PLANNING NATIONAL RADIOTHERAPY SERVICES [PDF]
Countries, states and island nations often need forward planning of their radiotherapy services driven by different motives. Countries without radiotherapy services sponsor patients to receive radiotherapy abroad.
Eduardo eRosenblatt
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Radiotherapy Treatment plannINg study Guidelines (RATING): A framework for setting up and reporting on scientific treatment planning studies [PDF]
Radiotherapy treatment planning studies contribute significantly to advances and improvements in radiation treatment of cancer patients. They are a pivotal step to support and facilitate the introduction of novel techniques into clinical practice, or as
Christian Rønn Hansen +2 more
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INTRODUCTION: The paper presents an original, used in our Institute, method of lung volume irradiation in patients with pneumonia during COVID-19 infection.
Krzysztof Ślosarek +9 more
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4D-CT strain analysis for biomechanical characterization of COPD in patients undergoing radiotherapy planning: an exploratory study. [PDF]
BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by progressive airflow limitation and altered pulmonary biomechanics. While conventional spirometry provides global functional information, it cannot assess regional heterogeneity ...
Dai Q +5 more
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CT-Based Quantification of Prostate Volume Change After LHRH-Agonist Androgen Deprivation: A Prospective, Three-Reader Study for Radiotherapy Planning. [PDF]
Introduction: ADT is routinely combined with radiotherapy (RT) for intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer. While prostate shrinkage may facilitate planning, prospective CT-based, patient-level estimates over short, workflow-relevant intervals are ...
Feltes Benítez N +9 more
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Robust radiotherapy planning [PDF]
Motion and uncertainty in radiotherapy is traditionally handled via margins. The clinical target volume (CTV) is expanded to a larger planning target volume (PTV), which is irradiated to the prescribed dose. However, the PTV concept has several limitations, especially in proton therapy. Therefore, robust and probabilistic optimization methods have been
Jan Unkelbach +14 more
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INTRODUCTION: The volumetric modulated arc therapy technique (VMAT) is now widely used in radiotherapy. Verification of the dose delivered to the patient is performed prior to the treatment (pre-treatment mode).
Krzysztof Ślosarek +4 more
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Static-junction craniospinal irradiation: verification of daily dose and long-term treatment results
INTRODUCTION: The study was performed to evaluate the repeatability and effectiveness of the static-junctions image guided (SJIG) method of craniospinal irradiation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An analysis of 40 treatment plans was performed.
Aleksandra Napieralska +3 more
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Enhancing Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with iCE, a Novel System for Automated Multi-Criterial Treatment Planning Including Beam Angle Optimization [PDF]
In this study, the novel iCE radiotherapy treatment planning system (TPS) for automated multi-criterial planning with integrated beam angle optimization (BAO) was developed, and applied to optimize organ at risk (OAR) sparing and systematically ...
Kristine Fjellanger +17 more
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The choice of optimal radiotherapy technique for locally advanced maxillary carcinoma using 3d treatment planning system [PDF]
Aim. To compare the isodose distribution of three radiotherapy techniques for locally advanced maxillary sinus carcinoma and analyze the potential of three-dimensional (3D) conformal radiotherapy planning in order to determine the optimal technique for ...
Mileusnić Dušan
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