Research - Publications
Dr. Emami
Dogan N, Leybovich B, Sethi A, Krasin M, Emami B: A Modified Method of Planning and Delivery for Multileaf Collimator Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. Intl J. Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 47 (1):241-245, 2000.
Sause W, Kolesar P, Taylor S, Johnson D, Livingston R, Komaki R, Emami B, Curran W, Byhardt R, Dar R, Turrisi A: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), and Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG): Final Results of Phase III Trial in Regionally Advanced Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Chest 117:358-364, 2000.
Krasin M, McCall A, King S, Olson M, Emami B: Evaluation of a Standard Breast Tangent Technique: A Dose-Volume Analysis of Tangential Irradiation Using Three-Dimensional Tools. IJROBP 47 (2) 327-333, 2000.
Leybovich LB, Dogan N, Sethi A, Krasin MJ, Emami B: Improvement of Tomographic Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Dose Distributions Using Periodic Shifting of Arc Abutment Regions. Med Phys 27 (7), 2000.
Petruzzelli GJ, Emami B: Nonsurgical Treatment of Advanced Metastatic Cervical Disease in Cancer of the Larynx. Journal of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & its Related Specialties. 62(4):226-33, 2000 Jul-Aug.
Lingen MW, Emami B, Clark JI: New Therapeutic Strategies for the Treatment and Prevention of Head and Neck Cancer. Exp. Opin Invest. Drugs 9(12), 2000.
Reddy SP, Narayana A, Melian E, Kathuria S, Leman C, Emami B: Stomal Recurrence in Patients with T1 Glottic Cancer After Salvage Laryngectomy for Radiotherapy Failures. Role of p53 Overexpression and Sublottic Extension. Am J Clin Oncol (CCT) 24(1):124-127, 2001
Emami B, Scott C, Byhardt R, Graham MV, Andras EJ, John M, Herskovic A, Urtasun RC, Asbell SO, Perez CA, Cox J: The Value of Regional Nodal Radiotherapy (Dose/Volume) in the Treatment of Unresectable Non Small Cell Lung Cancer: An RTOG Analysis.
Reddy SP, Leman CR, Marks JE, Emami B: Parotid-Sparing Irradiation for Cancer of the Oral Cavity. Maintenance of Oral Nutrition and Body Weight by Preserving Parotid Function. Am J Clin Oncol 24(4):341-346, 2001.
Vaidya AM, Petruzzelli GJ, Clark J, Emami B: Patterns of Spread in Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 125(4):393-6, 2001.
Clark JI, Hofmeister C, Choudhury A, Matz G, Collins S, Bastian R, Melian E, Emami B, Petruzzelli G. Phase II Evaluation Of Paclitaxel In Combination With Carboplatin In Advanced Head And Neck Cancer. Cancer 2001;92-2334-40.
Sethi A, Leybovich LB, Dogan N, Glasgow GP, Krasin M, Emami B.: Investigation of New Methods of Controlling Dose Conformality in Corvus Treatment Planning System (International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics- In Press).
Leybovich LB, Sethi A, Dogan N, Glasgow GP, Melian E, Krasin M, Emami B: A Noninvasive Immobilization and Localization Technique Compatible with Linac-based Stereotactic and NOMOS IMRT Radiotherapy Systems. (International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics- In Press).
Sethi A, Leybovich L, Dogan N, Krasin M, Emami B: Target and Critical Structure Doses in Tomographic IMRT Plans. (In Press)
Clark J, Thomas SP, Emami B, Petruzelli G, Fisher G: A Phase I/II Trial of Adjuvant Radiochemotherapy Using Docetaxel for Resectable High Risk Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (HNSCC). An Institutional Pilot Trial (In Press)
Dogan N, Leybovich L, Sethi A, Emami B: Improvement of dose distributions in abutment regions of intensity modulated radiation therapy and electron fields. Medical Physics 29(1):38-44, 2002.
Dogan N, Leybovich LB, King S, Sethi A, Emami B: Improvement of Treatment Plans Developed with Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Concave-Shaped Head and Neck Tumors. Radiology 223 (1), 57-64, 2002.
