Physics of eBx™ — Scientific Posters
2010
Poster #47
L. Kelley, T. Rush, R. Holt, "The Effect of Balloon Wall Contrast Material on the Dose Distribution Near Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy Balloon Applicators." Poster presented at American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 2010.
Poster #46
R. Holt, J. DeMarco, "Clinical Significance of Air Bubbles in Breast Balloons for the Xoft 50 kV Brachytherapy Source Determined by TG-43 and MCNP Modeling." Poster presented at American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 2010.
2009
Poster #45
R. Holt, T. Rusch, "Comparative Dosimetry of the Xoft Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy Skin Applicator at 50 kVp with Film, Chamber, and Diode in Various Backscatter Media." Poster presented at American Association of Physics in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 2009.
Poster #44
R. Holt, S. Axelrod, "Sensitivity of the 50 kVp Xoft Axxent® Skin Applicator to Flattening Filter Design, Source-Filter Position, Applicator Alignment and Surface Collimation." Poster presented at American Association of Physics in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 2009.
Poster #43
S. Axelrod, L. Kelley, A. Walawalkar, S. Yao, T. Rusch, "Dosimetric Study of a New Surface Applicator for the Xoft Axxent® System." Poster presented at American Association of Physics in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 2009.
Poster #42
L. Kelley, S. Axelrod, T. Rusch, "Calibration of Lot 47207-01I Gafchromic EBT Film using the Xoft Axxent® X-Ray Source." Poster presented at American Association of Physics in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 2009.
Poster #41
S. Axelrod, H. Hausen, L. Kelley, R. Neimeyer, T. Rusch, A. Walawalkar, S. Yao, "Dosimetric Measurement of a New Electronic Brachytherapy Surface Applicator." Poster presented at American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 2009.
Poster #40
S. Axelrod and M. Carol, "Comparison of Heart Dose of eBx™ and Multi-Channel HDR Breast Applicators." Poster presented at American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 2009.
Poster #39
S. Axelrod, T. Ngo, T. Rusch, "Technique for Quantifying Balloon Shape and Results of a Consistency Evaluation." Poster presented at American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, May 2009.
2008
Poster #38
S. Axelrod, L. Kelley, L. Mantese, T. Rusch, "Film Based Treatment Plan Validation for a New Vaginal Applicator Using the Xoft Axxent® 50 kVp Miniature X-ray Source." Poster presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2008. Abstract Published in Medical Physics, June 2008.
Poster #37
H. Hausen, L. Kelley, T. Lovoi, L. Mantese, T.W. Rusch, "X-ray Transmission of Vaginal Cylinders for Use with the Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System®." Poster (SU-GG-T-43) presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2008. Abstract Published in Medical Physics, June 2008.
Poster #36
T. Rusch, E. Klein, L. Kelley, R. Myerson, K. Moore, S. Axelrod, "Dosimetry of an X-ray Endocavitary Proctoscope Adapted for Use with the Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System®." Poster (SU-GG-T-549) presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2008. Abstract Published in Medical Physics, June 2008.
Poster #35
Linda Kelley, Steve Axelrod, April Dutta, "Measurement of Skin Dose When Using FlexiShield® with the Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System®." Poster (SU-DD-A2-3) presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA, July 2008.
Poster #34
Steve Axelrod, Ph.D., "Isodose Contours and Depth-Dose Behavior of Multi-Catheter Breast Applicators." Poster presented at the 29th Annual American Brachytherapy Society Meeting, Boston, Mass., USA, May 2008.
Poster #33
M. Chadha, K. Hu, Y.Ho, T. Rusch, L. Kelley, S. Axelrod, L. Harrison, "Intraoperative Applicators for the Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System®." Poster presented at the meeting of International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (ISIORT), Madrid, Spain, June 2008.
2007
Poster #32
T.W. Rusch, R. R. Burnside, S. Axelrod, Xoft, Inc., Fremont, CA; M.J. Rivard, "Turn-on Dose and Transit Time Adjustments in Treatment Planning for the Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System®." Poster presented at the Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Mass., USA, 2007.
Poster #31
R.R. Burnside, Q. La, J. Mihaylov, T.W. Rusch, S. Axelrod, "Stability of the Xoft Axxent® X-ray Source During Simulated APBI." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2007.
Poster #30
S. Axelrod, T.W. Rusch, M. Powell, "Xoft Routine Per Article Manufacturing Testing of the Axxent® Source." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2007.
Poster #29
S. Chiu-Tsao, S. Davis, T. Pike, L. DeWerd, T.W. Rusch, R.R. Burnside, M. Chadha, L. Harrison, "Two-dimensional Dosimetry for an Electronic Brachytherapy Source Using Radiochromic EBT Film: Determination of TG43 Parameters." Presented at the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Annual Meeting, 2007.
Poster #28
T.W. Rusch, Q. La, R.R. Burnside, "Reproducibility of Dose Delivery by the Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System." Presented at the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) Annual Meeting, 2007.
2006
Poster #27
S. Axelrod, T. Rusch, "Characterization of MOSFET Response to the Xoft Axxent® X-ray Brachytherapy Source." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2006.
Poster #26
S. Axelrod, "Volumetric Analysis of Dose Delivered by Xoft Axxent® X-ray Sources." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2006.
