Research Group Publications and Presentations

Alshreef, A., Rogers, B., Oare, C., Ferreira, C. (2025) Validation of GAMOS Monte Carlo simulation for 131Cs brachytherapy source in water and dosimetric characterization of solid water, bone, and brain tissues. doi: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2024.112268

Zeller, S.L., Sodozy, S., Busse, S., Chen, C.C., Venteicher, A., Ferreira, C., Dusenbery, K., Lee, S., Peach, M.S., DiNapoli, V., Kotecha, R., Ahluwalia, M.S., Bojanowski-Hoang, K., Hanft., S.J. (2024). Early Experience and Perioperative Risk of GammaTile for Upfront Brain Metastases: Report from a Prospective Multicenter Study. Neuro-Oncology Advances. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae156

S. Zhang, K. Patel, K. Dusenbery, A. Alshreef, D. Sterling, L. Sloan, M. Reynolds, C. Chen, C. Ferreira. (2024). Dosimetric evaluation and treatment planning considerations for GammaTile permanent brain implants - a pilot, institutional experience. doi: 10.1007/s11060-024-04631-4

Demos-Davies, K. Lawrence, K. Coffey, J. Morgan, A. Ferreira, C. Hoeppner, L. Seelig, D. (2024). Longitudinal Neuropathological Consequences of Extracranial Radiation Therapy in Mice. doi: 10.3390/ijms25115731

Yekula, A., Gessler, D. J., Ferreira, C., Shah, R., Reynolds, M., Dusenbery, K., Chen, C. (2024). GammaTile^® (GT) as a brachytherapy platform for rapidly proliferating glioblastomas: from case series to clinical trials, Journal of Neuro-Oncology. doi: 10.1007/s11060-023-04545-7

Demos-Davies, K., Lawrence, J., Ferreira, C., Seelig, D. (2024). The Distant Molecular Effects on the Brain by Cancer Treatment. Brain Sciences, 14(1), 22. doi: 10.3390/brainsci14010022

Dharnipragada, R., Dusenbery, K., Ferreira, C., Sharma, M., Chen, C. (2024). Preoperative Versus Postoperative Radiosurgery of Brain Metastases: A Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery, 182, 35-41. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.10.131

Greenlund, L., Shanley, R., Mulford, K., Neil, E., Lawrence, J., Arnold, S., Olin, M., Pluhar, M. E., Venteicher, A., Chen, C., Ferreira, C., Reynolds, M., Cho, L. C., Wilke, C., Shoo, B. A., Yuan, J., Dusenbery, K., Kleinberg, L., Terezakis, S., Sloan, L. (2023). Comparison of peripheral leukocyte parameters in patients receiving conventionally and hypofractionated radiotherapy schemes for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, 1284118. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1284118

Oare, C., Dailey, J., Gerbi, B., Ferreira, C. (2023). Novel intraocular shielding device for eye plaque brachytherapy using magnetite nanoparticles: A proof-of-concept study using radiochromic film and Monte Carlo simulations. Brachytherapy, 22(6), 769-778. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2023.07.008

Dharnipragada, R., Dusenbery, K., Watanabe, Y., Ferreira, C., Chen, C. (2023). Comparison of Gamma Knife (GK) and Linear Accelerator (LINAC) radiosurgery of brain metastasis resection cavity: a systematic review and proportional meta-analysis. Clin Exp Metastasis. doi: 10.1007/s10585-023-10240-8

Dharnipragada, R., Ferreira, C., Shah, R., Reynolds, M., Dusenbery, K., Chen, C. (2023). GammaTile® (GT) as a brachytherapy platform for rapidly growing brain metastasis. Neuro-Oncology Advances, 5(1), vdad062. doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad062

Oare, C., Sun, S., Dusenbery, K., Reynolds, M., Koozekanani, D., Gerbi, B., Ferreira, C. (2022). Analysis of dose to the macula, optic disc, and lens in relation to vision toxicities - A retrospective study using COMS eye plaques. Physica Medica, 101, 71-78. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.08.001

Gessler, D. J., Neil, E. C., Shah, R., Levine, J., Shanks, J., Wilke, C., Reynolds, M., Zhang, S., Özütemiz, C., Gencturk, M., Folkertsma, M., Bell, W. R., Chen, L., Ferreira, C., Dusenbery, K., & Chen, C. C. (2021). GammaTile® brachytherapy in the treatment of recurrent glioblastomas. Neuro-Oncology Advances, 4(1), vdab185. PMID: 35088050 PMCID: PMC8788013 doi: 10.1093/noajnl/vdab185