SCOPE Steering Committee and Subcommittees: Report of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Working Group on the Scope of Radiation Oncology (SCOPE). IJROBP 54(2), 317-326, 2002.
Emami B, Sethi A, Petruzzelli G.: Influence of MR Imaging on Target Volume Delineation and IMRT Planning in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. IJROBP (Submitted)
Dogan N, Leybovich LB, Sethi A, Emami B.: Automatic feathering of split fields for step-and-shoot intensity modulated radiation therapy. Phys. Med. Biol 48: 1133-1140, 2003.
Emami B, Mirkovic N, Scott C, Byharadt R, Graham VM, Andras EJ, John M, Herskovic A, Urtasun R, Asbell SO, Perez CA, Cox J: The Impact of Regional Nodal Radiotherapy (dose/volume) on Regional Progression and Survival I Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Analysis of RTOG Data. Lung Cancer 41(2): 207-214, 2003.
Dr. Glenn P. Glasgow
S. Nag, B. Erickson, S. Parikh, N. Gupta, M. Varia, G. P. Glasgow “American Brachytherapy Society Recommendations for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Carcinoma of the Endometrium". Int. Journal of Rad Oncol Biol Phys 48, 779-790, 2000.
A. Sethi, L. B. Leybovich, N. Dogan, G. P. Glasgow Elimination of field size dependence of enhanced dynamic wedge factors. Phys. Med. Biol. 45, 3359-3365, 2000.
N. Dogan, N. Mohideen, G. P. Glasgow, K. Keys, R. Flannigan “Effect of prostatic edema on CT-based post implant dosimetry". Intl. J. Rad. Onc. Bio. Phys 53 (2), 483-489, 2002.
G. P. Glasgow Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulatory Status of Intravascular Brachytherapy System. Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine 3 (1), 60-66, 2002.
G. P. Glasgow, N. Dogan, N. Mohideen. Is an Ir-192 permanent seed implant feasible for prostate brachytherapy? Brachytherapy 1, 195-203, 2002
G. P. Glasgow, N. Dogan, and A. Sethi, J. Stanton. Refined gypsum effective attenuation coefficients for Co-60, 6-, 10-, and 18- MV x-rays. Phys Med Biol 48 (1), 63-71, 2003.
A. Sethi, L. Leybovich, N. Dogan, and G. P. Glasgow. Effectiveness of Compensating filters in the presence of tissue in homogeneities J. App. Clinical Med Phys 4, 209-216, 2003
S. Nag, R. Dobelbower, G. P. Glasgow, G. Gustafson, N. Syed, B. Thomadsen, J. F. Williamson. Inter-Society Standards for Brachytherapy: A Joint Report from AAPM, ABS, ACMP and ACRO (review). Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 48:1-17,2002.
N. Dogan, G. P. Glasgow. Surface and build-up regin dosimetry for obliquely Incident Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy 6 MV x-ray. Med. Phys.Med. 30:3091-3096, 2003.
Abstracts:
N. Dogan, N. Mohideen, K. Keys, L. B. Leybovich, G. P. Glasgow, and A. Sethi, Effect of prostate edema on CT-based post-implant dosimetry. Radiotherapy and Oncology 55 (Supp) 72, 2000.
G. P. Glasgow. Potential regulatory consequences of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission designation of Food and Drug Administration approved intravascular brachytherapy systems as high dose rate remote afterloading devices. Med. Phys. 28, 1237-1238, 2001.
G. P. Glasgow A new Test Object for Evaluation of Enhanced Contrast portal Radiograph Image Quality and Establishment of Technique Charts. Med. Phys. 28,1286-1287, 2001.
A. Sethi, L. Leybovich, N. Dogan, G. P. Glasgow Effectiveness of compensating filters in the presence and tissue inhomogeneitics. Med. Phys 29, 1210, 2002.
G. P. Glasgow, F. Mick, and N. Dogan Quality assurance autoradiographs of Ir-192 and Sr-90 intravascular brachytherapy sources. Med. Phys. 29, 1225, 2002.
N. Dogan, L. B. Leybovich, G. P. Glasgow, S. King, A. Sethi Evaluation of an IMRT Planning system for step-and-shoot IMRT. Med Phys. 29, 1315-1316, 2002.
