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Abigail BesemerAssistant Professor, Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin Verified email at wisc.edu Cited by 289 |
Development and validation of RAPID: a patient-specific Monte Carlo three-dimensional internal dosimetry platform
This work describes the development and validation of a patient-specific Monte Carlo internal
dosimetry platform called RAPID (Radiopharmaceutical Assessment Platform for Internal …
dosimetry platform called RAPID (Radiopharmaceutical Assessment Platform for Internal …
Minimum dose rate estimation for pulsed FLASH radiotherapy: A dimensional analysis
Purpose/objectives To provide an order of magnitude estimate of the minimum dose rate ( )
required by pulsed ultra‐high dose rate radiotherapy (FLASH RT) using dimensional analysis…
required by pulsed ultra‐high dose rate radiotherapy (FLASH RT) using dimensional analysis…
The clinical impact of uncertainties in the mean excitation energy of human tissues during proton therapy
A Besemer, H Paganetti… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Uncertainties in the estimated mean excitation energies (I-values) needed for calculating
proton stopping powers can be in the order of 10–15%, which introduces a fundamental …
proton stopping powers can be in the order of 10–15%, which introduces a fundamental …
Preclinical pharmacokinetics and dosimetry studies of 124I/131I-CLR1404 for treatment of pediatric solid tumors in murine xenograft models
Cancer is the second leading cause of death for children between the ages of 5 and 14 y. For
children diagnosed with metastatic or recurrent solid tumors, for which the utility of external-…
children diagnosed with metastatic or recurrent solid tumors, for which the utility of external-…
Therapeutic combination of radiolabeled CLR1404 with external beam radiation in head and neck cancer model systems
…, J Saker, EA Armstrong, A Besemer… - Radiotherapy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and purpose CLR1404 is a phospholipid ether that exhibits selective uptake
and retention in malignant tissues. Radiolabeled CLR1404 enables tumor-specific positron-…
and retention in malignant tissues. Radiolabeled CLR1404 enables tumor-specific positron-…
Impact of PET and MRI threshold-based tumor volume segmentation on patient-specific targeted radionuclide therapy dosimetry using CLR1404
AE Besemer, B Titz, JJ Grudzinski… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Variations in tumor volume segmentation methods in targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT)
may lead to dosimetric uncertainties. This work investigates the impact of PET and MRI …
may lead to dosimetric uncertainties. This work investigates the impact of PET and MRI …
Radiation treatment planning and delivery strategies for a pregnant brain tumor patient
…, RA Bayliss, AE Besemer… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The management of a pregnant patient in radiation oncology is an infrequent event requiring
careful consideration by both the physician and physicist. The aim of this manuscript was to …
careful consideration by both the physician and physicist. The aim of this manuscript was to …
Pretreatment CLR 124 positron emission tomography accurately predicts CLR 131 three-dimensional dosimetry in a triple-negative breast cancer patient
Introduction: CLR1404 is a theranostic molecular agent that can be radiolabeled with 124 I (CLR
124) for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, or 131 I (CLR 131) for single-…
124) for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging, or 131 I (CLR 131) for single-…
Implementation of a real‐time, ultrasound‐guided prostate HDR brachytherapy program
This work presents a comprehensive commissioning and workflow development process of
a real‐time, ultrasound (US) image‐guided treatment planning system (TPS), a stepper and …
a real‐time, ultrasound (US) image‐guided treatment planning system (TPS), a stepper and …
Diagnosing atmospheric communication of a sealed monitor chamber
…, M Belanger, A Besemer… - Journal of applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Daily output variations of up to ±2% were observed for a protracted time on a Varian
TrueBeam® STx; these output variations were hypothesized to be the result of atmospheric …
TrueBeam® STx; these output variations were hypothesized to be the result of atmospheric …