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Response to “Radiation Therapeutic Gain and Asian Botanicals,” by Stephen Sagar [PDF]

, 2010
Numerous botanical agents, many of which are used in whole medical system practices (i.e. traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, etc.), have been shown to exhibit radiomodifying effects on tumors and normal tissues in-vitro and invivo studies.
Lawenda, Brian D.
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Intraoperative Radiation Therapy

Definitions, 2020
Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) was first used in the treatment of endometrial cancer in 1905 by Comas and Prio. IORT administers a high dose of ionizing radiation to a targeted region of interest during surgery to intensify the radiation dose ...
A. Criswell
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Radiation-induced myeloid leukemia in murine models. [PDF]

, 2014
The use of radiation therapy is a cornerstone of modern cancer treatment. The number of patients that undergo radiation as a part of their therapy regimen is only increasing every year, but this does not come without cost.
Davoren, Michael, Rivina, Leena, Schiestl, Robert H   +2 more
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes: Biological Function and Their Therapeutic Potential in Radiation Damage

Cells, 2020
Radiation-induced damage is a common occurrence in cancer patients who undergo radiotherapy. In this setting, radiation-induced damage can be refractory because the regeneration responses of injured tissues or organs are not well stimulated.
Xiaoyu Pu, Siyang Ma, Yan Gao, Tiankai Xu, Pengyu Chang, Lihua Dong   +5 more
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Radiation in medicine: Origins, risks and aspirations. [PDF]

, 2014
The use of radiation in medicine is now pervasive and routine. From their crude beginnings 100 years ago, diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy have all evolved into advanced techniques, and are regarded as essential tools across ...
Donya, M, ElGuindy, A, Firmin, D, Radford, M, Yacoub, MH   +4 more
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First clinical application of image-guided intraoperative electron radiation therapy with real time intraoperative dose calculation in recurrent rectal cancer: technical procedure

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, Gerd Fastner, Christoph Fussl, Felix Sedlmayer, Markus Stana, Johannes Berchtold, Tarkan Jäger, Jaroslav Presl, Philipp Schredl, Klaus Emmanuel, Daniela Colleselli, Gabriel Kotolacsi, Philipp Scherer, Philipp Steininger, Christoph Gaisberger   +14 more
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Photofrin II as an efficient radiosensitizing agent in an experimental tumor [PDF]

, 2001
Background and Objective: The use of ionizing irradiation as radiation therapy (RT) for tumor treatment represents a well-established method. The use of photodynamic therapy (PDT), especially with Photofrin II, for tumor treatment is also known. Chemical
Corti, L., Dühmke, Eckhart, Hofstetter, Alfons, Jori, G., Schaffer, Moshe, Schaffer, Pamela Manuela, Sotti, G.   +6 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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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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