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Antioxidants and Radiation Therapy [PDF]
The Journal of Nutrition, 2004 The American Cancer Society estimates 1,368,050 new cancer cases in 2004 and 536,700 deaths from the disease. Although cancer rates for different sites vary widely, the 5-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined is estimated at 63%. Among the many possible causes of cancer, reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been implicated in the onset and
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Intracoronary radiation therapy [PDF]
European Heart Journal, 2001 Over the past 15 years, despite a great deal of effort in assessing a variety of approaches, restenosis reduction has remained the most problematic complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Initial attempts focused on assessing systemic drugs including anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents, calcium antagonists and lipid ...
M Y, Salame +5 more
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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 +7 more
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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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Thoracic spinal cord compression due to xtramedullary haemopoiesis in a patient with beta-thalassemia: complete clinical regression with radiation therapy alone [PDF]
, 2014 Spinal cord compression due to Extramedullary Haemopoesis in beta-thalassemia is extremely rare. Controversies are there between the two modalities of treatment surgery vs radiation therapy.
Chattopadhyay, Subrata; Department of Radiation Oncology, North Bengal Medical College& Hospital, Siliguri +3 more
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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 +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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Radiation Oncology, 2023 Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is a radiation technique applying a single fraction with a high dose during surgery. We report the first abdomino-pelvic application of an image-guided intraoperative electron radiation therapy with intraoperative ...
Falk Roeder +14 more
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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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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 +9 more
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