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Radiation Oncology

Ausgabe 1/2010

Inhalt (122 Artikel)

Open Access Methodology

Fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for skull base tumors: analysis of treatment accuracy using a stereotactic mask fixation system

Giuseppe Minniti, Maurizio Valeriani, Enrico Clarke, Marco D'Arienzo, Michelangelo Ciotti, Roberto Montagnoli, Francesca Saporetti, Riccardo Maurizi Enrici

Open Access Review

Multidisciplinary approach of early breast cancer: The biology applied to radiation oncology

Céline Bourgier, Mahmut Ozsahin, David Azria

Open Access Research

Tailored total lymphoid irradiation in heart transplant patients: 10-years experience of one center

Pirus Ghadjar, Daniela Joos, Michele Martinelli, Roger Hullin, Marcel Zwahlen, Kristina Lössl, Thierry Carrel, Daniel M Aebersold, Paul Mohacsi

Open Access Short report

Prediction of clinical toxicity in locally advanced head and neck cancer patients by radio-induced apoptosis in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs)

Elisa Bordón, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández, Pedro C Lara, Ana Ruíz, Beatriz Pinar, Carlos Rodríguez-Gallego, Marta Lloret

Open Access Research

Comparison of T2 and FLAIR imaging for target delineation in high grade gliomas

Bronwyn Stall, Leor Zach, Holly Ning, John Ondos, Barbara Arora, Uma Shankavaram, Robert W Miller, Deborah Citrin, Kevin Camphausen

Open Access Research

Ramipril mitigates radiation-induced impairment of neurogenesis in the rat dentate gyrus

Kenneth A Jenrow, Stephen L Brown, Jianguo Liu, Andrew Kolozsvary, Karen Lapanowski, Jae Ho Kim

Open Access Case report

Neoadjuvant radiotherapy of primary irresectable unicentric Castleman's disease: a case report and review of the literature

Iris AC de Vries, Marjolein MS van Acht, Thomas BJ Demeyere, Marnix LM Lybeert, Jean-Paul de Zoete, Grard AP Nieuwenhuijzen

Open Access Research

Loratadine dysregulates cell cycle progression and enhances the effect of radiation in human tumor cell lines

Benjamin P Soule, Nicole L Simone, William G DeGraff, Rajani Choudhuri, John A Cook, James B Mitchell

Open Access Case report

A case report of pseudoprogression followed by complete remission after proton-beam irradiation for a low-grade glioma in a teenager: the value of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI

Candice Meyzer, Frédéric Dhermain, Denis Ducreux, Jean-Louis Habrand, Pascale Varlet, Christian Sainte-Rose, Christelle Dufour, Jacques Grill

Open Access Research

FDG-PET/CT imaging for staging and target volume delineation in conformal radiotherapy of anal carcinoma

Marco Krengli, Maria E Milia, Lucia Turri, Eleonora Mones, Maria C Bassi, Barbara Cannillo, Letizia Deantonio, Gianmauro Sacchetti, Marco Brambilla, Eugenio Inglese

Open Access Methodology

Kypho-IORT - a novel approach of intraoperative radiotherapy during kyphoplasty for vertebral metastases

Frederik Wenz, Frank Schneider, Christian Neumaier, Uta Kraus-Tiefenbacher, Tina Reis, René Schmidt, Udo Obertacke

Open Access Research

Whole brain radiotherapy with a conformational external beam radiation boost for lung cancer patients with 1-3 brain metastasis: a multi institutional study

Nathalie Casanova, Zohra Mazouni, Sabine Bieri, Christophe Combescure, Alessia Pica, Damien C Weber

Open Access Research

Neo-adjuvant chemo-radiation of rectal cancer with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy: summary of technical and dosimetric features and early clinical experience

Antonella Richetti, Antonella Fogliata, Alessandro Clivio, Giorgia Nicolini, Gianfranco Pesce, Emanuela Salati, Eugenio Vanetti, Luca Cozzi

