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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan, Michael Abele, Calogero Virgone, Michaela Kuhlen, Ricardo Lopez‐Almarez, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Maja Cesen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Andrea Ferrari, Gianni Bisogno, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Louise Galmiche, Jorg Fuchs, Sarah Braungart, Bilgehan Yalcin, Ines B. Brecht, Daniel Orbach   +18 more
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Attitude Survey on Radiation [PDF]

, 2020
In Japan, cancer treatment is expected to continue increasing as the number of elderly people increases. Since surgery is a heavy physical burden for the elderly, pain after operation and exhaustion of physical fitness are major problems in quality of ...
鍛治, 聡, ハタ, ユカコ, 宮崎, 滋夫, カジ, アキラ, Miyazaki, Shigeo, 296, Morita, Yuki, 574, 575, Kurashima, Yukiko, 576, 577, 578, 579, ニシ, マサト, Nishide, Yuri, クラシマ, ユキコ, 西, 正人, サカイ, リョウスケ, 西出, 侑里, 倉島, 由紀子, Yamashita, Osamu, Hata, Yukako, Sakai, Ryosuke, 山下, 修, ミヤザキ, シゲオ, 森田, 有紀, 580, 581, 9000250758071, 畑　, 友佳子, 582, 583, 584, 585, 坂井, 良輔, Nishi, Masato, 586, 587, 588, 589, ヤマシタ, オサム, ニシデ, ユリ, モリタ, ユキ, Kaji, Akira, 87   +45 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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Radiation Therapy for Liver Tumors: Future Directions

, 2017
Radiation therapy for liver tumors has changed dramatically in the last few decades, from purely palliative to now potentially curative in the form of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).
Eric A. Mellon, Mellon, Eric A, Hoffe, Sarah E, Sarah E. Hoffe, Murimwa, Gilbert, Gilbert Murimwa   +5 more
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Modeling and analysis of radiation therapy system with respiratory compensation using Uppaal [PDF]

, 2011
The goal of radiation therapy is to give as much dose as possible to the exact target location and minimizing any dose to a normal tissue. Advances of Cyber-physical control systems allow planning and provide very accurate treatments.
Kevin Lee, Danny Hughes, Tomas Krilavicius, Kaiyu Wan, Lee, K., Ka Lok Man, Man, K. L., Hughes, D., Krilavicius, T., Wang, K.   +9 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 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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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 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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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
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