, while the revised method aligned closely with the reference technique, particularly when considering parametrial boosts.