Easwaran, T. P., Sterling, D., Ferreira, C., Sloan, L., Wilke, C., Neil, E., Shah, R., Chen, C. C., & Dusenbery, K. E. (2021). Rapid Interval Recurrence of Glioblastoma Following Gross Total Resection: A Possible Indication for GammaTileⓇ Brachytherapy. Cureus, 13(11), e19496. PMID: 34912636 PMCID: PMC8666087 doi: 10.7759/cureus.19496

Oare, C. C., Deufel, C. L., McCauley Cutsinger, J., De La Fuente Herman, T., & Ferreira, C. (2021). On the importance of quality assurance (QA) for COMS eye plaque Silastic inserts: A guide to measurement methods, typical variations, and an example of how QA intercepted a manufacturing aberration. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 22(8), 72-82. PMID: 34231949 PMCID: PMC8364280 doi: 10.1002/acm2.13325

Ferreira, C., Sterling, D., Dusenbery, K., Reynolds, M., Chen, C., & Alaei, P. (2021). Commissioning and Clinical Aspects of First Commercial Implementation of Cs-131 GammaTile Permanent Brain Implants. Brachytherapy, 20(3), 673-685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brachy.2020.12.005

Rogers, Brent. (2020). Development And Dosimetry Of A Conformal Superficial Brachytherapy Device. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/217151.

Patel, K., Ferreira, C., Chen, C., Reynolds, M., & Dusenbery, K. (2020). Cs-131 Intracavitary Brachytherapy as an Adjunct to Maximal Safe Resection for Locally Recurrent High-Grade Glioma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 108(3), E670-E671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.2002

Gessler, D. J., Ferreira, C., Dusenbery, K., & Chen, C. C. (2020). GammaTile®: Surgically targeted radiation therapy for glioblastomas. Future Oncology (London, England), 16(30), 2445-2455. PMID: 32618209  doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0558

Rogers, B., Lawrence, J., Chmura, J., Ehler, E., & Ferreira, C. (2020). Dosimetric characterization of a novel 90Y source for use in the conformal superficial brachytherapy device. Physica Medica, 72, 52-59. PMID: 32200298  doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.03.002

Oare, C., Wilke, C., Ehler, E., Sterling, D., Mathew, D., & Ferreira, C. (2019). Dose Calibration of Gafchromic EBT3 Film for Ir-192 Brachytherapy Source Using 3D-Printed PLA and ABS Plastics. 3D Printing In Medicine. PMID: 30725341  doi: 10.1186/s41205-019-0040-4

Ferreira, C., Alaei, P., Chen, C., Reynolds, M., Sterling, D., & Dusenbery, K. (2019). RTHP-32. First Experience with GAammaTile Permanent Implants for Recurrent Brain Tumors. Neuro-Oncology, 21(Supplement_6), vi216-vi216.  doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz175.903

Chmura, J., Erdman, A., Ehler, E., Lawrence, J., Wilke, C. T., Rogers, B., & Ferreira, C. (2019). Novel design and development of a 3D-printed conformal superficial brachytherapy device for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer and keloids. 3D Printing in Medicine, 5(1), 10. PMID: 31332545 PMCID: PMC6743259 doi: 10.1186/s41205-019-0045-z

Alshreef, A.A., Sterling, D., Alaei, P., Rogers, B.J., Robert Drehmel, S., Reynolds, M., Dusenbery, K.E., Sloan, L., Chen, C., Ferreira, C. Custom-Made Lead Shield for Select Permanent Implanted Cs-131 Brain Tumor Patients. 

Alshreef, A.A., Assalmi, M., Rogers, B.J., Oare, C., Ferreira, C. Gamos Monte Carlo Simulation to Calculate the Dose in Heterogeneities for Gammatile Implanted Brachytherapy. 

Alshreef, A.A., Rogers, B.J., Oare, C., Ferreira, C. Validation of Gamos Monte Carlo Simulation for Cs-131 Brachytherapy Source in Water.

