Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles |
| 1. | Roeloffzen E, Lips IM, Van Gellekom M, van Roermund J, Frank SJ, Basttermann JJ, van Vulpen, M. A prospective study assessing health-related quality of life six years after I-125 brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. In Press. |
| 2. | Frank SJ, Kudchadker RJ, Kuban DA, De Crevoisier R, Lee AK, Cheung RM, Choi S, Tucker SL, Dong L. A Volumetric Trend Analysis of the Prostate and Seminal Vesicles during a Course of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. The American Journal of Clinical Oncology. In Press. |
| 3. | Frank SJ, Rosenthal DI, Petsuksiri J, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Weber RS, Glisson BS, Chao KSC, Schwartz DL, Chronowski GM, El-Naggar AK, Garden AS. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Cervical-Node Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastases From an Unknown Head and Neck Primary Site: Outcomes and Patterns of Failure. IJROBP. In Press. |
| 4. | Rosenthal DI, Fuller GD, Ang K, Holsinger C, Weber RS, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Lewin JS, Frank SJ, Schwartz DL, Garcia JA, Mason BE, Stasney C, Barker J. Simple Carotid-Sparting IMRT Technique and Preliminary Experience for T1-2 Glottic Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. In Press. |
| 5. | Roeloffzen EM, Hinnen KA, Battermann JJ, Monninkhof EM, Roermund J, Gellekom M, Frank SJ, Vulpen M. The impact of acute urinary retention after I-125 prostate brachytherapy on health-related quality of life. Int J Radiat Oncol Bio Phys. In Press. |
| 6. | Anderson JF, Swanson DA, Levy LB, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Kudchadker R, Phan J, Bruno T, Frank SJ. Urinary Side Effects and Complications After Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Urology. e-Pub 7/2009. PMID: 19589580. |
| 7. | Peterson S, Clangaru G, Frank SJ, Bues M, Smith A. Variations in Proton Scanned Beam Dose Delivery Due to Uncertainties in Magnetic Beam Steering. Medical Physics 38(8):3693-3702, 7/2009. |
| 8. | Hinnen KA, Jan J Battermann KA, van Roermund JG, Moerland MA, Jürgenliemk-Schulz IM, Frank SJ, van Vulpen M. Long-Term Biochemical and Survival Outcome of 921 Patients Treated with I-125 Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 6/2009. PMID: 19540075. |
| 9. | Phan J, Swanson DA, Levy LB, Kudchadker RJ, Bruno TL, Frank SJ. Late Rectal Complications after prostate brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer: Incidence and Management. Cancer 115(9):1827-1839, 5/2009. PMID: 19248043. |
| 10. | K.S. Martirosyan, R.J. Stafford, A.M. Elliott, and S.J. Frank. PMMA/SWCNTs Composites for Prostate Brachytherapy MRI Contrast Agent Markers. Technical Proceedings of the 2009 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo 2:44-47, 5/2009. |
| 11. | Moeller B, Rana V, Cannon B, Williams M, Sturgis E, Ginsberg L, Macapinlac H, Lee J, Ang KK, Chao KSC, Chronowski G, Frank SJ, Morrison W, Rosenthal D, Weber R, Garden A, Lippman S, Schwartz D. Prospective risk-adjusted [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography assessment of radiation response in head and neck cancer. J Clin Oncol 27(15):2509-2515, 3/2009. e-Pub 3/2009. PMID: 19332725. |
| 12. | Frank SJ, Levy LB, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Kudchadker RJ, Bruno TL, van Vulpen M, Swanson DA. Prostogram predicted brachytherapy outcomes are not universally accurate: an analysis based on the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center experience with (125)iodine brachytherapy. J Urol 181(4). e-Pub 2/2009. PMID: 19233434. |
| 13. | Hsu A, Frank SJ, Ballo MT, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Hatef E, Esmaeli B. Post-operative Adjuvant External-beam Radiation Therapy for Cancers of the Eyelid and Conjunctiva. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 24(6):444-449, Nov-Dec, 11/2008. PMID: 19033839. |
