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Radiology and Oncology, 2018 The current standard of care of glioblastoma, the most common primary brain tumor in adults, has remained unchanged for over a decade. Nevertheless, some improvements in patient outcomes have occurred as a consequence of modern surgery, improved ...
Kazda Tomas +9 more
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The role of copper in disulfiram-induced toxicity and radiosensitization of cancer cells [PDF]
, 2013 <p>Disulfiram has been used for several decades in the treatment of alcoholism. It now shows promise as an anti-cancer drug and radiosensitizer. Proposed mechanisms of action include the induction of oxidative stress and inhibition of proteasome ...
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A macroprolactinoma becoming resistant to cabergoline and developing atypical pathology [PDF]
, 2016 Pituitary adenomas are a common intracranial neoplasm, usually demonstrating a benign phenotype. They can be classified according to pathological, radiological or clinical behaviour as typical, atypical or carcinomas, invasive or noninvasive, and ...
Ansorge, Olaf +6 more
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Comparison of transabdominal ultrasound and electromagnetic transponders for prostate localization. [PDF]
, 2010 The aim of this study is to compare two methodologies of prostate localization in a large cohort of patients. Daily prostate localization using B-mode ultrasound has been performed at the Nebraska Medical Center since 2000.
Enke, Charles A +6 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of childhood cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. It affects the quality of life of children and young people (CYP) and places a strain on services. Photobiomodulation is recommended for oral mucositis prevention in international guidance but is poorly implemented in UK ...
Claudia Heggie +4 more
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RRx-001, A novel dinitroazetidine radiosensitizer. [PDF]
, 2016 The 'holy grail' in radiation oncology is to improve the outcome of radiation therapy (RT) with a radiosensitizer-a systemic chemical/biochemical agent that additively or synergistically sensitizes tumor cells to radiation in the absence of significant ...
Bednarski, Mark +7 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background An international Delphi panel of experts developed consensus statements to delineate the circumstances where the risks of dexamethasone as an antiemetic do and do not outweigh its benefits. Procedure Experts in supportive care of pediatric patients were invited to participate.
Negar Shavandi +20 more
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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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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 +3 more
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PTV margin for dose escalated radiation therapy of prostate cancer with daily on-line realignment using internal fiducial markers: Monte Carlo approach and dose population histogram (DPH) analysis. [PDF]
, 2006 Using internal fiducial markers and electronic portal imaging (EPID) to realign patients has been shown to significantly reduce positioning uncertainties in prostate radiation treatment.
Liu, Mitchell +2 more
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