Open Access Research

Hemizygosity for Atm and Brca1 influence the balance between cell transformation and apoptosis

Fengtao Su, Lubomir B Smilenov, Thomas Ludwig, Libin Zhou, Jiayun Zhu, Guangming Zhou, Eric J Hall

Open Access Research

Cytokines levels, Severity of acute mucositis and the need of PEG tube installation during chemo-radiation for head and neck cancer - a prospective pilot study

Amichay Meirovitz, Michal Kuten, Salem Billan, Roxolyana Abdah-Bortnyak, Anat Sharon, Tamar Peretz, Mordechai Sela, Moshe Schaffer, Vivian Barak

Open Access Research

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in benign giant cell tumors – a single institution case series and a short review of the literature

Falk Roeder, Carmen Timke, Felix Zwicker, Christian Thieke, Marc Bischof, Jürgen Debus, Peter E Huber

Open Access Research

Hypofractionated radiotherapy for lung tumors with online cone beam CT guidance and active breathing control

Yali Shen, Hong Zhang, Jin Wang, Renming Zhong, Xiaoqing Jiang, Qinfeng Xu, Xin Wang, Sen Bai, Feng Xu

Open Access Research

Clinical application of tumor volume in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma to predict outcome

Ching-Chih Lee, Tze-Ta Huang, Moon-Sing Lee, Shih-Hsuan Hsiao, Hon-Yi Lin, Yu-Chieh Su, Feng-Chun Hsu, Shih-Kai Hung

Open Access Research

Decreased 3D observer variation with matched CT-MRI, for target delineation in Nasopharynx cancer

Coen RN Rasch, Roel JHM Steenbakkers, Isabelle Fitton, Joop C Duppen, Peter JCM Nowak, Frank A Pameijer, Avraham Eisbruch, Johannes HAM Kaanders, Frank Paulsen, Marcel van Herk

Open Access Research

Pro-inflammatory cytokines play a key role in the development of radiotherapy-induced gastrointestinal mucositis

Zhi Yi Ong, Rachel J Gibson, Joanne M Bowen, Andrea M Stringer, Jocelyn M Darby, Richard M Logan, Ann SJ Yeoh, Dorothy M Keefe

Open Access Research

Choline PET based dose-painting in prostate cancer - Modelling of dose effects

Maximilian Niyazi, Peter Bartenstein, Claus Belka, Ute Ganswindt

Open Access Research

Safety margin in irradiation of colorectal liver metastases: assessment of the control dose of micrometastases

Max Seidensticker, Peter Wust, Ricarda Rühl, Konrad Mohnike, Maciej Pech, Gero Wieners, Günther Gademann, Jens Ricke

Open Access Research

MicroRNA expression after ionizing radiation in human endothelial cells

Mechthild Wagner-Ecker, Christian Schwager, Ute Wirkner, Amir Abdollahi, Peter E Huber

Open Access Research

Early administration of IL-6RA does not prevent radiation-induced lung injury in mice

Toshiyuki Ogata, Hideya Yamazaki, Teruki Teshima, Ayaka Kihara, Yuko Suzumoto, Takehiro Inoue, Norihiro Nishimoto, Nariaki Matsuura

Open Access Research

Consequential late effects after radiotherapy for prostate cancer - a prospective longitudinal quality of life study

Michael Pinkawa, Richard Holy, Marc D Piroth, Karin Fischedick, Sandra Schaar, Dalma Székely-Orbán, Michael J Eble

Open Access Research

Use of kilovoltage X-ray volume imaging in patient dose calculation for head-and-neck and partial brain radiation therapy

Weigang Hu, Jinsong Ye, Jiazhou Wang, Xuejun Ma, Zhen Zhang

Open Access Research

The radiosensitizing effect of Ku70/80 knockdown in MCF10A cells irradiated with X-rays and p(66)+Be(40) neutrons

Veerle Vandersickel, Monica Mancini, Jacobus Slabbert, Emanuela Marras, Hubert Thierens, Gianpaolo Perletti, Anne Vral

