Publications by authors named "Ferrie van den Boom"
Background And Purpose: The reliability of post-implant dosimetry in the OR depends on the geometrical variability of implant and anatomy after the procedure. The purpose was to gain detailed information on seed displacement patterns in different sectors of the prostate.
Materials And Methods: Of 33 patients with stranded seed implants the seed geometry and the dose distribution were compared between the situation in the OR just after the procedure, based on ultrasound images, and the situation after 1month, based on registered CT and MR images.
Background And Purpose: To investigate possible relationships between the dose to the sub-segments of the lower urinary tract and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) after brachytherapy of the prostate.
Materials And Methods: This study involved 225 patients treated for prostate cancer with I-125 seeds. Post-implant dose-volume histograms of the prostate, urethra, bladder wall, bladder neck and external sphincter were determined.
Background And Objective: Interstitial photodynamic therapy is a potentially important tool in the management of voluminous or deep-seated recurrent head and neck cancers.
Study Design/methods: The described treatment algorithm in this manuscript consists of the treatment simulation, implantation of light sources, verification, modification of the treatment plan if necessary, and illumination. The tumor is delineated on imaging sections (CT, MRI, and/or PET/CT) and the treatment is simulated by virtually introducing light sources to the tumor volume on specially modified brachytherapy software.