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• Dosimetry study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on Halcyon accelerator fixed-field intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

  Authors:Kuo Li, Chengqiang Li, Ting Zhu, Jinhu Chen, Wentao Cao, Yong Yin, et al.From:Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (Vol. 17, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20213,712 words Report 1590LByline: Kuo. Li, Chengqiang. Li, Ting. Zhu, Jinhu. Chen, Wentao. Cao, Yong. Yin, Changsheng. Ma Objective: Halcyon accelerator applies the flattening filter (FF)-free mode instead of the lead gate and FF treatment mode...

• Strut-adjusted volume implant: a targeted radiation treatment in breast cancer

  Authors:Catheryn Yashar and Usama MahmoodFrom:Future Oncology (Vol. 6, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 20102,372 words Article 1370LAuthor(s): Catheryn Yashar [[dagger]] 2 , Usama Mahmood 1 Keywords * accelerated partial breast irradiation; brachytherapy; breast carcinoma; strut-adjusted volume implant; TARGIT The standard of care for...

• Outpatient radiotherapy shows promise in AMD feasibility study: ionizing radiation delivered during partial vitrectomy targets proliferating CNV cells

  Author:Lynda ChartersFrom:Ophthalmology Times (Vol. 32, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 1, 20071,146 words Clinical report 1360LKaihai, HI -- An intraocular epiretinal radiotherapy system (NeoVista Inc.) used during partial vitrectomy has provided encouraging results from a feasibility study of radiation to treat age-related macular degeneration...

• Advantages of multiple algorithm support in treatment planning system for external beam dose calculations

  Author:AnimeshFrom:Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (Vol. 1, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20056,980 words Article Byline: Animesh. The complexity of interactions and the nature of the approximations made in the formulation of the algorithm require that the user be familiar with the limitations of various models. As computer...

• A new approach to intraoperative radiation therapy. (Home Study Program)

  Authors:A. Sam Beddar, Mary Lou Kubu, Mary Ann Domanovic, Rod J. Ellis, Timothy J. Kinsella, and Claudio H. SibataFrom:AORN Journal (Vol. 74, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20012,122 words Cover story Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is an adjuvant treatment in which a large single dose of radiation is delivered during a surgical procedure to resected tumor beds or to an unresectable tumor. This article...

• Initial clinical experience of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for liver metastases, primary liver malignancy, and pancreatic cancer with 4D-MRI based online adaptation and real-time MRI monitoring using a 1.5 Tesla MR-Linac

  Authors:William A. Hal, Michael W. Straza, Xinfeng Chen, Nikolai Mickevicius, Beth Erickson, Chris Schultz, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 7, 20203,523 words Report 1490LAuthor(s): William A. Hal *, Michael W. Straza, Xinfeng Chen, Nikolai Mickevicius, Beth Erickson, Chris Schultz, Musaddiq Awan, Ergun Ahunbay, X. Allen Li, Eric S. Paulson Introduction Magnetic resonance imaging...

• The feasibility of dose escalation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) with FDG PET/CT guided in esophageal cancer.

  Authors:Yiyuan Zhang, Bingjie Fan, Tao Sun, Jin Xu, Yong Yin, Zhaoqiu Chen, et al.From:Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics (Vol. 18, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20224,133 words Report 1490LByline: Yiyuan. Zhang, Bingjie. Fan, Tao. Sun, Jin. Xu, Yong. Yin, Zhaoqiu. Chen, Jian. Zhu, Jinming. Yu, Man. Hu Context: Previous studies show that dose escalation for gross tumor volume (GTV) improves local control...

• Software safety in radiation therapy

  Authors:Greg Salomons and Diane KellyFrom:Journal of Medical Physics (Vol. 38, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20131,689 words Article 1270LByline: Greg. Salomons, Diane. Kelly Radiation Therapy has always been computer intensive and its increasing reliance on software is a two-edged sword. Current software gives the ability to provide reliable and...

• Regarding the study testing the addition of gemcitabine to concurrent chemoradiotherapy in cervical carcinoma: clarity needed

  Authors:Swaroop Revannasiddaiah, Madhup Rastogi, Manoj Gupta, and Rajeev SeamFrom:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (Vol. 34, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 2013528 words Letter to the editor 1390LByline: Swaroop. Revannasiddaiah, Madhup. Rastogi, Manoj. Gupta, Rajeev. Seam Sir, Having read the article titled, "Addition of gemcitabine to standard therapy in locally advanced cervical cancer: A randomized...

