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Why "Radiation Oncology" [PDF]

Radiation Oncology, 2006
Radiotherapy continues to be a major treatment for solid tumours and is a cornerstone of modern oncology. The term 'radiation oncology' describes the integration of radiation therapy into the complexity of multi-modal therapy. Over the last ten years the
Camphausen Kevin A, Belka Claus
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Labeling for Big Data in radiation oncology: The Radiation Oncology Structures ontology. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Leveraging Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Oncology Information Systems (OIS) has great potential to generate hypotheses for cancer treatment, since they directly provide medical data on a large scale.
Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, Eric Zapletal, Bastien Rance, Philippe Giraud, Anita Burgun   +4 more
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Role of noninvasive molecular imaging in determining response [PDF]

, 2018
The intersection of immunotherapy and radiation oncology is a rapidly evolving area of preclinical and clinical investigation. The strategy of combining radiation and immunotherapy to enhance local and systemic antitumor immune responses is intriguing ...
Marciscano, Ariel E, Thorek, Daniel L.J.
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Expanding the use of real-time electromagnetic tracking in radiation oncology. [PDF]

, 2011
In the past 10 years, techniques to improve radiotherapy delivery, such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for both inter- and intrafraction tumor localization, and hypofractionated delivery techniques ...
Kupelian, Patrick A, Meeks, Sanford L, Shah, Amish P, Willoughby, Twyla R   +3 more
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Practitioner perceptions on the use of exercise and nutritional interventions for patients with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2023
Introduction Radiation therapy treatment for breast cancer may negatively impact patients' health‐related quality of life. Evidence suggests exercise and nutrition interventions may be beneficial to patients experiencing compromised health‐related ...
Laura Feighan, Lesley MacDonald‐Wicks, Robin Callister, Yolanda Surjan   +3 more
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ASTRO's Advances in Radiation Oncology: Success to date and future plans

Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2017
ASTRO's Advances in Radiation Oncology was launched as a new, peer-reviewed scientific journal in December 2015. More than 200 manuscripts have been submitted and 97 accepted for publication as of May 2017.
Robert C. Miller, MD, MBA, FASTRO, Sharad Goyal, MD, Shearwood McClelland, III, MD, Sabin Motwani, MD, Charles Mayo, PhD, Tasneem Kaleem, MD, Gregory Videtic, MD, Kathleen Hintenlang, PhD   +7 more
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RRx-001, A novel dinitroazetidine radiosensitizer. [PDF]

, 2016
The 'holy grail' in radiation oncology is to improve the outcome of radiation therapy (RT) with a radiosensitizer-a systemic chemical/biochemical agent that additively or synergistically sensitizes tumor cells to radiation in the absence of significant ...
Bednarski, Mark, Cabrales, Pedro, Knox, Susan, Ning, Shoucheng, Oronsky, Arnold, Oronsky, Bryan, Peehl, Donna, Scicinski, Jan   +7 more
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Why an Increasing Number of Unmatched Residency Positions in Radiation Oncology? A Survey of Fourth-Year Medical Students

Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2021
Purpose: The number of US fourth-year medical students applying to radiation oncology has decreased during the past few years. We conducted a survey of fourth-year medical students to examine factors that may be influencing the decision to pursue ...
Grace C. Blitzer, MD, Akash D. Parekh, MD, Shuai Chen, PhD, Kekoa Taparra, MD, PhD, Jenna M. Kahn, MD, Emma C. Fields, MD, John M. Stahl, MD, Stephen A. Rosenberg, MD, John M. Buatti, MD, Anna M. Laucis, MD, Yichu Wang, David L. Mayhew, MD, PhD, Andrew M. McDonald, MD, Paul M. Harari, MD, Jeffrey V. Brower, MD, PhD   +14 more
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A scoping review of medical education research for residents in radiation oncology

BMC Medical Education, 2020
Background Both medical education and radiation oncology have progressed significantly in the past decade, but a generalized overview of educational research for radiation oncology residents has not been produced.
Ching-Hsin Lee, Po-Jui Chen, Hung-Yi Lai, Ching-Yi Lee, Kang-Hsing Fan, Ngan-Ming Tsang, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang   +6 more
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Systemic Immune-Inflammatory Index, Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes, and Clinical Outcomes in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Receiving Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy

Journal of Immunology Research, 2023
Background. Systemic inflammation may be involved in the entire cancer process as a promoter and is associated with antitumor immunity. The systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) has been shown to be a promising prognostic factor.
Jun Yang, Jifang Zheng, Jianjian Qiu, Mengyan Zhang, Lingyun Liu, Zhiping Wang, Qunhao Zheng, Yanyan Liu, Mingqiu Chen, Jiancheng Li   +9 more
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