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Ashraf H. Hassouna

Professor of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
Verified email at nci.cu.edu.eg
Cited by 195

Single versus multichannel applicator in high-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy optimized by inverse treatment planning

YA Bahadur, C Constantinescu, AH Hassouna… - Journal of …, 2015 - termedia.pl
Purpose: To retrospectively compare the potential dosimetric advantages of a multichannel
vaginal applicator vs. a single channel one in intracavitary vaginal high-dose-rate (HDR) …

Uterine perforation and its dosimetric implications in cervical cancer high-dose-rate brachytherapy

YA Bahadur, MM Eltaher, AH Hassouna… - Journal of …, 2015 - termedia.pl
Purpose: To retrospectively assess the incidence of sub-serosal and uterine perforation of
intra-uterine tandem in intracavitary high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervical cancer, …

In vivo diode dosimetry vs. computerized tomography and digitally reconstructed radiographs for critical organ dose calculation in high-dose-rate brachytherapy of …

AH Hassouna, YA Bahadur, C Constantinescu… - Brachytherapy, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the correlation between the dose predicted by the treatment
planning system using digitally reconstructed radiographs or three-dimensional (3D)–…

Cervical Cancer High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: From Orthogonal to 3-D Image-Based Treatment Planning–Experience from Saudi Arabia

AH Hassouna, YA Bahader, ME El-Sayed… - …, 2013 - brachyjournal.com
Purpose To describe our experience in changing cervical cancer HDR brachytherapy planning
from orthogonal to CT-image based. Role of inverse planning and in-vivo dosimetry were …

[PDF][PDF] Three-dimension anatomy-based planning optimization for high dose rate vaginal vault brachytherapy

YA Bahadur, AH Hassouna, CT Constantinescu… - Saudi Med …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Objectives: To retrospectively compare 3-dimension (3D)-inverse planning optimization with
2 conventional planning methods in vaginal vault high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Methods: …

In-Vivo Diode Dosimetry Versus Comuterized Tomography and Digital Reconstructed Radiographs for Critical Organ Dose Calculation in HDR Brachytherapy of …

AH Hassouna, YA Bahadur, C Constantinescu… - …, 2011 - brachyjournal.com
Purpose: To investigate the correlation between dose predicted by the treatment planning
system (TPS) using either orthogonal digitally reconstructed radiographs (DRRs) or 3-D …

New Technique to Avoid General Anesthesia during Brachytherapy for Cancer Cervix

AH Hassouna - International Journal of Radiology and Radiation …, 2016 - cancerresgroup.us
Aim: To keep the cervical canal dilated after the first high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy
fraction to avoid general anesthesia during subsequent applications. Patients and Methods: In …

Assessment of Uterine Perforation and Its Dosimetric Effects in Image Guided HDR Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer

YA Bahadur, AH Hassouna, MM Eltaher… - …, 2015 - brachyjournal.com
Purpose To retrospectively assess the incidence and clinical characteristics of patients with
uterine perforation during intracavitary High-Dose-Rate (HDR) brachytherapy for cervical …

Treatment Planning Optimization for High-Dose-Rate Vaginal Brachytherapy Using a Multichannel Applicator

YA Bahadur, AH Hassouna, MM Eltaher… - …, 2014 - brachyjournal.com
Purpose To retrospectively compare, via 3D inverse planning optimization, the potential
dosimetric advantages of a multichannel vaginal applicator versus a single channel one, in …

[BOOK][B] New insight into the signalling pathways of cardioprotection in the non-diabetic and diabetic human myocardium

A Hassouna - 2004 - search.proquest.com
Background: The cardioprotection by IPC is a well-recognised phenomenon in healthy
hearts, however the occurrence of IPC in diabetics is controversial. In this thesis I have …