Major influencing factors of indoor radon concentrations in Switzerland

…, C Murith, M Palacios, S Baechler - Journal of environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose In Switzerland, nationwide large-scale radon surveys have been conducted since
the early 1980s to establish the distribution of indoor radon concentrations (IRC). The aim of …

Extension of the biological effective dose to the MIRD schema and possible implications in radionuclide therapy dosimetry

S Baechler, RF Hobbs, AR Prideaux, RL Wahl… - Medical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
In dosimetry‐based treatment planning protocols, patients with rapid clearance of the
radiopharmaceutical require a larger amount of initial activity than those with slow clearance to …

Study of the impact of tissue density heterogeneities on 3-dimensional abdominal dosimetry: comparison between dose kernel convolution and direct Monte Carlo …

…, R Lebtahi, F Maurel, S Baechler… - Journal of nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
Dose kernel convolution (DK) methods have been proposed to speed up absorbed dose
calculations in molecular radionuclide therapy. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of tissue …

Variability of a peripheral dose among various linac geometries for second cancer risk assessment

A Joosten, F Bochud, S Baechler, F Levi… - Physics in Medicine …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Second cancer risk assessment for radiotherapy is controversial due to the large uncertainties
of the dose–response relationship. This could be improved by a better assessment of the …

Redefining relative biological effectiveness in the context of the EQDX formalism: implications for alpha-particle emitter therapy

…, RW Howell, H Song, S Baechler… - Radiation …, 2014 - meridian.allenpress.com
Alpha-particle radiopharmaceutical therapy (αRPT) is currently enjoying increasing attention
as a viable alternative to chemotherapy for targeting of disseminated micrometastatic …

Improved predictive mapping of indoor radon concentrations using ensemble regression trees based on automatic clustering of geological units

…, C Murith, M Palacios, S Baechler - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose According to estimations around 230 people die as a result of radon exposure in
Switzerland. This public health concern makes reliable indoor radon prediction and mapping …

A treatment planning method for sequentially combining radiopharmaceutical therapy and external radiation therapy

RF Hobbs, T McNutt, S Baechler, B He… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Effective cancer treatment generally requires combination therapy. The
combination of external beam therapy (XRT) with radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) requires …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of geogenic radon in Switzerland based on ordered logistic regression

…, F Bochud, C Murith, M Palacios, S Baechler - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The estimation of the radon hazard of a future construction site should ideally be
based on the geogenic radon potential (GRP), since this estimate is free of anthropogenic …

Predictive analysis and mapping of indoor radon concentrations in a complex environment using kernel estimation: An application to Switzerland

…, C Murith, M Palacios, S Baechler - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to develop models based on kernel regression and
probability estimation in order to predict and map IRC in Switzerland by taking into account all of …

Partition model–based 99mTc-MAA SPECT/CT predictive dosimetry compared with 90Y TOF PET/CT posttreatment dosimetry in radioembolization of hepatocellular …

…, P Bize, A Denys, JO Prior, S Baechler… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
90 Y-microsphere selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) is a valuable treatment in
unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Partition-model predictive dosimetry relies on …