Professionals

1. International Prostate Symptom Score Assessment following Pd-103 Line Source for Prostate Brachytherapy Implants
2. A Comparison of the Pre-plan, Intra-Operative Plan, and Post-Implant Dosimetry For a Prostate Implant Case Using Prefabricated Linear Polymer-Encapsulated Pd-103 (CivaString)
3. Performance of a palladium-103 line source for a prostate brachytherapy implants: A Phase I trial
4. 103Pd strings: Monte Carlo assessment of a new approach to brachytherapy source design
5. Experimental and Monte Carlo dosimetric characterization of a 1 cm 103Pd brachytherapy source
6. LDR Prostate Brachytherapy with CivaString
7. J. Reed, et al. “Dosimetric Characterization of the New CivaString ¹⁰³Pd Brachytherapy Source” North Central Chapter AAPM Meeting 2012
8. J. Reed, et al. “Dosimetric Characterization of the New CivaString ¹⁰³Pd Brachytherapy Source” CIRMS 2013
9. J. Reed, et al. “Dosimetric Characteristics of the New CivaString ¹⁰³Pd Brachytherapy Sources” ABS 2013
10. Ververs “A Treatment Planning Feasibility Study for Prostate LDR Brachytherapy Treatments Using the New 103-Pd CivaString Source. Comparison with Clinical Cases Using the TheraSeed Model 200 103-Pd Source” AAPM 2013
11. Rivard, et al. “Pd-103 Strings: A New Approach to Brachytherapy Source Design” ABS 2014
12. M. Rivard “Dosimetric Evaluation of the ¹⁰³Pd CivaString for Permanent Breast Brachytherapy” American Brachytherapy Society Annual 2015 Meeting
13. J. Reed, et al., “Calibration of Variable Longitudinal Strength Pd-103 Brachytherapy Sources,” AAPM 2015.
14. D. Beyer, R. Stock, et al., “First report of a new Pd-103 line source for prostate brachytherapy,” ASTRO 2015.
15. R. Sheu, et al., “A comparison of the pre‐plan, intra‐operative plan, and post‐implant dosimetry for a prostate implant case using prefabricated linear polymer‐encapsulated Pd‐103 (CivaString)” AAPM 2016
16. R. Sheu, et al. “A novel method to build intra‐operative flexibility into prefabricated or fixed length LDR prostate brachytherapy” ASTRO 2016.

1. Rivard et al “¹⁰³Pd strings: Monte Carlo assessment of a new approach to brachytherapy source design” Med Phys Jan 2014.
2. Reed et al “Experimental and Monte Carlo dosimetric characterization of a 1 cm ¹⁰³Pd brachytherapy source” Brachytherapy 13(6), pp 657-667, 2014.
3. Aima, et al. “Air-kerma strength determination of a new directional Pd-103 source.” Med Phys. 42(12), p 7144-7152, 2015.
4. M. Rivard “A directional ¹⁰³Pd brachytherapy device: Dosimetric characterization and practical aspects for clinical use” Brachytherapy 16(2) pp 421-432, 2017.
5. Stock, et al. “Performance of a Palladium-103 Line Source for Prostate Brachytherapy Implants: A Phase I Trial” accepted for publication Brachytherapy 2017.
6. Cohen, et al. “Intraoperative implantation of a mesh of directional palladium sources (CivaSheet): dosimetry verification, clinical commissioning, dose specification and preliminary experience.” In review Brachytherapy.
7. M. Rivard, S. Cavanaugh, Poli, et al. “Initial Clinical Experience with CivaSheet” in preparation 2017.
8. Mourtada, Richardson, Thomadsen, and Scanderbeg, “Clinical Brachytherapy Physics, Monograph #38” Medical Physics Publishing, Inc., pp 326-327, 2017