Open Access Research

Randomized controlled trial of live lactobacillus acidophilus plus bifidobacterium bifidum in prophylaxis of diarrhea during radiotherapy in cervical cancer patients

Imjai Chitapanarux, Taned Chitapanarux, Patrinee Traisathit, Sudkaneung Kudumpee, Ekkasit Tharavichitkul, Vicharn Lorvidhaya

Open Access Research

Prescreening based on the presence of CT-scan abnormalities and biomarkers (KL-6 and SP-D) may reduce severe radiation pneumonitis after stereotactic radiotherapy

Hideomi Yamashita, Shino Kobayashi-Shibata, Atsuro Terahara, Kae Okuma, Akihiro Haga, Reiko Wakui, Kuni Ohtomo, Keiichi Nakagawa

Open Access Research

Radiotherapy of large target volumes in Hodgkin's lymphoma: normal tissue sparing capability of forward IMRT versus conventional techniques

Laura Cella, Raffaele Liuzzi, Mario Magliulo, Manuel Conson, Luigi Camera, Marco Salvatore, Roberto Pacelli

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the fullerene compound DF-1 as a radiation protector

Aaron P Brown, Eun Joo Chung, Mary Ellen Urick, William P Shield III, Anastasia L Sowers, Angela Thetford, Uma T Shankavaram, James B Mitchell, Deborah E Citrin

Open Access Research

Chemo-radiation with or without mandatory split in anal carcinoma: experiences of two institutions and review of the literature

Christoph Oehler, Sawyna Provencher, David Donath, Jean-Paul Bahary, Urs M Lütolf, I Frank Ciernik

Open Access Research

Intensity modulated radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy for larynx preservation of advanced resectable hypopharyngeal cancer

Wen-Yen Huang, Yee-Min Jen, Chang-Ming Chen, Yu-Fu Su, Chun-Shu Lin, Yaoh-Shiang Lin, Ying-Nan Chang, Hsing-Lung Chao, Kuen-Tze Lin, Li-Ping Chang

Open Access Case report

Lack of Cetuximab induced skin toxicity in a previously irradiated field: case report and review of the literature

Madhava R Kanakamedala, Satyaseelan Packianathan, Srinivasan Vijayakumar

Open Access Research

Concurrent radiochemotherapy in advanced hypopharyngeal cancer

Valentina Krstevska, Igor Stojkovski, Dusko Lukarski

Open Access Research

Comparison of coplanar and noncoplanar intensity-modulated radiation therapy and helical tomotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Chen-Hsi Hsieh, Chia-Yuan Liu, Pei-Wei Shueng, Ngot-Swan Chong, Chih-Jen Chen, Ming-Jen Chen, Ching-Chung Lin, Tsang-En Wang, Shee-Chan Lin, Hung-Chi Tai, Hui-Ju Tien, Kuo-Hsin Chen, Li-Ying Wang, Yen-Ping Hsieh, David YC Huang, Yu-Jen Chen

Open Access Research

Quality of life and tumor control after short split-course chemoradiation for anal canal carcinoma

Sawyna Provencher, Christoph Oehler, Sophie Lavertu, Marjory Jolicoeur, Bernard Fortin, David Donath

Open Access Research

Semi-robotic 6 degree of freedom positioning for intracranial high precision radiotherapy; first phantom and clinical results

Jürgen Wilbert, Matthias Guckenberger, Bülent Polat, Otto Sauer, Michael Vogele, Michael Flentje, Reinhart A Sweeney

Open Access Research

Clinical outcomes for T1-2N0-1 oral tongue cancer patients underwent surgery with and without postoperative radiotherapy

Su Jung Shim, Jihye Cha, Woong Sub Koom, Gwi Eon Kim, Chang Geol Lee, Eun Chang Choi, Ki Chang Keum

Open Access Research

Radiobiological restrictions and tolerance doses of repeated single-fraction hdr-irradiation of intersecting small liver volumes for recurrent hepatic metastases