Rupesh Kotecha, M.W., McDermott, M.W., Chen, C., Ferreira, C., Hanft, S., Shen, C., Wanebo, J., Smith, K., Wardak, Z., Patel, T., Chamoun, R., Hoang, K.B., Choutka, O., Rodriguez, A., Shah, M., Brachman, D.G., Campbell, L., Patel, S. Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy (STaRT) for Brain Metastases: Initial Experience from a Prospective Multi-Institutional Registry. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 117(2), e120. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.908

Greenlund, L.K., Berkseth, M., Shanley, R., Sando, N., Golden, L., Wieworka, J., Boorsma Bergerud, K., Olin, M., Pluhar, G.E., Arnold, S., Lawrence, J., Venteicher, A., Chen, C., Ferreira, C., Neil, E., Dusenbery, K.E., Ganguly, S., Kleinberg, L.R., Terezakis, S.A., Sloan, L. The effects of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) subsets in glioblastoma (GBM). International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 117(2), e232.  doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1148

Ozair, A., Shen, C., Lee, S., Pham, H., Chamoun, R., Choutka, O., Hanft, S., Shah, M., Richardson, A., DiNapoli, V., Wardak, Z., Ferreira, C., Khosla, A.A., Bojanowski-Hoang, K., Mercado, C.E., Ryan, R., Wasilewski, A., Brachman, D., Campbell, L., Chen, C., Dusenbery, K., Floyd, J., Patel, T., Hayden, D., Nowlan, A., McCracken, D., Wanebo, J., Ranjan, T., Rodriguez, A., Patel, A.J., Camarata, P.J., Kotecha, R.R., McDermott, M.W., Ahluwalia, M.S., STaRT Investigators. P03. 15. B Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy (STaRT) for Recurrent Glioblastoma: Initial Outcomes from a Prospective Multicenter Registry. Neuro-Oncology, 25(Supplement 2), 40. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noad137.126

Chen, C., Ferreira, C., Dusenbery, K., Hoang, K., Lee, S., Smith, K. A Multi-Institutional Experience of GammaTile Brachytherapy as Treatment for Recurrent Glioblastomas. Neuro-Oncology, 24, 247. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noac209.955

Zhang, S., Reynolds, M., Dusenbery, K., Chen, C., Alaei, P., Alshreef, A., Sterling, D., Sloan, L., Patel, K., Ferreira, C. Considerations in Treatment Planning and Dosimetric Specifications of Permanent 131Cs Brachytherapy Implantation in Treatment of Brain Tumor-An Institutional Experience. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 114(3), e567. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.2217

Greenlund, L.K., Mulford, K., Shanley, R., Neil, E., Lawrence, J., Arnold, S., Olin, M., Pluhar, G.E., Venteicher, A., Chen, C., Ferreira, C., Reynolds, M., Cho, L.C., Shoo, A., Yuan, J., Dusenbery, K., Kleinberg, L.R., Terezakis, S., Wilke, C., Sloan, L. Hypofractionated vs. Conventionally Fractionated Radiotherapy for Glioblastoma: Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Comparison prior to and Following Chemoradiation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 114(3), e509. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.2080

Turner, A., Ferreira, C. An Estimate of Fetal Dose From Permanent Cs-131 Brachytherapy Implants in the Brain. Medical Physics, 49(6), e430. doi: 10.1002/mp.15769

Oare, C., Gerbi, B., Ferreira, C. Dose Distribution with a High-Z Intraocular Shield-Ferrofluid System: An I-125 Eye Plaque Brachytherapy Monte Carlo Study. Medical Physics, 49(6), e241-242. doi: 10.1002/mp.15769

Alshreef, A., Rogers, B., Alaei, P., Bolan, P., Ferreira, C. End-to-End Test for GammaTile Permanent Brain Implants. Medical Physics, 49(6), e821-822. doi: 10.1002/mp.15769

Oare, C., Gerbi, B., Ferreira, C. GafChromic Film Dosimetry for Evaluation of Intraocular Shielding Materials in I-125 Eye Plaque Brachytherapy. Medical Physics, 49(6), e240-241. doi: 10.1002/mp.15769

Oare, C., Alshreef, A., Ferreira, C. Novel Film Calibration Method Directly Using Low Energy Brachytherapy Sources with a Custom Phantom. Medical Physics, 49(6), e820-821. doi: 10.1002/mp.15769

Oare, C., Ferreira, C., Watanabe, Y., Gerbi, B. Characterization of Novel Ferrofluid for Intraocular Photo Shielding by Monte Carlo and Film Dosimetry Methods. Medical Physics, 47(6), e452-453. doi: 10.1002/mp.14316

Drehmel, S., Lawrence, J., Ferreira, C., Ehler, E. Characterization of Patients Shifts from CT Simulation to First Fraction to Improve Tumor Localization. Medical Physics, 47(6), e587. doi: 10.1002/mp.14316