G. P. Glasgow, N. Dogan, N. Mohideen. Is an Ir-192 permanent seed implant feasible for prostate brachytherap? Med. Phys. 29, 1993, 2002.
G. P. Glasgow, N. Dogan, A. Sethi, J. Stanton Refined gypsum effective attenuation coefficients for Co-60, 6-, 10-, and 18-MV x-ray. Med. Phys. 29, 1929, 2002.
N. Dogan and G.P. Glasgow, Investigation of surface and build-up region dosimetry for oblique Incidence IMRT Beams, Med Phys. 30, 1405-1406, 2003.
N. Dogan and G.P. Glasgow, Effect of minimum degment size and number of intesnity levels on step-and-shoot IMRT Plans. Med Phys. 31, 1002-1003, 2004.
K. Albuquerque, J. Cirrone, H. Aziz, A. Schulsinger and M. Rotman; Quality of Life with Functional Pharyngeal Preservation in Advanced Carcinomas of Base of Tongue Complex Using Integrated Trimodality Approach. Am J Clin Oncol. 2001 Dec; 24(6): 623-7
Albuquerque K; Singla, R; Potkul, RK; Smith, DM; Creech, S; Lo, S; Emami, B. Impact of Tumor-Volume Directed Involved Field Radiation Therapy (IFRT) Integrated in the Management of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2005 ; 96(3): 701-704
Albuquerque K: Adjuvant Radiation as an Integral Component of breast Conserving therapy-How are we doing in the U. S.? Commentary. Am J of Hematology/Oncology Aug 2006;vol5(8):477-479
Singla R, King S, Albuquerque K, Creech S, Dogan N.;Simultaneous-integrated boost intensity-modulated radiation therapy (SIB-IMRT) in the treatment of early-stage left-sided breast carcinoma. Med Dosim. 2006 Fall;31(3):190-6.
R.P. Garza, K. Albuquerque, A. Sethi : Lung and cardiac tissue doses in left breast cancer patients treated with single-source breast brachytherapy compared to external beam tangent fields Brachytherapy Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 235-238 (October 2006)
Abstracts:
K.Albuquerque, K. Choi, A.Schulsinger, W.Choi, O.Abulafia, J. Boyce,M. Rotman; Individualized Post - Radical Hysterectomy Irradiation for Carcinoma Cervix - FIGO Stage IB with unfavorable prognostic factors". International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics - November 2001 Vol. 51, Issue 3 (Supplement 1)
A Sethi, Ph.D., K Albuquerque, M.D., LB Leybovich, Ph.D., N Izadifar, M.D., N Dogan, Ph.D., GP Glasgow, Ph.D.; 2D versus 3D planning of Intracavitary HDR treatments for gynecological tumors. Brachytherapy2(2003),P-57
R Singla, M.D., KV Albuquerque, M.D.; Simultaneous Integrated IMRT Boost in the Treatment of Early Stage Left-sided Breast Carcinoma. Abstract 1512, pg 694, RSNA 2003; 89th RSNA Annual Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 2003.