Ricarda Rühl, Lutz Lüdemann, Anna Czarnecka, Florian Streitparth, Max Seidensticker, Konrad Mohnike, Maciej Pech, Peter Wust, Jens Ricke

Open Access Research

Four-dimensional dosimetry validation and study in lung radiotherapy using deformable image registration and Monte Carlo techniques

Tzung-Chi Huang, Ji-An Liang, Thomas Dilling, Tung-Hsin Wu, Geoffrey Zhang

Open Access Short report

Assessment of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) expression in human meningioma

A Gabriella Wernicke, Adam P Dicker, Michal Whiton, Jana Ivanidze, Terry Hyslop, Elizabeth H Hammond, Arie Perry, David W Andrews, Lawrence Kenyon

Open Access Short report

Circulating lymphocyte number has a positive association with tumor response in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for advanced rectal cancer

Joji Kitayama, Koji Yasuda, Kazushige Kawai, Eiji Sunami, Hirokazu Nagawa

Open Access Research

Biological impact of geometric uncertainties: what margin is needed for intra-hepatic tumors?

Hsiang-Chi Kuo, Wen-Shan Liu, Andrew Wu, Dennis Mah, Keh-Shih Chuang, Linda Hong, Ravi Yaparpalvi, Chandan Guha, Shalom Kalnicki

Open Access Case report

Multifocal Stevens-Johnson syndrome after concurrent phenytoin and cranial and thoracic radiation treatment, a case report

Abdullah O Kandil, Tomas Dvorak, John Mignano, Julian K Wu, Jay-Jiguang Zhu

Open Access Research

Adjuvant chemo-radiation for gastric adenocarcinoma: an institutional experience

Philippe G Aftimos, Elie A Nasr, Dolly I Nasr, Roger J Noun, Fady L Nasr, Marwan G Ghosn, Joelle A El Helou, Georges Y Chahine

Open Access Research

Stereotactic radiosurgery may contribute to overall survival for patients with recurrent head and neck carcinoma

Koji Kawaguchi, Kengo Sato, Akihisa Horie, Susumu Iketani, Hiroyuki Yamada, Yasunori Nakatani, Junichi Sato, Yoshiki Hamada

Open Access Research

Planning target volume margins for prostate radiotherapy using daily electronic portal imaging and implanted fiducial markers

David Skarsgard, Pat Cadman, Ali El-Gayed, Robert Pearcey, Patricia Tai, Nadeem Pervez, Jackson Wu

Open Access Research

Independent position correction on tumor and lymph nodes; consequences for bladder cancer irradiation with two combined IMRT plans

Dominique C van Rooijen, René Pool, Jeroen B van de Kamer, Maarten CCM Hulshof, Caro CE Koning, Arjan Bel

Open Access Research

Early clinical experience of radiotherapy of prostate cancer with volumetric modulated arc therapy

Gianfranco A Pesce, Alessandro Clivio, Luca Cozzi, Giorgia Nicolini, Antonella Richetti, Emanuela Salati, Mariacarla Valli, Eugenio Vanetti, Antonella Fogliata

Open Access Research

Definitive radiotherapy and Single-Agent radiosensitizing Ifosfamide in Patients with localized, irresectable Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A retrospective analysis

Franziska Eckert, Christiane Matuschek, Arndt-Christian Mueller, Martin Weinmann, Joerg T Hartmann, Claus Belka, Wilfried Budach

Open Access Research

Accelerated partial breast irradiation using multicatheter brachytherapy for select early-stage breast cancer: local control and toxicity

Seung-Gu Yeo, Juree Kim, Geum-Hee Kwak, Ji-Young Kim, Kyeongmee Park, Eun Seok Kim, Sehwan Han

Open Access Research

Radiobiological evaluation of forward and inverse IMRT using different fractionations for head and neck tumours

Brigida C Ferreira, Maria do Carmo Lopes, Josefina Mateus, Miguel Capela, Panayiotis Mavroidis

