Publications by authors named "Stephen W Doggett"

Article Synopsis
  • Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a challenging cancer that spreads to the lungs and is not effectively treated with systemic chemotherapy, prompting the use of local therapies for management.
  • The case study focuses on a patient who underwent extensive local ablative treatments, including over 850 brachytherapy seeds and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), to tackle around 80 metastases in the lungs and liver.
  • Remarkably, the patient has survived approximately 12 years post-diagnosis, showcasing the potential success of these localized treatment methods for controlling the disease's progression.
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Purpose: High-dose-rate electronic brachytherapy (eBx) is a non-surgical treatment option for non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) patients. This study assessed long-term effectiveness and safety of eBx for the treatment of NMSC.

Material And Methods: A chart review was conducted to identify subjects who had five or more years since their last eBx treatment fraction.

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Purpose: Multiple pulmonary metastases present treatment difficulties in available treatment techniques, which are inconvenient or may damage sufficient pulmonary tissue to cause pulmonary crippling. This retrospective study of a single-community practice evaluated responses to computed tomography (CT)-guided Pd permanent seed brachytherapy (CTGPSB) in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) synchronous pulmonary metastases. The purpose of the current study was to document that metastatic pulmonary ACC lesions can be controlled with CTGPSB.

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Purpose: We sought a curative technique to treat recurrent or primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with a minimally invasive outpatient technique that could be repeated multiple times, had minimal pulmonary toxicity, and was readily available in the community setting. Percutaneous outpatient computed tomography (CT) fluoroscopy-guided permanent seed brachytherapy fits these criteria.

Material And Methods: Eight lesions in five patients (three patients had two lesions each) with NSCLC were treated using outpatient percutaneous CT fluoroscopy-guided palladium-103 seed brachytherapy.

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to define current patterns of care among radiation oncologists who use skin surface brachytherapy for the treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in academic and community settings.

Methods And Materials: A 30-question electronic survey was administered to clinician members of the American Brachytherapy Society. The respondents were asked to provide details regarding their clinical practice and their approach to skin surface brachytherapy.

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