| 14. | Kudchadker RJ, Swanson DA, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Bruno TL, Frank SJ. Is a Loose-Seed Nomogram Still Valid for Prostate Brachytherapy in a Stranded-Seed Era? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 72(2):623-7, 10/2008. |
| 15. | McGuire SE, Frank SJ*, Eifel PJ (*corresponding author). Treatment of recurrent vaginal melanoma with external beam radiation therapy and palladium-103 brachytherapy. Brachytherapy 7(4):359-63, Oct-Dec, 10/2008. e-Pub 9/2008. PMID: 18778972. |
| 16. | Frank SJ, Dong L, Kudchadker RJ, De Crevoisier R, Lee AK, Cheung R, Choi S, O'Daniel J, Tucker SL, Wang H, Kuban DA. Quantification of prostate and seminal vesicle interfraction variation during IMRT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(3):813-20, 7/2008. e-Pub 1/2008. PMID: 18207664. |
| 17. | Frank SJ, Stafford RJ, Bankson JA, Li C, Swanson DA, Kudchadker RJ, Martirosyan KS. A Novel MRI Marker for Prostate Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(1):5-8, 5/2008. PMID: 18406882. |
| 18. | Petsuksiri J, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Chao KS, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz DL, Ahamad A, Esmaeli B. Outcomes after radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the eyelid. Cancer 112(1):111-8, 1/2008. e-Pub 10/2007. PMID: 17963262. |
| 19. | Chao KS, Bhide S, Chen H, Asper J, Bush S, Franklin G, Kavadi V, Liengswangwong V, Gordon W, Raben A, Strasser J, Kaproswki C, Frank SJ, Chronowski G, Ahamad A, Malyapa R, Zhang L, Dong L. Reduce in variation and improve efficiency of target volume delineation by a computer-assisted system using a deformable image registration approach. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68(5):1512-21, 8/2007. PMID: 17674982. |
| 20. | Frank SJ, Pisters LL, Davis J, Lee AK, Bassett R, Kuban DA. An assessment of quality of life following radical prostatectomy, high dose external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy iodine implantation as monotherapies for localized prostate cancer. The Journal of Urology 177(6):2151-6, 6/2007. PMID: 17509305. |
| 21. | Frank SJ, Deavers MT, Jhingran A, Bodurka DC, Eifel PJ. Primary adenocarcinoma of the vagina not associated with diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposure. Gynecol Oncol 105(2):470-4, 5/2007. PMID: 17292459. |
| 22. | Cheung MR, Tucker SL, Dong L, de Crevoisier R, Lee AK, Frank S, Kudchadker RJ, Thames H, Mohan R, Kuban D. Investigation of bladder dose and volume factors influencing late urinary toxicity after external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67:1059-65, 3/2007. PMID: 17241755. |
| 23. | Frank SJ, Grimm PD, Sylvester JE, Merrick GS, Davis BJ, Zietman A, Moran BJ, Beyer DC, Roach M, Clarke DH, Stock RG, Robert Lee W, Michalski JM, Wallner KE, Hurwitz M, Potters L, Kuban DA, Prestidge BR, Vera R, Hathaway S, Blasko JC. Interstitial Implant Alone or in Combination with External Beam Radiation Therapy for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Survey of Practice Patterns in the United States. Brachytherapy 6(1):2-8, Jan-Mar, 2007. PMID: 17284379. |
| 24. | Patel S, Jagsi R, Wilson J, Frank S, Thakkar VV, Hansen EK. Results of the 2004 Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO) Survey. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66(4):1199-203, 11/2006. PMID: 16979833. |
| 25. | Lee AK, Frank SJ. Update on Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 20(4):857-878, 8/2006. PMID: 16861119. |
| 26. | Frank SJ, Chao KS, Schwartz DL, Weber RS, Apisarnthanarax S, Macapinlac HA. Technology Insight: PET and PET/CT in Head and Neck Tumor Staging and Radiation Therapy Planning. Nat Clin Pract Oncol 2(10):526-533, 10/2005. PMID: 16205772. |
| 27. | Frank SJ, Jhingran A, Levenback C, Eifel PJ. Definitive Treatment of Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Vagina with Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62(1):138-147, 5/2005. PMID: 15850914. |
| 28. | Callaghan EB, Padgett AV, Frank SJ. Self-Referral: What Residents Need to Know? J Am Coll Radiol 2(5):452454, 5/2005. PMID: 17411855. |