Open Access Research

Helical tomotherapy for single and multiple liver tumours

Tsair-Fwu Lee, Pei-Ju Chao, Fu-Min Fang, Te-Jen Su, Stephen W Leung, Hsuan-Chih Hsu

Open Access Research

Assessment of nodal target definition and dosimetry using three different techniques: implications for re-defining the optimal pelvic field in endometrial cancer

Susan Guo, Ronald D Ennis, Stephen Bhatia, Frieda Trichter, Benjamin Bashist, Jinesh Shah, Manjeet Chadha

Open Access Research

Helical tomotherapy with concurrent capecitabine for the treatment of inoperable pancreatic cancer

Jeong-Seon Ji, Chi-Wha Han, Jeong-Won Jang, Bo-In Lee, Byung-Wook Kim, Hwang Choi, Ji-Yoon Kim, Young-Nam Kang, Chul-Seung Kay, Ihl-Bohng Choi

Open Access Research

Dosimetric precision of an ion beam tracking system

Christoph Bert, Alexander Gemmel, Nami Saito, Naved Chaudhri, Dieter Schardt, Marco Durante, Gerhard Kraft, Eike Rietzel

Open Access Research

Treatment planning using MRI data: an analysis of the dose calculation accuracy for different treatment regions

Joakim H Jonsson, Magnus G Karlsson, Mikael Karlsson, Tufve Nyholm

Open Access Research

Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy in Patients with Cervical Cancer. An intra-individual Comparison of Prone and Supine Positioning

Carmen Stromberger, Yves Kom, Michael Kawgan-Kagan, Tristan Mensing, Ulrich Jahn, Achim Schneider, Volker Budach, Christhardt Köhler, Simone Marnitz

Open Access Review

The role of radiotherapy in multimodal treatment of pancreatic carcinoma

Thomas B Brunner, Martin Scott-Brown

Open Access Research

Dosimetric comparison using different multileaf collimeters in intensity-modulated radiotherapy for upper thoracic esophageal cancer

Youling Gong, Shichao Wang, Lin Zhou, Yongmei Liu, Yong Xu, You Lu, Sen Bai, Yuchuan Fu, Qingfeng Xu, Qingfeng Jiang

Open Access Research

Association of telomerase activity with radio- and chemosensitivity of neuroblastomas

Simone Wesbuer, Claudia Lanvers-Kaminsky, Ines Duran-Seuberth, Tobias Bölling, Karl-Ludwig Schäfer, Yvonne Braun, Normann Willich, Burkhard Greve

Open Access Research

Prospective multi-center trial utilizing electronic brachytherapy for the treatment of endometrial cancer

Adam Dickler, Mohamed Y Puthawala, John P Thropay, Ajay Bhatnagar, Gary Schreiber

Open Access Research

CT-guided iodine-125 seed permanent implantation for recurrent head and neck cancers

Yu L Jiang, Na Meng, Jun J Wang, Ping Jiang, Hui SH Yuan, Chen Liu, Ang Qu, Rui J Yang

Open Access Research

The effect of external beam radiotherapy volume on locoregional control in patients with locoregionally advanced or recurrent nonanaplastic thyroid cancer

Tae Hyun Kim, Ki-Wook Chung, You Jin Lee, Chan Sung Park, Eun Kyung Lee, Tae Sung Kim, Seok Ki Kim, Yoo Seok Jung, Jun Sun Ryu, Sang Soo Kim, Kwan Ho Cho, Kyung Hwan Shin

Open Access Research

Radiosensitization and growth inhibition of cancer cells mediated by an scFv antibody gene against DNA-PKcs in vitro and in vivo

Li Du, Li-Jun Zhou, Xiu-Jie Pan, Yu-Xiao Wang, Qin-Zhi Xu, Zhi-Hua Yang, Yu Wang, Xiao-Dan Liu, Mao-Xiang Zhu, Ping-Kun Zhou

Open Access Research

Tumor response to radiotherapy is dependent on genotype-associated mechanisms in vitro and in vivo

