Exploring the Use of Contour-Based Intrafraction Motion Review for Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Treatments.

Purpose: Patient motion during radiation therapy treatment is a concern, especially for spine stereotactic body radiation therapy cases where the sharper dose gradient presents a toxicity threat to the spinal cord. Intrafraction motion review (IMR) is an application used to monitor patient position during treatment. The presence of spinal fixation hardware presents an opportunity for motion tracking to manually pause the beam.

Development of In Vitro Assays for Advancing Radioimmunotherapy against Brain Tumors.

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary brain tumor. Due to high resistance to treatment, local invasion, and a high risk of recurrence, GBM patient prognoses are often dismal, with median survival around 15 months. The current standard of care is threefold: surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy with temozolomide (TMZ).