Patrick D Higgins
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Ehler E, Barney B, Higgins P, Dusenbery K
Phys Med Biol
. 2014 Sep;
59(19):5763-73.
PMID: 25207965
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a patient specific phantom for patient specific dosimetric verification.Using the head and neck region of an anthropomorphic phantom as...
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Higgins P, Ehler E, Cho L, Dusenbery K
Med Dosim
. 2014 Aug;
40(1):16-20.
PMID: 25155213
We have studied the effect of target and lung density on block margin for small stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) targets. A phantom (50 × 50 × 50cm(3)) was created in...
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Higgins P, Adolfson T, Cho L, Saxena R
Med Dosim
. 2011 Aug;
36(3):255-63.
PMID: 21807287
Treatment of lung cancer using very-high-dose fractionation in small fields requires well-tested dose modeling, a method for density-averaging compound targets constructed from different parts of the breathing cycle, and monitor...
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Alaei P, Higgins P
Med Dosim
. 2010 Jul;
36(3):240-5.
PMID: 20627517
The degree of accuracy of inhomogeneity corrections in a treatment planning system is dependent on the algorithm used by the system. The choice of field size, however, could have an...
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Gerbi B, Antolak J, Deibel F, Followill D, Herman M, Higgins P, et al.
Med Phys
. 2009 Aug;
36(7):3239-79.
PMID: 19673223
The goal of Task Group 25 (TG-25) of the Radiation Therapy Committee of the American Association of.Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) was to provide a methodology and set of procedures for...
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Alaei P, Higgins P, Gerbi B
Med Dosim
. 2009 Feb;
34(1):26-9.
PMID: 19181252
Dose verification using diodes has been proposed and used for intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) treatments. We have previously evaluated diode response for IMRT deliveries planned with the Eclipse/Helios treatment...
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McClelland 3rd S, Dusenbery K, Higgins P, Hall W
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg
. 2007 Aug;
85(6):299-302.
PMID: 17709984
Background: Facial nerve neuromas are extremely rare and are often mistaken for acoustic neuromas when located near the vestibular nerve. Usually presenting with facial weakness and hearing loss, facial nerve...
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McClelland 3rd S, Gerbi B, Higgins P, Orner J, Hall W
J Neurooncol
. 2007 Jul;
86(2):191-4.
PMID: 17622486
Background: The treatment of acoustic neuromas (AN) has historically involved surgical excision or stereotactic radiosurgery, with a relatively limited number of reports available describing the use of fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy...
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McClelland 3rd S, Higgins P, Gerbi B, Orner J, Hall W
Technol Cancer Res Treat
. 2007 May;
6(3):177-80.
PMID: 17535025
The treatment of pituitary adenomas following medical management has historically involved surgical excision or stereotactic radiosurgery, with the two modalities often utilized collectively. However, there have been only a limited...
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Higgins P, Gerbi B, Macedon M, Dusenbery K
J Appl Clin Med Phys
. 2007 May;
7(2):9-17.
PMID: 17533322
In this report we discuss the application of a modified Gill-Thomas-Cosman (GTC) relocatable head frame to enable fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) of infants under anesthesia. This system has been used...