Jerry R Williams, Yonggang Zhang, Haoming Zhou, Daila S Gridley, Cameron J Koch, John F Dicello, James M Slater, John B Little

Open Access Research

Validation of bidimensional measurement in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Ting-Shou Chang, Sau-Tung Chu, Yu-Yi Hou, Kuo-Ping Chang, Chao-Chuan Chi, Ching-Chih Lee

Open Access Research

Prospective evaluation of microscopic extension using whole-mount preparation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: Definition of clinical target volume for radiotherapy

Weihu Wang, Xiaoli Feng, Tao Zhang, Jing Jin, Shulian Wang, Yueping Liu, Yongwen Song, Xinfan Liu, Zihao Yu, Yexiong LI

Open Access Research

The role of adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy in rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastasis: a retrospective study

Jun Won Kim, Yong Bae Kim, Nam-Kyu Kim, Byung-Soh Min, Sang Joon Shin, Joong Bae Ahn, Woong Sub Koom, Jinsil Seong, Ki Chang Keum

Open Access Research

18F-FDG PET/CT-based gross tumor volume definition for radiotherapy in head and neck Cancer: a correlation study between suitable uptake value threshold and tumor parameters

Chia-Hung Kao, Te-Chun Hsieh, Chun-Yen Yu, Kuo-Yang Yen, Shih-Neng Yang, Yao-Ching Wang, Ji-An Liang, Chun-Ru Chien, Shang-Wen Chen

Open Access Research

Single fraction radiosurgery using Rapid Arc for treatment of intracranial targets

Hendrik A Wolff, Daniela M Wagner, Hans Christiansen, Clemens F Hess, Hilke Vorwerk

Open Access Research

Use of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen for follow-up monitoring of cervical cancer patients who were treated by concurrent chemoradiotherapy

Sang Min Yoon, Kyung Hwan Shin, Joo-Young Kim, Sang Soo Seo, Sang-Yoon Park, Sung Ho Moon, Kwan Ho Cho

Open Access Research

Buccal mucosa carcinoma: surgical margin less than 3 mm, not 5 mm, predicts locoregional recurrence

Wen-Yen Chiou, Hon-Yi Lin, Feng-Chun Hsu, Moon-Sing Lee, Hsu-Chueh Ho, Yu-Chieh Su, Ching-Chih Lee, Chen-Hsi Hsieh, Yao-Ching Wang, Shih-Kai Hung

Open Access Research

Clinical outcomes of stereotactic body radiotherapy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer using different doses depending on tumor size

Fumiya Baba, Yuta Shibamoto, Hiroyuki Ogino, Rumi Murata, Chikao Sugie, Hiromitsu Iwata, Shinya Otsuka, Katsura Kosaki, Aiko Nagai, Taro Murai, Akifumi Miyakawa

Open Access Research

Effects of osteopontin inhibition on radiosensitivityof MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells

Antje Hahnel, Henri Wichmann, Matthias Kappler, Matthias Kotzsch, Dirk Vordermark, Helge Taubert, Matthias Bache

Open Access Research

Feasibility study of volumetric modulated arc therapy for the treatment of retroperitoneal sarcomas

Carmen Llacer-Moscardo, François Quenet, David Azria, Pascal Fenoglietto

Open Access Study protocol

A phase II randomized trial comparing radiotherapy with concurrent weekly cisplatin or weekly paclitaxel in patients with advanced cervical cancer

Fady B Geara, Ali Shamseddine, Ali Khalil, Mirna Abboud, Maya Charafeddine, Muhieddine Seoud

Open Access Research

Radiation induced apoptosis and initial DNA damage are inversely related in locally advanced breast cancer patients

Beatriz Pinar, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández, Pedro C Lara, Elisa Bordon, Carlos Rodriguez-Gallego, Marta Lloret, Maria Isabel Nuñez, Mariano Ruiz De Almodovar

Open Access Research

Preimplant factors affecting postimplant CT-determined prostate volume and the CT/TRUS volume ratio after transperineal interstitial prostate brachytherapy with 125I free seeds