1. First report on the feasibility of a permanently implantable uni-directional planar low dose rate brachytherapy sheet for patients with resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer – Brachytherapy (brachyjournal.com)
2. Directional LDR Intraoperative Brachytherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
3. Initial Clinical Experience with Uni-Directional LDR Brachytherapy in the Treatment of Retroperitoneal Sarcoma
4. First Report of the Permanently Implantable Uni-Directional Planar LDR Brachytherapy for Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
5. Widening the Therapeutic Window using an Implantable, Uni-directional LDR Brachytherapy Sheet as a boost in Pancreatic Cancer
6. Intraoperative implantation of a mesh of directional palladium sources (CivaSheet): Dosimetry verification, clinical commissioning, dose specification, and preliminary experience
7. Initial clinical experience using a novel Pd-103 surface applicator for the treatment of retroperitoneal and abdominal wall malignancies
8. Adirectional 103 Pd brachytherapy device: Dosimetric characterization and practical aspects for clinical use
9. The CivaSheet: The new frontier of intraoperative radiation therapy or a pricer alternative to LDR brachytherapy?
10. Dosimetric characterization of a new directional low-dose rate brachytherapy source.
11. Weier, et al. “Creating a Measurement System for a Planar ¹⁰³Pd Brachytherapy Source” CIRMS 2014
12. M. Aima et al. “Calibration of an element of a new directional Pd-103 planar brachytherapy” AAPM 2015.
13. M. Rivard, “Dose distribution for the CivaSheet Pd-103 Directional Brachytherapy Device,” AAPM 2015
14. G. Cohen, et al. “Considerations For The Clinical Use Of CivaSheet Pd-103 Sources,” ABS 2016
15. M. Rivard, “Dosimetry and Commissioning of a Directional Pd-103 Brachytherapy Source” ABS 2016
16. M. Rivard, “Low-Energy Brachytherapy Sources for Pelvic Sidewall Treatment” ABS 2016
17. W. Culberson, “Calibrations of a New Directional ¹⁰³Pd Source” ABS 2016
18. M. Aima, et al. “Directional low-dose rate brachytherapy: Determination of the TG-43 dose-rate constant analog for a new ¹⁰³Pd source,” AAPM 2016
19. M. Rivard, D. Rothley, “CivaSheet Treatment Planning in VariSeed 9.0,” AAPM 2016
20. M. Rivard, J. Poli, “CivaSheet Dosimetric Case Study” AAPM 2016
21. M. Rivard, “Dosimetry and Commissioning of a Directional Pd-103 Brachytherapy Source” AAPM 2016
22. S. Cavanaugh, D. Rothley, et al. “Initial Experience with Directional LDR Intraoperative Brachytherapy,” ASTRO 2016
23. M. Rivard, A. Crimaldi, “Low-Energy Brachytherapy Sources for Treating the Pelvic Sidewall” ASTRO 2016
24. Aima, et al. “Directional low-dose rate brachytherapy: Determination of the TG-43 dose-rate constant analog for a new ¹⁰³Pd source,” AAPM 2016
25. M. Rivard “Influence of Bone Tissue on the Depth-dose Characteristics for the CivaSheet” ABS 2017
26. K. Episcopia, G. Cohen, A. Damato, et al. “Commissioning and clinical use of the CivaSheet, a novel shielded Pd103 Array” ABS 2017
27. G. Cohen, A. Wu, et al. “Dose Specification and Source Ordering Nomogram for CivaSheet Pd-103 Sources” ABS 2017
28. N. Taunk, G. Cohen, et al. “Preliminary Clinical Experience from a Phase I Feasibility Study of a Novel Permanent Unidirectional Intraoperative Brachytherapy Device” ABS 2017
29. M. Rivard “Influence of Bone Tissue on the Depth-dose Characteristics for a Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Implant” AAPM 2017
30. A. Damato, G. Cohen, et al. “Design and Implementation of a Novel Technique for Verification of TG-43 Dosimetric Parameters for a Directional 103Pd Source” AAPM 2017
31. R. Farjam, G Cohen, et al. “Automatic Localization and Orientation of Pd-103 Sources in Civasheet Brachytherapy Device” AAPM 2017
32. H. Zhen, G Redler, J Turian, et al. “Dosimetric Characteristics of the CivaDot™ Unidirectional Pd-103 Brachytherapy Source” AAPM 2017
33. M. Aima, L DeWerd, W. Culberson, et al. “Dosimetric Measurements and Characterization of a New Directional Pd-103 Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy Source” AAPM 2017

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