R Singla, M.D., K Albuquerque, M.D., S Creech, M.S., KS Albain, M.D., A Vaughan, Ph.D.; The presence and timing of tamoxifen and its effect on the radiosensitivity of MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment-vol.82, Supplement1, 2003; S161
Albuquerque K; Singla, R; Potkul, RK; Smith, DM; Creech, S; Lo, S; Emami, B Impact of Tumor-Volume Directed Involved Field Radiation Therapy (IFRT) Integrated in the Management of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer. 35th Annual Meeting on Women;s cancer; Society of Gynecologic Oncologists,2004 Abstract 125, pg. 122
R.P. Garza, K. Albuquerque, A. Sethi : The Dose Volume Relationship of Lung and Cardiac Tissue in Single Source Breast Brachytherapy Compared to External Beam Tangent Fields For Sub clinical Physiologic Changes. Radiotherapy and Oncology,vol. 71(supplement 2); May 2004 S63
Kevin Albuquerque, Linda Janusek, Herbert Mathews, Ph.D. et al Quality of life (qQOL), patient satisfaction and cosmesis following partial breast irradiation (PBRT) with balloon brachytherapy Brachytherapy 5 (2006) 78-117
Herbert L. Mathews, Kevin Albuquerque, and Linda W. Janusek. Epigenetic effects of psychosocial distress on peripheral blood leukocytes of women with breast cancer ABSTRACT Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 20, Issue 3, Supplement 1, May 2006, Pages 46-47
Linda W. Janusek, Kevin V. Albuquerque and Herbert L. Mathews. Psycho-immune response of women with breast cancer to mindfulness based stress reduction ABSTRACT Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Volume 20, Issue 3, Supplement 1, May 2006, Pages 1-2
Chi A, Gao M, Albuquerque K 3D-image-based treatment planning for gynecological interstitial brachytherapy (IB) with GEC-ESTRO Working Group recommended dose volume parameters: Initial experience Brachytherapy, April 2007 (Vol. 6, Issue 2, Page 88)
Gao M, Albuquerque K, Chi A, Rusu I Translation of point doses from radiograph-based plans to 3D volumetric assessment using GEC-ESTRO guidelines for cervical cancer brachytherapy Brachytherapy, April 2007 (Vol. 6, Issue 2, Page 99)
Linda Janusek, Frank Hicks, Kevin Albuquerque, and Herbert L. Mathews. Psychoneuroimmunology and Treatment Decision Making in Women Diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Presented at the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society meeting, May, 2007, Arcahon, France.
Dr. Edward Melian
S. A. Liebel, R. Heiman, G. J. Kutcher, M.Zelefsky, C. Burman, E. Melian, J. Orazem, R. Mohan, T. LoSasso, Y. Lo, J.Wiseberg, D.Chapmen, C. Ling and Z. Fuks. Three dimensional conformal radiotherapy in locally advanced carcinoma of the prostate: preliminary results of a Phase I dose escalation study. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics 28:55-65, 1994 JAN.
J.H. Griffin, J. Wheeler, M. Olsen, E. Melian. Prostate carcinoma metastatic to the penis: MRI and Brachytherapy treatment. Journal of Urology 155(5): 1701-2, 1996 MAYC.J. Fan, W.G. Devanna, L.B. Leybovich, R.G. Kurup, B.J. Hopkins, E. Melian, D. Anderson, and G.P. Glasgow. Dosimetry of very small (5 mm - 10 mm) and small (12.5 mm - 40 mm) diameter cones and dose verification for radiosurgery with 6 MV x-ray beams. Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery 67(3-4): 183-197, 1996-1997.
G. Mageras, E. Melian, J. Kutcher, et al. A method of incorporating organ motion uncertainties into three-dimensional conformal treatment plans. International Journal Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics 35(2):333-342, 1996 MAY.
E. Melian, G. Mageras, Z. Fuks, S. Leibel, A. Neihaus, H. Lorant, M. Zelefsky, B. Baldwin, and G. Kutcher. Variation in prostate position quantitation and implications for three-dimensional conformal treatment planning. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology and Physics 38(1):73-81, 1997 APR.
J. P. Leonetti, T. Origitano, D. Anderson, E. Melian, and M. Severtson. Intracranial complications of temporal bone osteoradionecrosis. American Journal of Otology 18(2):223-228, Discussion 228-9, 1997 MAR
A. Paulino, P. Bricker and E. Melian. Medulloblastoma and Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors. Radiother Oncol. 48(S1):208, 1998.
A. Paulino, J. E. Marks, P. Bricker, E. Melian, S. P. Reddy and B. Emami. Results of treatment of patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma. Cancer 83(3):457-465, 1998 AUG.
L. Geng, S. Walter, E. Melian and A. T. M. Vaughan. Transfection of a vector expressingwild-type p53 into cells of two human glioma cell lines enhances radiation toxicity. Radiation Research, 150(1):31-37, 1998 JUL.
