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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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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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Xeroradiography in Radiation Therapy [PDF]

Acta Radiologica: Therapy, Physics, Biology, 1977
The xerographic technique has been introduced at Radiumhemmet for direct field control in therapy with high energy photon radiation (60Co-unit, 6 MV linear accelerator and 42 MeV betatron). The xerograms are of a sufficiently good quality for this purpose.
C, Lagergren, L E, Larsson
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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From cure to care–understanding long-term health risks after Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment in adolescents and young adults

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL) is the most common malignancy among Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs). Although survival rates are excellent, two thirds of survivors experience physical and psychosocial late effects that can emerge years or decades after ...
Kearney Maeve, Faithfull Sara, Leech Michelle   +2 more
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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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Genomic Diversity and Clinical Variability in Pediatric Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Case Series

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (pcALCL) is a rare pediatric CD30‐positive T‐cell lymphoproliferative disorder with an excellent prognosis, but its genomic drivers are poorly defined. We report three children with skin‐limited disease demonstrating striking molecular heterogeneity, including NPM::ALK, NUP214::FRK, and a novel ...
Shoshana Greenberger, Efrat Bar‐Ilan, Victoria Marcu, Evgeny Grishin, Rinat Yacobi, Aviv Barzilai, Hana Golan, Assaf Arie Barg   +7 more
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Planning for a pandemic: Mitigating risk to radiation therapy service delivery in the COVID‐19 era

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2020
The novel coronavirus (COVID‐19) has rapidly impacted all of our lives following its escalation to pandemic status on 11 March 2020. Government guidelines and restrictions implemented to mitigate the risk of COVID‐19 community transmission have forced ...
Nigel Anderson, Kenton Thompson, Judy Andrews, Brent Chesson, Alison Cray, Damien Phillips, Michelle Ryan, Sally Soteriou, Glenn Trainor, Nilgun Touma   +9 more
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Promoting professional judgement through peer debate in radiation therapy undergraduate curriculum

Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 2022
Radiation therapists (RTs) are often required to exercise professional judgement when faced with the ambiguity inherent in professional dilemmas not comprehensively accommodated by the professional Code of Conduct.
Maeve Kearney, Cicely Roche, Claire Poole   +2 more
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Central Nervous System Neuroblastoma, FOXR2‐Activated: A Pooled Analysis of Published Clinical Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) neuroblastoma, FOXR2‐activated, is a recently recognized entity in the WHO CNS5 classification, defined by activation of the FOXR2 transcription factor and unique histopathological features. This review synthesizes available literature and pooled clinical data, providing insight into demographics ...
Sudarshawn Damodharan, Mohamed S. Abdelbaki   +1 more
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