| 29. | Jagsi R, Buck DA, Singh AK, Engleman M, Thakkar V, Frank SJ, Flynn D. Results of the 2003 Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)( Surveys of Residents and Chief Residents in the United States. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61(3):642-648, 3/2005. PMID: 15708241. |
| 30. | Frank SJ, McNeese MD, Strom EA, Perkins G, Salehpour M, Schechter N, Buchholz TA. Advances in Radiation Treatments of Breast Cancer. Clin Breast Cancer 4(6):401-406, 2/2004. PMID: 15023240. |
| 31. | Brooks C, Starkschall G, Famiglietti R, Cox J, Frank S, Komaki R, Liao Z, Stevens C, Forster K. Heterogeneous Planning for Homogeneous Protocols. Medical Dosimetry 29(2):80-84, 2004. PMID: 15191752. |
| 32. | Frank SJ, Forster KM, Stevens CW, Cox JD, Komaki R, Liao Z, Tucker S, Wang X, Steadham RE, Brooks C, Starkschall G. Treatment Planning for lung cancer: traditional homogeneous point-dose prescription compared with heterogeneity-corrected dose-volume prescription. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 56(5):1308-1318, 8/2003. PMID: 12873675. |
| 33. | Frank SJ, Curley MD, Ryder SJ. A Biomedical Review of the U. S. Navy Submarine Escape System: 1996; Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory. NSMRL Report, 5/1997. |
| 34. | Frank SJ, Tailor RC, Kudchadker RJ, Martirosyan KS, Stafford RJ, Elliot AM, Swanson DA, Sing D, Choi J, Mourtada F, Ibbott GS. Dosimetric Characterization of I-125 Seed with Attached Encapsulated Cobalt Chloride Complex Contrast Agent (C4) Markers For MRI-Based Prostate Brachytherapy. IJROBP. Submitted. |
Editorials |
| 1. | Frank SJ, Yang T, Chao KSC. Role of PET-CT Fusion in Head and Neck Cancer. Oncology 2(19):246-249, 2005. |
| 2. | Frank SJ, Buchholz TA. Diminished Survival in Patients with Inner Versus Outer Quadrant Breast Cancers. Women's Oncology Review 3:157-158, 2003. |
Abstracts |
| 1. | Frank SJ, Tailor R, Martirosyan K, Stafford J, Swanson D, Sing D, Choi J, Elliot A, Mourtada F, Kudchadker R, Ibbott G. C4 MRI ECAMS have no effect on I see anisotropy and are visibile after radiation exposure. Proceedings from 30th Annual Meeting of the American Brachytherapy Society 8(2), 5/2009. |
| 2. | Whaley JT, Levy LB, Swanson DA, Kudchadker RJ, Bruno TL, Frank SJ. Sexual outcomes unaffected by penile bulb dose in prostate brachytherapy. Proceedings from 30th Annual Meeting of the American Brachytherapy Society 8(2), 5/2009. |
| 3. | Parker Pa, Latini DM, Ward JF, Pettaway C, Pisters LL, Matin S, Frank SJ, Brown V, Kuban D, Logothetis C, Kim J, Davis JW. Association between uncertainty, anxiety, and quality of life in men with prostate cancer on active surveillance. Society of Behavioral Medicine 37, 4/2009. |
| 4. | Frank SJ, Stafford RJ, Bankson JA, Swanson DA, Kudchadker RJ, Martirosyan KS. A Novel MRI-based Approach to Prostate Brachytherapy. Proceedings from the World Congress of Brachytherapy, 2008. |
| 5. | Martirosyan K, Stafford RJ, Bankson J, Frank S. Encapsulated Contrast Agent Marker (ECAM) for MRI Prostate Brachytherapy. Proceedings from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society 2008 Annual Meeting, 2008. |
| 6. | Phan J, Swanson DA, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Cheung R, Choi S, Kudchadker R, Bruno T, Levy LB, and Frank SJ. Long-term rectal complications following permanent prostate brachytherapy at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Proceedings from the Radium Society, 2008. |
| 7. | Anderson JF, Swanson DA, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Cheung RM, Choi S, Kudchadker T, Bruno T, Levy LB, Frank SJ. Long-term urinary complications following permanent prostate brachytherapy at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Proceedings from the Radium Society, 2008. |
| 8. | Frank SJ, Fisher C, Levy LB, Kudchadker R, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Cheung RM, Choi S, Bruno TL, Swanson DA. Pre-implant Urinary Symptoms Predict for Worse Urinary Outcomes. Proceedings from ASTRO 2008, 2008. |