• Elderly patients with glioblastoma: the treatment challenge

  Authors:Alba Fiorentino, Pasquale De Bonis, Silvia Chiesa, Mario Balducci, and Vincenzo FuscoFrom:Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (Vol. 13, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20135,355 words Report 1510LAuthor(s): Alba Fiorentino [*] 1 , Pasquale De Bonis 2 , Silvia Chiesa 3 , Mario Balducci 4 , Vincenzo Fusco 5 Keywords : elderly patients; glioblastoma; radiochemotherapy; surgery; temozolomide Glioblastoma...

• News and Events

  Author:T. GaneshFrom:Journal of Medical Physics (Vol. 39, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20142,627 words Article 1500LByline: T. Ganesh A new radioprotective drug for reducing radiation induced side effects during radiotherapy A compound called 3,3'- diindolylmethane, or DIM, derived from cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage,...

• 'Watch-and-wait' for rectal cancer: What's the way forward?

  Author:George J. ChangFrom:Oncology (Vol. 28, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20141,241 words Report 1870LFor over a century, surgical resection has remained the cornerstone of curative treatment for rectal cancer. The principles of treatment include complete resection of the tumor-bearing rectum and mesorectum with clear...

• A comparative study of different dose fractionations schedule of thoracic radiotherapy for pain palliation and health-related quality of life in metastatic NSCLC

  Authors:Sourav Sau, Saikat Sau, Premnath Dutta, Ganesh Gayen, Sanatan Banerjee, and Avijit BasuFrom:Lung India (Vol. 31, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  October-December 20142,692 words Clinical report 1400LByline: Sourav. Sau, Saikat. Sau, Premnath. Dutta, Ganesh. Gayen, Sanatan. Banerjee, Avijit. Basu Introduction: To investigate the effect of different hypo fractionated thoracic radiotherapy schedules in relation to...

• Amifostine before radiotherapy: A rare cause of SJS-TEN overlap

  Author:Sujata SenguptaFrom:Indian Journal of Dermatology (Vol. 60, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 2015560 words Clinical report 1440LByline: Sujata. Sengupta Sir, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are dermatological emergencies and involvement of 10-30% of BSA is designated as SJS-TEN overlap. Amifostine is a...

• Selective internal radiation therapy dosimetry

  Author:Andrew KennedyFrom:Future Oncology (Vol. 10, Issue 15s) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20142,056 words Report 1990LAuthor(s): Andrew Kennedy [*] KEYWORDS dosimetry; radioembolization-induced liver disease; selective internal radiation therapy Dosimetry is the calculation of radiation energy absorbed by tissue (measured in...

• Biomechanical effects of microbubbles: from radiosensitization to cell death

  Authors:Ahmed El Kaffas and Gregory J CzarnotaFrom:Future Oncology (Vol. 11, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20158,445 words Report 1790LAuthor(s): Ahmed El Kaffas aff1 aff2 aff3 , Gregory J Czarnota [*] aff1 aff2 aff3 KEYWORDS cell death; mechanotransduction; microbubble cavitation; radiation enhancement; radiosensitization; ultrasound-stimulated...

• Radiobiological evaluation of intensity modulated radiation therapy treatments of patients with head and neck cancer: A dual-institutional study

  Authors:G. Narayanasamy, A. Pyakuryal, S. Pandit, J. Vincent, C. Lee, P. Mavroidis, et al.From:Journal of Medical Physics (Vol. 40, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 20153,017 words Disease/Disorder ove... 1560LByline: G. Narayanasamy, A. Pyakuryal, S. Pandit, J. Vincent, C. Lee, P. Mavroidis, N. Papanikolaou, M. Kudrimoti, T. Sio In clinical practice, evaluation of clinical efficacy of treatment planning stems from the...

• Current therapy and recent advances in the management of retinoblastoma

  Authors:Rachna Meel, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, and Sameer BakhshiFrom:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (Vol. 33, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  April-June 20125,054 words Clinical report 1750LByline: Rachna. Meel, Venkatraman. Radhakrishnan, Sameer. Bakhshi Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in children. The survival of retinoblastoma patients and visual outcome has improved...

• Limited-field and whole-breast hypofractionated radiotherapy: additional considerations

  Authors:Wilkinson, J., Ben, Laurie W. Cuttino, Thomas B. Julian, Douglas W. Arthur, and Frank A. ViciniFrom:Oncology (Vol. 26, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20121,648 words Report 2070LWith the publication of mature experiences using accelarated partial breast irradiation (APBI) and accelerated whole breast irradiation (AWBI), the use of shortened courses of radiotherapy has become increasingly...

• Workshop to improve radiation safety

  From:Family Practice News (Vol. 40, Issue 8)

  May 1, 2010377 words Brief article 1540LIn the wake of two public hearings on growing concern about the safety of radiation in medical imaging and therapy, the Food and Drug Administration disclosed that it has received nearly 1,200 reports of problems with...