Optimal stereotactic body radiotherapy dosage for hepatocellular carcinoma: a multicenter study [PDF]
Radiation Oncology, 2021 Background The optimal dose and fractionation scheme of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear due to different tolerated liver volumes and degrees of cirrhosis. In this study, we aimed to verify the
Ting-Shi Su +9 more
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Identification of differentially expressed genes in cervical carcinoma after radiotherapy [PDF]
Jichu yixue yu linchuang, 2022 Objective To study the effect of radiotherapy on gene expression in cervical cancer tissues and to find the role of differentially expressed genes in sensitivity and resistance to radiotherapy.
BAI Jing, LIU Na, DING Li, LEI Li, NI Rui, YAN Shao-chun, SHAO Guo
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Mitigating Radiotherapy Side Effects
Cells, 2021 Radiation therapy for cancers also damages healthy cells and causes side effects. Depending on the dosage and exposure region, radiotherapy may induce severe and irreversible injuries to various tissues or organs, especially the skin, intestine, brain ...
Kai-Xuan Wang +6 more
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Recent advances in radiotherapy and its associated side effects in cancer—a review
Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology, 2019 Background Radiotherapy (RT) is the chief nonsurgical method to control malignant tumors. RT has advanced in both methodological and biological aspects over the past few decades.
Gomathi Mohan +5 more
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External beam radiotherapy inhibits stent related granulation hyperplasia in rabbit trachea
Scientific Reports, 2023 Endobronchial stent exacerbates the formation of granulation tissue. Radiotherapy maybe a durable treatment option for granulation hyperplasia. In this study, we explore the results of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for granulation hyperplasia after ...
Zihe Zhou +8 more
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Scientific ReportsIn this study, we aimed to investigate the nationwide utilization of antipsychotic drugs (APDs) during radiotherapy and evaluate their association with survival in patients with breast cancer.
In Gyu Hwang +7 more
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Covid-19's impact on radiotherapy in the Republic of Srpska [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2022 Background/Aim. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) significantly affects patients with any type of chronic disease, especially the ones with neoplasm. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the weekly number of ...
Kolarević Goran +3 more
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Assessment of Thyroid Lobe Dose in Breast Cancer Intraoperative Radiotherapy [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2021 Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Considering the fact that a high dose is delivered in a single fraction of IORT, the evaluation of the dose at sensitive organs like thyroid is necessary.
R Ramezani Farkhani +3 more
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Evaluation of Dose Distribution in Optimized Stanford Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET) Technique in Rando Anthropomorphic Phantom using EBT3 Gafchromatic Films [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2021 Background: The Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET) targets the whole of skin using 6 to 10 MeV electrons in large field size and large Source to Surface Distance (SSD).
Shaghayegh Fahimi Monzari +3 more
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