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Radiotherapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors in locally advanced/metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: clinical trials, efficacy and future directions

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common malignancy worldwide and often diagnosed at advanced stages with poor prognosis. Combination of radiotherapy and immunotherapy seems to be a promising approach for treating ESCC.
Mengjie Jiang, Yujie Hu, Gang Lin, Chao Chen, Huafeng Li   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

A small footprint couch‐top support device for image‐guided radiotherapy of heavy patients

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose Patients with body weights close to or above 400 lbs present unique challenges in radiation therapy since the weight limit of most treatment couches decreases as the couch‐top extends toward the treatment gantry. The purpose of this work was to develop a small footprint couch‐top support platform to safely perform image‐guided ...
Huixiao Chen, Kevin Morley, Ronnie Rodriguez, Emily Draeger, Muhammad Shafiq ul Hassan, Zhe (Jay) Chen   +5 more
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Image quality comparisons of coil setups in 3T MRI for brain and head and neck radiotherapy simulations

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose MRI is increasingly used for brain and head and neck radiotherapy treatment planning due to its superior soft tissue contrast. Flexible array coils can be arranged to encompass treatment immobilization devices, which do not fit in diagnostic head/neck coils. Selecting a flexible coil arrangement to replace a diagnostic coil should rely
Evangelia Kaza, Jeffrey P. Guenette, Christian V. Guthier, Steven Hatch, Alexander Marques, Lisa Singer, Jonathan D. Schoenfeld   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of intrafraction couch shifts for proton treatment delivery in head‐and‐neck cancer patients: Toward optimal imaging frequency

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose Treatment planning for head‐and‐neck (H&N) cancer, in particular oropharynx, nasopharynx, and paranasal sinus cases, at our center requires noncoplanar proton beams due to the complexity of the anatomy and target location. Targeting accuracy for all beams is carefully evaluated by using image guidance before delivering proton beam ...
Nrusingh C. Biswal, Dario B. Rodrigues, Weiguang Yao, Jason K. Molitoris, Matthew E. Witek, Shifeng Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Different Training Methods in an Artificial Neural Network to Calculate 2D Dose Distribution in Radiotherapy [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2020
Introduction: Treatment planning is the most important part of treatment. One of the important entries into treatment planning systems is the beam dose distribution data which maybe typically measured or calculated in a long time.
Mahdi Saeedi-Moghadam, Kamal Hadad, Banafsheh Zeinali-Rafsanjani, Reza Jalli   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical commissioning of an adaptive radiotherapy platform: Results and recommendations

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Online adaptive radiotherapy platforms present a unique challenge for commissioning as guidance is lacking and specialized adaptive equipment, such as deformable phantoms, are rare. We designed a novel adaptive commissioning process consisting of end‐to‐end tests using standard clinical resources.
Kelly Kisling, Timothy D. Keiper, Daniela Branco, Grace Gwe‐Ya Kim, Kevin L Moore, Xenia Ray   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Organs at Risk Dose in Conventional (2-Dimensional) and Conformal (3-Dimensional) Radiotherapy of Seminoma

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018
مقدمه: هدف از انجام این مطالعه، پیش‌بینی و مقایسه‌ی توزیع دز در اعضای حیاتی سالم در پرتودرمانی سرطان بیضه از نوع سمینومای مرحله‌ی 1 برای دز یکسان به حجم هدف در دو روش دو بعدی (2 Dimensional) مرسوم و سه ‌بعدی (3 Dimensional) تطبیقی بود.
Hamid Ghaznavi, Zainab Salehi, Hamid Emami, Parvaneh Shokrani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Statistical process control to monitor use of a web‐based autoplanning tool

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose To investigate the use of statistical process control (SPC) for quality assurance of an integrated web‐based autoplanning tool, Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA). Methods Automatically generated plans were downloaded and imported into two treatment planning systems (TPSs), RayStation and Eclipse, in which they were recalculated using ...
Hunter Mehrens, Raphael Douglas, Mary Gronberg, Kelly Nealon, Joy Zhang, Laurence Court   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment planning with a 2.5 MV photon beam for radiation therapy

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose The shallow depth of maximum dose and higher dose fall‐off gradient of a 2.5 MV beam along the central axis that is available for imaging on linear accelerators is investigated for treatment of shallow tumors and sparing the organs at risk (OARs) beyond it.
Navid Khaledi, Chris Hayes, Louise Belshaw, Mark Grattan, Rao Khan, James L. Gräfe   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Volume staging for arteriovenous malformation SRS treatment using VMAT

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Volume staging involves dividing the target volume into smaller parts and treating each part separately. In this study, the feasibility of volume‐staged stereotactic radiosurgery (VS‐SRS) on a linear accelerator using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and a frameless patient positioning system is investigated.
Claudia Mendez, Ermias Gete
wiley   +1 more source