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A phase III randomized-controlled, single-blind trial to improve quality of life with stereotactic body radiotherapy for patients with painful bone metastases (ROBOMET)

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2019
Background Bone metastases represent an important source of morbidity in cancer patients, mostly due to severe pain. Radiotherapy is an established symptomatic treatment for painful bone metastases, however, when conventional techniques are used, the ...
Carole Mercier   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

A prospective, comparative analysis of acute toxicity profile between three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in locally advanced head and neck cancer patients

open access: yesCancer Treatment and Research Communications, 2020
Introduction: The advances of modern radiotherapy have emerged with the development of conformal radiotherapy techniques, such as the three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).
Nilesh Kucha   +7 more
doaj  

Radiation Therapy Medical Physics Review – Delivery, Interactions, Safety, Feasibility, and Head to Head Comparisons of the Leading Radiation Therapy Techniques [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Radiation therapy uses high energy radiation to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy for cancer treatment can take the form of photon therapy (using x-rays and gamma rays), or charged particle therapy including proton therapy and electron therapy. Within
Collins, Cielle
core   +1 more source

NRG Oncology-Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Study 1014: 1-Year Toxicity Report From a Phase 2 Study of Repeat Breast-Preserving Surgery and 3-Dimensional Conformal Partial-Breast Reirradiation for In-Breast Recurrence. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
PURPOSE: To determine the associated toxicity, tolerance, and safety of partial-breast reirradiation. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Eligibility criteria included in-breast recurrence occurring \u3e1 year after whole-breast irradiation, \u3c3 \u3ecm, unifocal ...
Arthur, Douglas W.   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Optimization of spatiotemporally fractionated radiotherapy treatments with bounds on the achievable benefit

open access: yes, 2017
Spatiotemporal fractionation schemes, that is, treatments delivering different dose distributions in different fractions, may lower treatment side effects without compromising tumor control.
Gaddy, Melissa R.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of Hybrid Arc and Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy Treatment Plans for Fractionated Stereotactic Intracranial Radiotherapy. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
PURPOSE: The study was aimed to compare hybrid arc and volumetric-modulated arc therapy treatment plans for fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy of brain tumors. METHODS: Treatment plans of 22 patients were studied.
Gunn, Vickie   +5 more
core   +1 more source

PET and MRI guided irradiation of a glioblastoma rat model using a micro-irradiator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Bolcaen, Julie   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Computer - Assisted Conformation Radiotherapy

open access: yesJournal of Medical Physics, 1990
T Ishigaki   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Independent test of a model to predict severe acute esophagitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Bradley, Jeffrey D   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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