Akitomo Sugawara, Jun Nakashima, Etsuo Kunieda, Hirohiko Nagata, Hirotaka Asakura, Mototsugu Oya, Naoyuki Shigematsu

Open Access Case report

Carbon ion radiotherapy for basal cell adenocarcinoma of the head and neck: preliminary report of six cases and review of the literature

Keiichi Jingu, Azusa Hasegawa, Jun-Etsu Mizo, Hiroki Bessho, Takamichi Morikawa, Hiroshi Tsuji, Hirohiko Tsujii, Tadashi Kamada

Open Access Review

Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI): A review of available techniques

Christopher F Njeh, Mark W Saunders, Christian M Langton

Open Access Research

Treatment results for hypopharyngeal cancer by different treatment strategies and its secondary primary- an experience in Taiwan

Morgan Fu-Ti Chang, Hung-Ming Wang, Chung-Jan Kang, Shiang-Fu Huang, Chien-Yu Lin, Kang-Hsing Fang, Eric Yen-Chao Chen, I-How Chen, Chun-Ta Liao, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang

Open Access Research

Plan comparison of volumetric-modulated arc therapy (RapidArc) and conventional intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in anal canal cancer

Sabine Vieillot, David Azria, Claire Lemanski, Carmen Llacer Moscardo, Sophie Gourgou, Jean-Bernard Dubois, Norbert Aillères, Pascal Fenoglietto

Open Access Research

Early clinical experience with volumetric modulated arc therapy in head and neck cancer patients

Marta Scorsetti, Antonella Fogliata, Simona Castiglioni, Caterina Bressi, Mario Bignardi, Piera Navarria, Pietro Mancosu, Luca Cozzi, Sara Pentimalli, Filippo Alongi, Armando Santoro

Open Access Research

Large volume unresectable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: acute toxicity and initial outcome results with rapid arc

Marta Scorsetti, Pierina Navarria, Pietro Mancosu, Filippo Alongi, Simona Castiglioni, Raffaele Cavina, Luca Cozzi, Antonella Fogliata, Sara Pentimalli, Angelo Tozzi, Armando Santoro

Open Access Research

Application of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) in a dual-vendor environment

Barbara Dobler, Karin Weidner, Oliver Koelbl

Open Access Research

Impact of residual and intrafractional errors on strategy of correction for image-guided accelerated partial breast irradiation

Gang Cai, Wei-Gang Hu, Jia-Yi Chen, Xiao-Li Yu, Zi-Qiang Pan, Zhao-Zhi Yang, Xiao-Mao Guo, Zhi-Min Shao, Guo-Liang Jiang

Open Access Research

Whole-liver radiotherapy for end-stage colorectal cancer patients with massive liver metastases and advanced hepatic dysfunction

Seung-Gu Yeo, Dae Yong Kim, Tae Hyun Kim, Sun Young Kim, Yong Sang Hong, Kyung Hae Jung

Open Access Research

Effects of propranolol in combination with radiation on apoptosis and survival of gastric cancer cells in vitro

Xinhua Liao, Xiangming Che, Wei Zhao, Danjie Zhang, Houlong Long, Prakash Chaudhary, Haijun LI

Open Access Research

Reduction of radiation pneumonitis by V20-constraints in breast cancer

Ulla Blom Goldman, Berit Wennberg, Gunilla Svane, Håkan Bylund, Pehr Lind

Open Access Research

MicroRNA-17-92 significantly enhances radioresistance in human mantle cell lymphoma cells

Ping Jiang, En Y Rao, Na Meng, Yong Zhao, Jun J Wang

Open Access Research

Carbonic anhydrase XII expression is associated with histologic grade of cervical cancer and superior radiotherapy outcome

Chong Woo Yoo, Byung-Ho Nam, Joo-Young Kim, Hye-Jin Shin, Hyunsun Lim, Sun Lee, Su-Kyoung Lee, Myong-Cheol Lim, Yong-Jung Song

