Evaluation and Comparison of Dosimetric Characteristics of Semiflex®3D and Microdiamond in Relative Dosimetry under 6 and 15 MV Photon Beams in Small Fields [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2022 Background: In modern radiotherapy techniques, the frequently small and non-uniformed fields can increase treatment efficiency due to their highly conformal dose distribution.
Zahra Momeni Harzanji +3 more
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Impact of Different Beam Energies on The Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy
Frontiers in Biomedical Technologies, 2022 Purpose: During breast radiotherapy, the organs which are located out of the radiation field such as the thyroid are prone to secondary cancers. The present study aims to evaluate the risk of thyroid cancer in breast cancer radiotherapy in conventional ...
Hamid Ghaznavi, Marziyeh Behmadi
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Gated Radiotherapy Development and its Expansion [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2021 One of the most important challenges in treatment of patients with cancerous tumors of chest and abdominal areas is organ movement. The delivery of treatment radiation doses to tumor tissue is a challenging matter while protecting healthy and radio ...
Mohammad Javad Keikhai Farzaneh +2 more
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Zhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2021 Objective To analyze the correlation between ≥grade 2 radiation pneumonitis (RP) and dose volume parameters of elderly patients with esophageal cancer after three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy.
WANG Sheng, WANG Cailian, FAN Lihua
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Radiation Oncology, 2023 Purpose Intensity-modulated radiotherapy is developed as a replacement for 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy. Considering the difference in costs and effectiveness of these interventions, the aim of this study was to compare the cost ...
Mehdi Varmaghani +4 more
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Biological Evaluation of Grid versus 3D Conformal Radiotherapy in Bulky Head and Neck Cancer
Journal of Medical Physics, 2022 Grid radiotherapy is one of the treatment techniques applied to treat patients with advanced bulky tumors. Purpose: This study aims to estimate the difference in biological and dosimetric parameters of the grid radiotherapy technique for the treatment of
Najah Abdulmuneem Alanizy +4 more
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Modern radiotherapy in the treatment of localized prostate cancer [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2021 Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the most prevalent cancers in men and the second leading cause of cancerrelated deaths, after lung cancer. The incidence and mortality from PC worldwide are correlated with increasing age.
Stanić Jelena +2 more
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The Role of Radical Dose of Radiotherapy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma [PDF]
Middle East Journal of Cancer, 2022 Background: The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma has significantly increased over the last decades and the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma still remains poor.
Maher Soliman
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Target-Based Radiosensitization Strategies: Concepts and Companion Animal Model Outlook
Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 External beam radiotherapy is indicated in approximately 50-60% of human cancer patients. The prescribed dose of ionizing radiation that can be delivered to a tumor is determined by the sensitivity of the normal surrounding tissues.
Matthew R. Berry +2 more
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Oral complications in irradiated head and neck cancer patients - 3D conformal radiotherapy planning vs. 3D conformal radiotherapy planning with magnetic resonance fusion [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2017 Introduction/Objective. The incidence of radiation-induced side effects in patients with head and neck (H&N) cancer depends on the planning technique and the irradiation dose, as well as primary tumor location within the H&N region.
Latinović Miroslav +4 more
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