Radioembolization with 90Yttrium microspheres: a state-of-the-art brachytherapy treatment for primary and secondary liver malignancies: part 1: technical and …

R Salem, KG Thurston - Journal of vascular and interventional radiology, 2006 - Elsevier
Microsphere and particle technology represent the next-generation agents that have formed
the basis of interventional oncology, an evolving subspecialty of interventional radiology …

Radiotherapy and wound healing

EL Dormand, PE Banwell… - International wound …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Radiotherapy is an invaluable weapon when treating cancer. However, the deleterious
effects of radiation, both immediate and long‐term, may have a significant effect on local …

EANM dosimetry committee series on standard operational procedures: a unified methodology for 99mTc-MAA pre- and 90Y peri-therapy dosimetry in liver radioembolization …

C Chiesa, K Sjogreen-Gleisner, S Walrand, L Strigari… - EJNMMI physics, 2021 - Springer
The aim of this standard operational procedure is to standardize the methodology employed
for the evaluation of pre-and post-treatment absorbed dose calculations in 90 Y microsphere …

Treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma with use of 90Y microspheres (TheraSphere): safety, tumor response, and survival

R Salem, RJ Lewandowski, B Atassi, SC Gordon… - Journal of vascular and …, 2005 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To present safety and efficacy results obtained in treatment of a cohort of
patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with use of 90Y microspheres …

Radioembolization of hepatic lesions from a radiobiology and dosimetric perspective

M Cremonesi, C Chiesa, L Strigari, M Ferrari… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Radioembolization (RE) of liver cancer with 90Y-microspheres has been applied in the last
two decades with notable responses and acceptable toxicity. Two types of microspheres are …

Transcatheter intraarterial therapies: rationale and overview

RJ Lewandowski, JF Geschwind, E Liapi, R Salem - Radiology, 2011 - pubs.rsna.org
Transcatheter intraarterial therapies have proved valuable in the battle against primary and
secondary hepatic malignancies. The unique aspects of all such therapies are their reduced …

Yttrium-90 microsphere therapy for hepatic malignancy: devices, indications, technical considerations, and potential complications

R Murthy, R Nunez, J Szklaruk, W Erwin, DC Madoff… - Radiographics, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
Management of hepatic malignancies is a ubiquitous medical problem. Surgical resection of
primary or metastatic liver cancer, with or without adjuvant chemotherapy, is the most …

Treatment parameters and outcome in 680 treatments of internal radiation with resin 90Y-microspheres for unresectable hepatic tumors

AS Kennedy, P McNeillie, WA Dezarn, C Nutting… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Radioembolization (RE) using 90Y-microspheres is an effective and safe
treatment for patients with unresectable liver malignancies. Radiation-induced liver disease …

Radioembolization of liver tumors with yttrium-90 microspheres

H Ahmadzadehfar, HJ Biersack, S Ezziddin - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2010 - Elsevier
Radioembolization (RE), also termed selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), has been
gradually introduced to the clinical arsenal of cytoreductive modalities in recent years. There …

Use of Yttrium-90 glass microspheres (TheraSphere) for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with portal vein thrombosis

R Salem, R Lewandowski, C Roberts, J Goin… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Intra-arterial injection of Yttrium-90 glass microspheres (90Y-μS; TheraSphere,
MDS Nordion, Ottawa, Canada) is indicated for treatment of unresectable hepatocellular …