Publications by authors named "M T Studenski"
Extracting longitudinal image quantitative data, known as delta-radiomics, has the potential to capture changes in a patient's anatomy throughout the course of radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Some of the major challenges of delta-radiomics studies are contouring the structures for individual fractions and accruing patients' data in an efficient manner. The manual contouring process is often time consuming and would limit the efficiency of accruing larger sample sizes for future studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To assess the feasibility of CBCT-based adaptive intensity modulated proton therapy (IMPT) using automated planning for treatment of head and neck (HN) cancers.
Methods: Twenty HN cancer patients who received radiotherapy and had pretreatment CBCTs were included in this study. Initial IMPT plans were created using automated planning software for all patients.
The AAPM/ASTRO 2023 Core Physics Curriculum for Radiation Oncology Residents.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- * A team of thirteen physicists from the U.S. and Canada collaborated on this update, incorporating feedback from both physician and resident representatives to enhance the curriculum's relevance and effectiveness.
- * The revised curriculum maintains 56 hours of classroom education and updates various components to reflect contemporary clinical practices and recent advancements in technology, supporting residents' preparation for successful careers in radiation oncology.
Introduction: Iodine-125 brachytherapy is an effective eye-sparing treatment for uveal melanoma. Previous work has shown that uveal melanomas cluster into distinct molecular classes based on gene expression profiles - discriminating low-grade from high-grade tumors. Our objective was to identify clinical and molecular predictors of local recurrence (LR) and progression-free survival (PFS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: CivaSheet is a palladium-103, implantable, intraoperative radiation therapy device which emits unidirectional radiation that enables boost doses in patients who have otherwise received the maximum radiation dose. Here, we present our initial clinical experience with the first 10 cases using this new technology.
Methods And Materials: A retrospective chart review of all patients with STS treated with surgical resection and CivaSheet placement at the University of Miami Hospital, a tertiary care center, from January 2018 to December 2019, was performed.