E. Melian, M. Fatyga, P. Lam, M. Steinberg, S. P. Reddy, G. J. Petruzelli, and G. P. Glasgow. The effect of metal reconstruction plates on radiotherapy dose distribution: a predictive formula and clinical implications. Int J Rad Oncol Biol Phys, 44(3):725-30, 1999 JUN
S. Pitale, E. Melian, C. Thomas, J. Moley, T. Origitano and G. Sizemore. Brain metastases from medullary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia Type 2A. Thyroid, 9(11):1123-1125, 1999 NOV
Paulino AC, Melian E. Medulloblastoma and supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors: an institutional experience. Cancer, 86(1):142-8, 1999 JUL.
Reddy SP., Narayana A., Melian E., Kathuria S., Leman C., Emami B., Stomal recurrence in patients with T1 glottic cancer after salvage laryngectomy for radiotherapy failures: role of p53 overexpression and subglottic extension. Amer J of Clin Oncol, 24(2):124-7, 2001 APR.
Clark J.I., Hofmeister C., Choudhury A., Matz G., Collins S., Bastian R., Melian E., Emami B., Petruzzelli G., Phase II evaluation of paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin in advanced head and neck carcinoma. Cancer, 92(9): 2334-40, 2001 NOV 1.
L.B. Leybovich, A. Sethi, N. Dogan, E. Melian, M. Krasin, B. Emami. An immobilization and localization technique for SRT and IMRT of intracranial tumors. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 3(4):317-22, 2002. Fall
E. Melian, W.M. Jay. Primary radiotherapy for optic nerve sheath meningioma. Seminars in Ophthalmology, 19(3-4):130-140, 2004 SEP-DEC
Nagda, SN, Lo SS, Melian E., Manera R, Paner G, Emami B. Unusual thoracic problems in patients with malignancies: Neuroblastoma presenting with intracardiac tumor thrombs. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 23(12):2856-7, 2005 Apr 20.
Levitt MR, Benedict WJ, Barton K, Melian E, Gamelli RL, Vandevender D, Rosseau G, Prabhu VC. Management of Scalp Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis and Cranial Osteomyelitis with Serratus Anterior Myocutaneous Pedicle Flap: A Case Report. J Burn Care Res. 2007 Apr 10 [Epub ahead of print]
Dr. Suneel Nagda
Nagda SN, Mohideen N, Lo SS, Khan U, Dillehay GL, Wagner RH, Campbell SC, Flanigan RC. “Long-term Follow-up of 111 Indium-Capromab Pendetide (Prostascintâ) Scan as Pretreatment Assessment in Patients Who Undergo Salvage Radiation Therapy for a Rising Prostate Specific Antigen after Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Mar 1;67(3); 834-840.
Nagda SN, Lo SS, Melian E, Manera R, Emami B. “Unusual Thoracic Problems in Patients With Malignancies: Case 1. Neuroblastoma Presenting With Intracardiac Tumor Thrombus.” J Clin Oncol. 2005 Apr 20; 23(12): 2856-7.
Petit JH, Herman JM, Nagda SN, DiBiase SJ, Chin LS. “Radiosurgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia: Evaluating Quality of Life and Treatment Outcomes.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Jul 15; 56(4): 1147-53.
Collinsworth AM, Torgan CE, Nagda SN, Rajalingam RJ, Kraus WE, Truskey GA. “Orientation and Length of Mammalian Skeletal Myocytes in Response to a Unidirectional Stretch.” Cell Tissue Res. 2000 Nov; 302(2): 243-51.
Koontz MD, Natarajan S, Nagda NL, Nagda SN. “Initial Survey of Depressurization-Induced Backdrafting and Spillage: Volume I – Washington, DC and Omaha, NE: GRI-99/0186.” Gas Research Institute, Chicago, IL 1999.
Hong RL, Nagda SN, Timpone V, Emami B, Reddy SP: A 30-year Experience on the Effect of Tumor Bulk on Local Control and Survival in T1 Glottic Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2007.
Mirkovic N, Nagda SN. Chapter 9 - “Small Cell Lung Cancer.” In: PET-CT In Radiotherapy Treatment Planning, AC Paulino (ed), Elsevier (pub), 2007
IN PREPARATION
Nagda SN, Emami B, Pederson A, Petruzzelli GP. “Intensity Modulated and Conformal Radiation Therapy in the Management of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinuses.”
