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Volumetric Estimation of Lung Dose and Its Association with Pneumonitis Following Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Care, 2022
Introduction: Lung is a major organ at risk during Post Mastectomy RadioTherapy (PMRT), because of the risk of Radiation Pneumonitis (RP). In countries like India 2D RT is widely used due to limited access to advanced technologies.
Geetha Muttath, Greeshma Keloth Erakkotan, Anjana Jayaraj, Suja Cheruliyil Ayyappan, Arun Kumar. E.S, Vinin Narayanan, Joneetha Jones, Arun. P. Narendran, Nabeel Yahiya, Akhil. P. Suresh, Riyas Malodan   +10 more
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Hypervision Proton Surgery: The Future Direction of Proton Therapy

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proton beams provide unique physical advantages characterized by a low entrance dose, negligible exit dose, and a sharp Bragg peak, which enable superior sparing of normal tissues and support safe dose escalation for improved tumor control. However, conventional photon‐based fractionation remains widely used in proton therapy, where prolonged ...
Li Li, Shuanghu Yuan
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Efficacy of nebulized acetylcysteine for relieving symptoms and reducing usage of expectorants in patients with radiation pneumonitis

Thoracic Cancer, 2019
Background Radiation pneumonitis is one of the most harmful and clinically significant complications of radiotherapy. This study investigated the benefits of nebulized acetylcysteine for lung cancer patients diagnosed with radiation pneumonitis after ...
Dong‐Woo Han, Wonjun Ji, Jae Cheol Lee, Si Yeol Song, Chang‐Min Choi   +4 more
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Transoral Robotic Surgery in Head and Neck Oncology: A Scoping Review of Evidence, Technological Advancements, and Future Trajectories

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robotic surgery has transformed head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment. This scoping review synthesizes evidence on transoral robotic surgery (TORS), focusing on applications, limitations, and future directions. Following PRISMA‐ScR guidelines, this review used the PCC framework (Population: HNC patients; Concept: technological advancements ...
Anna Luíza Damaceno Araújo, Karthik N. Rao, Juan P. Rodrigo, Vincent Vander Poorten, Orlando Guntinas‐Lichius, Alfio Ferlito, Luiz Paulo Kowalski   +6 more
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Education and Training Needs in the Radiation Sciences: Problems and Potential Solutions [PDF]

, 2015
This article provides a summary of presentations focused on critical education and training issues in radiation oncology, radiobiology and medical physics from a workshop conducted as part of the 60th Annual Meeting of the Radiation Research Society held
Deye, James, Held, Kathryn D., Vikram, Bhadrasain, Zeman, Elaine M., Joiner, Michael C., Dynlacht, Joseph R.   +5 more
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Radiation Recall Pneumonitis After Treatment With Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy: A Case Series and Review of Literature

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
BackgroundRadiation recall pneumonitis (RRP) is a poorly understood clinical syndrome in which patients develop radiation pneumonitis triggered by a systemic agent, often years after the completion of radiation therapy.
Paul Riviere, Whitney Sumner, Mariel Cornell, Ajay Sandhu, James D. Murphy, Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, Andrew Bruggeman, Sangwoo S. Kim, J. Michael Randall, Andrew B. Sharabi   +9 more
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Are there overlapping clinical features between thoracic radiotherapy side effects and covid-19 pneumonia? Radiation pneumonitis outside the radiation ports: Three case reports

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2020
Respiratory involvement of COVID-19 infection, with presentations ranging from a mild flu-like illness to potentially lethal acute respiratory distress syndrome, is the main clinical manifestation in adults.
Grazia Lazzari, Elda Chiara Resta, Michelle Magli, Ernesto D'Ettorre, Giovanni Silvano   +4 more
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Assessment of chemotherapy regimens on radiation pneumonitis in patients with unresectable stage III non‐small‐cell lung cancer after definitive chemoradiotherapy

Thoracic Cancer, 2021
Background Consolidation therapy with durvalumab after concurrent chemoradiotherapy has been reported to significantly prolong progression‐free survival and overall survival in patients with stage III unresectable non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC ...
Tadashi Sakaguchi, Kentaro Ito, Naoki Furuya, Kei Morikawa, Kentaro Fujiwara, Yoichi Nishii, Takeo Inoue, Osamu Hataji, Masamichi Mineshita   +8 more
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Emphysema in an 11‐month‐old boy with alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency

Pediatric Investigation, EarlyView.
Pediatric development of emphysema in Alpha‐1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1ATD) has been rarely described. In this case report, we document an 11‐month boy with A1ATD phenotype PiZZ with basilar centrilobular emphysema, the earliest such documented case.
Irvin Yi, Rachel Williams, Leela Chandrasekar, Saif Al‐Qatarneh   +3 more
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18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography may not visualize radiation pneumonitis

EJNMMI Research, 2019
Background Radiation pneumonitis is a common and potentially fatal complication of radiotherapy (RT). Some patients with radiation pneumonitis show increases in uptake of fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) on positron emission tomography (PET), but others do not ...
Meiying Guo, Liang Qi, Yun Zhang, Dongping Shang, Jinming Yu, Jinbo Yue   +5 more
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