Poster #25
M. Rivard, S. Axelrod, T. Rusch, "Benchmarking MCNP Low-Energy Bremsstrahlung Modeling for Electronic Brachytherapy Simulations." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2006.
Poster #24
M. Rivard, T. Rusch, S. Axelrod, "Radiological Dependence of Electronic Brachytherapy Simulation on Input Parameters." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2006.
Poster #23
S. Davis, J. Micka, L. DeWerd, T. Rusch, "Air Kerma Rate Measurements from a Miniature X-ray Source Using Free-Air Ionization Chambers." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2006.
Poster #22
J. Turian, D. Bernard, Z. Hu, A. Dickler, J. Chu, "Pre Clinical Evaluation of the New Xoft Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy System®." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2006.
Poster #21
D. Francescatti, J. Rieke, M. Rivard, J. Williams, S. Axelrod, R. Burnside, S. Hansen, T. Rusch, "Concept, Characteristics, and Performance Evaluation of an Electronic Brachytherapy System for Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation." Presented at ASBS, 2006.
2005
Poster #20
S. Davis, "Calibration of Xoft Electronic Brachytherapy Sources." Presented at Council for Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS), 2005.
Poster #19
M. Rivard, "TG-43 Parameters for the Xoft Electronic Brachytherapy Source." Presented at Council for Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS), 2005.
Poster #18
J. Rieke, M. Rivard, S. Axelrod, R. Burnside, E. Chell, S. Hansen, T. Rusch, D. Stewart, "Stability of the Axxent® X-ray Source During Irradiation in a Goat Mammary Model for APBI." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2005.
Poster #17
S. Axelrod, T. Rusch, "Treatment Plan Validation of the Xoft Axxent® X-ray Source." Oral presentation at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2005.
Poster #16
T. Rusch, T. Bohm, M. Rivard, "Monte Carlo Modeling of the Xoft Axxent® X-ray Source." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2005.
Poster #15
T. Rusch, S. Axelrod, P. Smith, "Performance of Xoft FlexiShield Flexible X-ray Shielding in Laboratory Tests and in a Goat Mammary Model." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2005.
Poster #14
J. Rieke, D. Francescatti, M. Rivard, J. Williams, S. Axelrod, R. Burnside, E. Chell, S. Hansen, T. Rusch, D. Stewart, "Performance of an Electronic Brachytherapy System for Accelerated Partial Irradiation in a Goat Mammary Model." Presented at the ABS, 2005.
Poster #13
S. Axelrod, E. Dozier, T. Rusch, "Validation Measurements of Dose Delivered from a Novel Electronic Brachytherapy X-ray Source." Presented at the ABS, 2005.
Poster #12
M. Rivard, "Calculated and Measured Brachytherapy Dosimetry Parameters in Water for the Xoft Axxent® X-ray Source: An Electronic Brachytherapy Source." Oral presentation at the ABS, 2005.
Poster #11
M. Rivard, J. Rieke, T. Rusch, S. Axelrod, "Dosimetry Parameters for the Xoft Axxent® X-ray Source: A New High Dose Rate Electronic Brachytherapy Source." Oral presentation at the International Society for Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (ISIORT), 2005.
2004
Poster #10
S. Davis, L. DeWerd, T. Rusch, S. Beach, "TG-43U Measurements of a Miniature X-ray Source for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy." Presented (both oral and paper) at Council for Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS), 2004.
Poster #9
J. Rieke, M. Zaider, D. Silvern, T. Rusch, S. Hansen, "Dosimetric Characterization and Feasibility Testing for a New Electronic Brachytherapy Source." Presented at ASTRO, 2004.
Poster #8
S. Chiu-Tsao, T. Rusch, S. Axelrod, H. Tsao, L. Harrison, "Radiochromic Film Dosimetry for a new Electronic Brachytherapy Source." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2004.
Poster #7
J. Fowler, R.G. Dale, T. Rusch, "Variation of RBE with Dose and Dose Rate for a Miniature Electronic Brachytherapy Source." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2004.
Poster #6
D. Silvern, T. Rusch, M. Zaider, "Dosimetric Benefits of an Adjustable-Energy Electronic Brachytherapy Source." Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2004.
Poster #5
T. Rusch, S. Davis, L. DeWerd, R. Burnside, S. Axelrod, M. Rivard, "Characterization of a New Miniature X-ray Source for Electronic Brachytherapy." Oral presentation at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2004.
Poster #4
S. Davis, "Characterization of a Miniature X-ray Source for Brachytherapy." Oral presentation at North Central Chapter (NCC) of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting, 2004.
Poster #3
J. Rieke, J. Williams, S. Hansen, T. Rusch, J. White, "Electronic (non-isotopic) High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (EHDRB): Design, Characterization and Pilot Animal Trial of a Novel Method of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation." Presented at Joint Brachytherapy Meeting of GEC/ESTRO/ABS, 2004.
Poster #2
S. Chiu-Tsao, T. Rusch, S. Axelrod, H. Tsao, L. Harrison, "Dose Response of GAFCHROMIC XR-T Film to a New Electronic Brachytherapy Source." Presented at Joint Brachytherapy Meeting of GEC/ESTRO/ABS, 2004.
Poster #1
T. Rusch, M. Rivard, "Application of the TG-43 Dosimetry Protocol to Electronic Brachytherapy Sources." Presented at Joint Brachytherapy Meeting of GEC/ESTRO/ABS, 2004.