Rogers, B., Lawrence, J., Ferreira, C. Multi-Source Conformal Superficial Brachytherapy: A Dose Escalation Study. Medical Physics, 47(6), e819. doi: 10.1002/mp.14316

Alshreef, A., Sterling, D., Alaei, P., Ferreira, C. Radiation Safety Aspects for GammaTile Implant Brachytherapy. Medical Physics, 47(6), e839. doi: 10.1002/mp.14316

Bedoya, M., Ferreira, C., Varadhan, R. (in press, accepted 2019). Comparison of Eye Plaque Dosimetry Between MIM Symphony, Eclipse, and CMS Xio Treatment Planning Systems.

Oare, C., Sterling, D., Dusenbery, K., Koozehanani, D., Ferreira, C. Dosimetric Impact of Silastic Insert Thickness in COMS Eye Plaque for I-125 Brachytherapy.

Rogers, B., Ferreira, C. Monte Carlo Simulation and Validation of a Novel Yttrium-90 Source for Use in Conformal Superficial Brachytherapy Device.

Ferreira, C., Sterling, D., Alaei, P. The Commissioning of First Commercial Implementation of GammaTile Permanent Brain Implant.

Ferreira, C., Dusenbery, K., Reynolds, M., Chen, C., Sterling, D., Alaei, P. First experience with GammaTile permanent implants for recurrent brain tumors.

Ferreira, C., Alaei, P., Chen, C., Reynolds, M., Sterling, D., Dusenbery, K. (2019) RTHP-32. First Experience with GammaTile Permanents Implants for Recurrent Brain Tumors. (Supplement-6 ed., vol. 21, pp vi216). Neuro-Oncology. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noz175.903

Oare, C., Ehler, E., Sterling, D., Mathew, D., Wilke, C., Ferreira, C. Dose Calibration of Gafchromic EbT3 Film for Ir-192 Brachytherapy Source using 3D-Printed ABS Plastic.

Ehler, E., Ferreira, C., Mathew, D., Sterling, D., Wilke, C. Dosimetric Evaluation of 3D Printer Materials for Ir-192 Brachytherapy.

Rogers, B., Ferreira, C., Lawrence, J., Ehler, E., Erdmann, A. Simulated Performance of a Multi-Source Conformal Superficial Brachytherapy Device.

Herrington, J., Ahmad, S., Chen, Y., Lewis, L., Ferreira, C. Vulnerability of Microcomputer to Instability Induced by Acute Neutron Radiation Exposure: Effects of CPU Process Size.

Gholizadeh Sendani, N., Ferreira, C., Alaei, P. Impact of Region of Interest Size and Location in Gafchromic Film Dosimetry.

Rogers, B., Ehler, E., Lawrence, J., Ferreira, C. The Evaluation of Dosimetric and Cancer Viability Difference Following In Vitro Irradiation.

Ferreira, C., Ahmad, S., Firestone, B., Johnson, D., Matthiesen, C., De La Fuente Herman, T. Quantification of Dosimetric Uncertainty of I-125 COMS Eye Plaque.

Ferreira, C., Jung, J. W. Dosimetry of Rhenium0188, Praseodymium0142, and Yttrium-90 using Monte Carlo simulation for application in High Dose Rate Eye Plaque Brachytherapy. (2nd ed., vol. 87, pp S749-S750).

Ferreira, C., Podder, T., Jung, J. W. Comparative Study of Biologic Effective Dose for the Beta Emitters 142 Pr and 90Y and Their Applications in Microsphere Brachytherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. (3rd ed., vol. 84, pp S859). International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics.

Alshreef, Abdullah. (2024). Brachytherapy Using Permanently Implanted Cs-131 Seeds for the Treatment of Brain Tumors: Dosimetry, and Dose in Heterogeneity. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/265112.

Oare, Courtney. (2022). Dosimetry and Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles as an Intraocular Shielding Method in Iodine-125 Eye Plaque Brachytherapy. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/241294.

Rogers, Brent. (2020). Development and Dosimetry of a Conformal Superficial Brachytherapy Device. Retrieved from the University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/217151.

Ferreira, Clara. (2013). Dosimetric Study of Beta-Minus Emitter Praseodymium-142: Applications in Microsphere Brachytherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Brachytherapy for Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Retrieved from East Carolina University's Institutional Repository, http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4234.