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Evaluation of Dosimetric Efficacy of RapidArc and Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy Techniques in Head-and-Neck Cancers

Journal of Medical Physics
Aim: This study aims to compare the dosimetric efficacy of RapidArc (RA) and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the treatment of head-and-neck cancer, focusing on treatment efficiency and organ at risk (OAR) dose.
Pratibha Singh, Manoj Kumar Singh, Atul Mishra   +2 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Proton beam radiotherapy in the management of uveal melanoma: clinical experience in Scotland [PDF]

, 2008
<p>Aim: To evaluate proton-beam radiotherapy (PBRT) in the management of uveal melanoma in Scotland.</p> <p>Methods: A retrospective review was undertaken on all patients receiving PBRT for uveal melanoma (1994–2005).
McConnachie, A., Alex Taylor, Alex Kacperek, Aziz, S., Samir Aziz, Kemp, E., Andrzej McConnachie, Ewan Kemp, Kacperek, A., Taylor, A.   +9 more
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Novel application of vinylpolysiloxane hearing aid impression mold as patient‐specific bolus for head and neck cancer radiotherapy

Clinical Case Reports, 2020
Hearing aid impression material composed of vinylpolysiloxane is an ideal bolus material which may be used to aid in delivery of adjuvant radiation to complex surgical defects of the head and neck. It is affordable, easily accessed, and efficient.
Anne Elizabeth Gunter, John Burgoyne, Min Park, Namou Kim, Daliang Cao, Vivek Mehta   +5 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The 2024 Brain Tumor Segmentation Challenge Meningioma Radiotherapy (BraTS-MEN-RT) dataset

Scientific Data
Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumors, frequently requiring radiotherapy as a part of management. Effective radiotherapy planning for meningiomas necessitates accurate and consistent segmentation of target volumes on MRI, a process ...
Dominic LaBella, Katherine Schumacher, Michael Mix, Kevin Leu, Shan McBurney-Lin, Pierre Nedelec, Javier Villanueva-Meyer, David R. Raleigh, Jonathan Shapey, Tom Vercauteren, Kazumi Chia, Marina Ivory, Theodore Barfoot, Omar Al-Salihi, Justin Leu, Lia M. Halasz, Yury Velichko, Chunhao Wang, John P. Kirkpatrick, Scott R. Floyd, Zachary J. Reitman, Trey C. Mullikin, Eugene J. Vaios, Ulas Bagci, Sean Sachdev, Jona A. Hattangadi-Gluth, Tyler M. Seibert, Nikdokht Farid, Connor Puett, Matthew W. Pease, Kevin Shiue, Syed M. Anwar, Shahriar Faghani, Peter Taylor, Pranav Warman, Jake Albrecht, András Jakab, Mana Moassefi, Verena Chung, Rong Chai, Alejandro Aristizabal, Alexandros Karargyris, Hasan Kassem, Sarthak Pati, Micah Sheller, Nazanin Maleki, Rachit Saluja, Florian Kofler, Christopher G. Schwarz, Philipp Lohmann, Phillipp Vollmuth, Louis Gagnon, Maruf Adewole, Li Hongwei B, Anahita Fathi Kazerooni, Nourel H. Tahon, Udunna Anazodo, Ahmed W. Moawad, Bjoern Menze, Marius G. Linguraru, Mariam Aboian, Benedikt Wiestler, Ujjwal Baid, Gian-Marco Conte, Andreas M. Rauschecker, Ayman Nada, Aly H. Abayazeed, Raymond Huang, Maria Correia de Verdier, Jeffrey D. Rudie, Spyridon Bakas, Evan Calabrese   +71 more
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Combined single- and dual-energy CT workflow for dose calculation in radiotherapy

Acta Oncologica
Background and purpose: Dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) is increasingly used in radiotherapy delineation due to its enhanced soft tissue contrast. DECT also supports direct dose calculation.
Hella Sand, Jens Edmund, Ane Appelt, Patrick Wohlfahrt, Vicki Trier Taasti , Laurids Østergaard Poulsen, Jimmi Søndergaard, Martin Skovmos Nielsen   +7 more
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Automatic Segmentation of Pelvic Cancers Using Deep Learning: State-of-the-Art Approaches and Challenges

Diagnostics, 2021
The recent rise of deep learning (DL) and its promising capabilities in capturing non-explicit detail from large datasets have attracted substantial research attention in the field of medical image processing.
Reza Kalantar, Gigin Lin, Jessica M. Winfield, Christina Messiou, Susan Lalondrelle, Matthew D. Blackledge, Dow-Mu Koh   +6 more
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The Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on Childhood Cancer Survival: A Population‐Based Assessment of Survival Patterns Between 2015 and 2023 in Germany

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Numerous international studies have reported declines in new cancer diagnoses, delayed diagnoses and disruptions in cancer treatment following the implementation of COVID‐19 pandemic public health measures, raising concerns that these effects may ultimately contribute to increased cancer mortality.
Friederike Erdmann, Maike Wellbrock, Javier Louro, Arndt Borkhardt, Martin Schrappe, Claudia Trübenbach, Desiree Grabow, Cécile M. Ronckers, Joachim Schüz   +8 more
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Synthesizing Efficiency Tools in Radiotherapy to Increase Patient Flow: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Clinical Medicine Insights: Oncology
The promise of novel technologies to increase access to radiotherapy in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is crucial, given that the cost of equipping new radiotherapy centres or upgrading existing machinery remains a major obstacle to expanding ...
Duvern Ramiah, Daniel Mmereki
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