| 9. | Frank SJ, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Levy LB, Kudchadker R, Bruno T, Swanson DA. Prostate Brachytherapy – The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience. Proceedings from the American Urologic Association (AUA), 2008. |
| 10. | Frank SJ, Swanson DA, Kuban DA, Lee AK, Levy LB. Prostogram-predicted brachytherapy outcomes may not be universally accurate: An analysis based on the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center experience with I-125 brachytherapy. Proceeding from the World Congress of Brachytherapy, 2008. |
| 11. | Vassiliev ON, Kudchadker RJ, Swanson DA, Kuban DA, Bruno TL, Frank SJ. Systematic Evaluation of Periurethral Stranded Seed Migration and its Dosimetric Consequences in Prostate Brachytherapy. Proceedings from ASTRO 2008, 2008. |
| 12. | Frank SJ, Petsuksiri J, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Chao KSC, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz DL, Chronowski G, Weber RS, Garden AS. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to Cervical Lymph Nodes from an Unknown Primary Site; Outcomes and Patterns of Failure. Proceedings of ASTRO 49th Annual Meeting, 2007. |
| 13. | Cheung R, Tucker S, de Crevoisier R, Lee A, Frank SJ, Kudchadker R, Thames , Mohan R, Kuban D. Identification of the Bladder Dose and Volume Constraints to Control Late Urinary Toxicity after External Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer. ASTRO - 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Philadelphia, PA., 2006. |
| 14. | Kanke JE, Amin MA, Wong P, Ang KK, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Chao KSC, Rosenthal D, Allen P, Frank SJ. Optimizing Head and Neck Radiation Treatment Planning Using an IMRT Monoisocentric Technique with a Static Low Anterior Neck Field. ASTRO - 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Philadelphia, PA., 2006. |
| 15. | Frank SJ, Pisters LL, David J, Lee AK, Cheung R, Swanson D, Bassett RL, Pettaway CA, Kuban DA. Quality of Life after Monotherapy Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer: Implant (I-125), Radical Prostatectomy, and High Dose External Beam Radiation. ASTRO - 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Philadelphia, PA., 2006. |
| 16. | Petsuksiri J, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Chao KC, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz DL, Ahamad A, Esmaeli B. Radiation Therapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Eyelid. ASTRO - 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, Philadelphia, PA., 2006. |
| 17. | Frank SJ. 45th Annual Scientific Meeting - ASTRO, Salt Lake City, UT, 2003. |
| 18. | Frank SJ. The Implementation of Heterogeneity Corrections for Lung Cancer. Texas Radiological Society (TRS) 90th Annual Scientific Meeting, Woodlands, TX, 2003. |
| 19. | Frank SJ. Heterogeneity vs. Homogeneity Corrections for Early Stage NSCLC. RSNA - Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL, 89th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2002. |
| 20. | Frank SJ. Treatment Planning with Heterogeneity Corrections for Stage I/II Lung Cancer. Fletcher Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2002. |
| 21. | Frank SJ. Definitive Treatment of Vaginal Cancer with Radiation Therapy: The MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) Experience. 1970 -2000, 2000. |
| 22. | Morikawa LK, Levy LB, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Cheung MR, Frank SJ, Lee A, Kuban DA, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Relationship Between Psa Failure and Death From Prostate Cancer After Radical External Beam Radiation Therapy. Proceedings from ASTRO 2009 Annual Meeting. Submitted. |
Book Chapters |
| 1. | Selek U and Frank SJ. Proton therapy in Head and Neck Cancers. In: Technological advances in Ear Nose Throat Diseases: Turkey. In Press. | |
| 2. | Mahajan A, Frank SJ. Radiation Therapy for Orbital and Adnexal tumors. In: M.D. Anderson Solid Tumor Series: Opthalmic Oncology. Ed(s) Esmaeli B. Springer: Houston. In Press. | |
