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First Report of NRG Oncology/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0622: A Phase 2 Trial of Samarium-153 Followed by Salvage Prostatic Fossa Irradiation in High-Risk Clinically Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy. [PDF]

, 2018
PURPOSE: To investigate the utility of 153Sm lexidronam (Quadramet) in the setting of men with prostate cancer status post radical prostatectomy who develop biochemical failure with no clinical evidence of osseous metastases.
Girvigian, Michael R., Hoffman-Censits, Jean, Ko, Eric C., Pugh, Stephanie L., Rosenthal, Seth A., Sandler, Howard M., Sartor, Oliver, Schallenkamp, John, Shaves, Mark E., Trabulsi, Edouard J., Valicenti, Richard K.   +10 more
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Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in mucosal primary head and neck cancer: a prospective imaging biomarker study

BMC Cancer, 2017
Background Radical radiotherapy, with or without concomitant chemotherapy forms the mainstay of organ preservation approaches in mucosal primary head and neck cancer.
Christopher N Rumley, Mark T Lee, Lois Holloway, Robba Rai, Myo Min, Dion Forstner, Allan Fowler, Gary Liney   +7 more
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A review of Image Guided Radiation Therapy in head and neck cancer from 2009–201 – Best Practice Recommendations for RTTs in the Clinic

Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2020
Radiation therapy (RT) is beneficial in Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) in both the definitive and adjuvant setting. Highly complex and conformal planning techniques are becoming standard practice in delivering increased doses in HNC.
Maeve Kearney, Mary Coffey, Aidan Leong
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Optimization of collimator angles in dual-arc volumetric modulated arc therapy planning for whole-brain radiotherapy with hippocampus and inner ear sparing

Scientific Reports, 2021
To optimize the collimator angles in dual-arc volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for whole-brain radiotherapy with hippocampus and inner ear sparing (HIS-WBRT).
Wuji Sun, Kunzhi Chen, Yu Li, Wenming Xia, Lihua Dong, Yinghua Shi, Chao Ge, Xu Yang, Libo Wang, Huidong Wang   +9 more
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Comparative clinical evaluation of atlas and deep-learning-based auto-segmentation of organ structures in liver cancer

Radiation Oncology, 2019
Background Accurate and standardized descriptions of organs at risk (OARs) are essential in radiation therapy for treatment planning and evaluation. Traditionally, physicians have contoured patient images manually, which, is time-consuming and subject to
Sang Hee Ahn, Adam Unjin Yeo, Kwang Hyeon Kim, Chankyu Kim, Youngmoon Goh, Shinhaeng Cho, Se Byeong Lee, Young Kyung Lim, Haksoo Kim, Dongho Shin, Taeyoon Kim, Tae Hyun Kim, Sang Hee Youn, Eun Sang Oh, Jong Hwi Jeong   +14 more
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Proton therapy- the modality of choice for future radiation therapy management of Prostate Cancer?

Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2019
Background: Proton Therapy (PR) is an emerging treatment for prostate cancer (Pca) patients. However, limited and conflicting data exists regarding its ability to result in fewer bladder and rectal toxicities compared to Photon Therapy (PT), as well as ...
Sophie Mangan, Michelle Leech
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Feasibility of surface guided radiotherapy for patient positioning in breast radiotherapy versus conventional tattoo-based setups- a systematic review

Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2022
Background: Traditionally tattoos are used for patient setup in radiotherapy. However they may pose challenges for the radiotherapists to achieve precise patient alignment, and serve as a permanent visual reminder of the patient’s diagnosis and often ...
Wesley Naidoo, Michelle Leech
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Survivin a radiogenetic promoter for glioblastoma viral gene therapy independently from CArG motifs [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Radiogenetic therapy is a novel approach in the treatment of cancer, which employs genetic modification to alter the sensitivity of tumor cells to the effect of applied radiation.
Arafat WO, Arafat WO, Datta R, Deb P, Fiveash JB, Hsu H, Kanzawa T, Kawakami Y, Kufe D, Nandi S, Nenoi M, Nieder C, Pinsker M, Rosenfeld ME, Sonabend AM, Tsai‐Morris CH, Weichselbaum RR   +16 more
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The European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) European Higher Education Area levels 7 and 8 postgraduate benchmarking document for Radiation TherapisTs (RTTs)

Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2018
This guideline details the European Higher Education Area Levels 7 and 8 Postgraduate benchmarking document for Radiation TherapisTs (RTTs). The purpose of this benchmarking document is to assist higher education institutes in the development of ...
Mary Coffey, Michelle Leech
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Targeting the neural stem cells in subventricular zone for the treatment of glioblastoma: an update from preclinical evidence to clinical interventions

Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 2023
Background Glioblastoma is one of the most common and aggressive adult brain tumors. The conventional treatment strategy, surgery combined with chemoradiotherapy, did not change the fact that the recurrence rate was high and the survival rate was low ...
Sijia Li, Lihua Dong, Zhenyu Pan, Guozi Yang   +3 more
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