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Dosimetric Advantage of Combined IMRT for Whole Lung and Abdomen Irradiation for Wilms Tumor

Advances in Radiation Oncology
Purpose: In patients with Wilms tumor with lung metastases, a cardiac-sparing intensity modulated radiation therapy (CS-IMRT) technique is increasingly being adopted for whole lung irradiation.
Basil H. Chaballout, BA, Kyra N. McComas, MD, Mohamed Khattab, MD, Gabrielle P. Seymore, MS, DABR, Stephen K. Martinez, PhD, Guozhen Luo, MS, Austin Kirschner, MD, PhD, Leo Y. Luo, MD   +7 more
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Impact of VMAT-IMRT compared to 3D conformal radiotherapy on anal sphincter dose distribution in neoadjuvant chemoradiation of rectal cancer

Radiation Oncology, 2018
Neoadjuvant radio- or chemoradiation (nIRT) therapy is the standard treatment for loco-regional advanced rectal cancer patients of the lower or middle third.
H. Dapper, I. Rodríguez, S. Münch, J. Peeken, K. Borm, S. Combs, D. Habermehl   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Beam Orientation Optimization for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy using Adaptive l1 Minimization

, 2011
Beam orientation optimization (BOO) is a key component in the process of IMRT treatment planning. It determines to what degree one can achieve a good treatment plan quality in the subsequent plan optimization process.
Bortfeld T, Bortfeld T, Chartrand R Sidky E Y Xiaochuan P, Chunhua Men, Djajaputra D, Fung G M, Haas O C L, Li Y J, Meedt G, Men C, Schreibmann E, Steve B Jiang, Woudstra E, Xun Jia, Yifei Lou, Zhu L   +15 more
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A systematic review of methods to immobilise breast tissue during adjuvant breast irradiation [PDF]

, 2013
Greater use of 3D conformal, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and external beam partial breast irradiation following local excision (LE) for breast cancer has necessitated a review of the effectiveness of immobilisation methods to stabilise breast
Barrett-Lennard, Becker, Bentel, Bentzen, Canney, Carter, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Chen, Chopra, Christopher Bragg, Clarke, Creutzberg, Croog, Cross, David Dodwell, David Green, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Gierga, Goldsworthy, Graham, Grann, Hector, Heidi Probst, Hurkmans, Jagsi, John Hart, Keller, Kirby, Latimer, Mahe, Mitchell, Morrow, Munshi, Nalder, Office for National Statistics, Probst, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Stegman, Strydhorst, The Royal College of Radiologists, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, Society and College of Radiographers, Thilmann, Valdagni, Varga, Veldeman, Veldeman, Veronesi, Zierhut   +48 more
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Contemporary Management of Malignancies of the Parotid Gland: A State‐of‐the‐Art Review

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives To provide a systematic update on the contemporary management of malignancies of the parotid gland (MPG), focusing on evidence‐based practices and emerging therapeutics. Data Sources PubMed literature search. Review Methods A search protocol was designed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta ...
Anthony Tang, Vanessa Helou, Shaum S. Sridharan, Renata Ferrarotto, Jessica L. Geiger, Dan P. Zandberg, Diana Bell, Heath Skinner, Matthew E. Spector, Eugene N. Myers, Kevin J. Contrera   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and operation of a pixel segmented liquid-filled linear array for radiotherapy quality assurance

, 2004
A liquid isooctane (C$_{8}$H$_{18}$) filled ionization linear array for radiotherapy quality assurance has been designed, built and tested. The detector consists of 128 pixels, each of them with an area of 1.7 mm $\times$ 1.7 mm and a gap of 0.5 mm.
A Iglesias, A Pazos, Belletti S, Boag J W, Debye P, Eberle K, F Gómez, Fowler J F, J Mosquera, J Pardo, J Pena, J Sendón, Johansson B, L Franco, M Pombar, Martens C, Martens C, Pardo J, R Lobato, van Herk M, Wickman G   +20 more
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Spatially fractionated radiotherapy versus conventional radiotherapy in the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma: A multicenter, prospective, phase II, randomized controlled clinical trial protocol

Precision Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
The first randomized controlled trial comparing spatially fractionated radiotherapy (SFRT) with conventional radiotherapy (CRT) for soft tissue sarcoma (STS) will evaluate efficacy and safety, offering critical evidence to optimize treatment strategies.
Peng Shang, Minghao Li, Xiang Zhang, Dongyuan Zhu, Jinbo Yue   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

IMRT for head and neck cancer: reducing xerostomia and dysphagia

Journal of Radiation Research, 2016
Dysphagia and xerostomia are the main sequellae of chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer, and the main factors in reducing long-term patient quality of life.
Xiaoshen Wang, A. Eisbruch
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Engineering Dosimetric Excellence In Total Body Irradiation: Tomotherapy‐Driven Protocols for Precision and Reproducibility

Precision Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
• Objective: Assess helical Tomotherapy‐based TBI for clinical feasibility, dosimetric reproducibility, and in‐vivo accuracy using dual‐orientation simulation and patient‐specific QA. • Methodology: Implementation of ArcCHECK 3D diode array, ionization chamber verification, and in‐vivo dosimetry with OSLDs at 16 anatomical sites to ensure precise dose ...
Sandeep Singh, Dipesh, Supratik Sen, Abhay Kumar Singh, Mahipal, Manindra Bhushan, Jaskaran Singh Sethi, David K. Simson, Munish Gairola   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dosimetric Validation of Physical and Biological Indexes from the Dose-Volume Histogram for Evaluation of 3D-CRT and IMRT Techniques with VMAT Treatment Plan Techniques in Cervical Tumors from In-House Developed Software [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics
Introduction:This study aims to investigate the Normal Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP) and Tumor Control Probability (TCP) of cervical cancer from Niemierko radiobiological model and compared with Lyman-Kutcher-Butcher (LKB) model’s effective ...
Sougoumarane Dashnamoorthy, Ebenezar Jeyasingh, VINDHYAVASINI PANDEY, Karthick Rajamanickam, Sachin S Kotur, Durga Prasad Sahoo   +5 more
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