Open Access Research

RadioImmunotherapy for adenoid cystic carcinoma: a single-institution series of combined treatment with cetuximab

Alexandra D Jensen, Jürgen Krauss, Wilko Weichert, Jürgen Debus, Marc W Münter

Open Access Research

Radio-induced malignancies after breast cancer postoperative radiotherapy in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Steve Heymann, Suzette Delaloge, Arslane Rahal, Olivier Caron, Thierry Frebourg, Lise Barreau, Corinne Pachet, Marie-Christine Mathieu, Hugo Marsiglia, Céline Bourgier

Open Access Research

Orthovoltage intraoperative radiation therapy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Pavan Bachireddy, Diane Tseng, Melissa Horoschak, Daniel T Chang, Albert C Koong, Daniel S Kapp, Phuoc T Tran

Open Access Research

Whole abdomen radiation therapy in ovarian cancers: a comparison between fixed beam and volumetric arc based intensity modulation

Umesh Mahantshetty, Swamidas Jamema, Reena Engineer, Deepak Deshpande, Rajiv Sarin, Antonella Fogliata, Giorgia Nicolini, Alessandro Clivio, Eugenio Vanetti, Shyamkishore Shrivastava, Luca Cozzi

Open Access Research

Cell death by the quinoxaline dioxide DCQ in human colon cancer cells is enhanced under hypoxia and is independent of p53 and p21

Mona El-Khatib, Fady Geara, Makhluf J Haddadin, Hala Gali-Muhtasib

Open Access Research

The Akt-inhibitor Erufosine induces apoptotic cell death in prostate cancer cells and increases the short term effects of ionizing radiation

Justine Rudner, Carola-Ellen Ruiner, René Handrick, Hans-Jörg Eibl, Claus Belka, Verena Jendrossek

Open Access Research

Radiosurgery for pituitary adenomas: evaluation of its efficacy and safety

Douglas G Castro, Soraya AJ Cecílio, Miguel M Canteras

Open Access Research

Evaluation of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with Oncentra MasterPlan® for the treatment of head and neck cancer

Judith Alvarez-Moret, Fabian Pohl, Oliver Koelbl, Barbara Dobler

Open Access Research

A biologically competitive 21 days hypofractionation scheme with weekly concomitant boost in breast cancer radiotherapy feasibility acute sub-acute and short term late effects

Marina Guenzi, Stefano Vagge, Ngwa Che Azinwi, Alessia D'Alonzo, Liliana Belgioia, Stefania Garelli, Marco Gusinu, Renzo Corvò

Open Access Research

Hypofractionated radiotherapy after conservative surgery for breast cancer: analysis of acute and late toxicity

Letizia Deantonio, Giuseppina Gambaro, Debora Beldì, Laura Masini, Sara Tunesi, Corrado Magnani, Marco Krengli

Open Access Research

3D-CT implanted interstitial brachytherapy for T2b nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Yu-Feng Ren, Yuan-Hong Gao, Xin-Ping Cao, Wei-Jun Ye, Bin S Teh

Open Access Research

Factors of influence upon overall survival in the treatment of intracranial MPNSTs. Review of the literature and report of a case

Konstantinos Gousias, Jan Boström, Attila Kovacs, Pitt Niehusmann, Ingo Wagner, Rudolf Kristof

Open Access Research

Comparison of simple and complex liver intensity modulated radiotherapy

Mark T Lee, Thomas G Purdie, Cynthia L Eccles, Michael B Sharpe, Laura A Dawson

Open Access Research

Age is not a limiting factor for brachytherapy for carcinoma of the node negative oral tongue in patients aged eighty or older

Hideya Yamazaki, Ken Yoshida, Tadayuki Kotsuma, Yasuo Yoshioka, Masahiko Koizumi, Souhei Furukawa, Naoya Kakimoto, Kimishige Shimizutani, Tsunehiko Nishimura

Open Access Research

Comparison of conformal and intensity modulated radiation therapy techniques for treatment of pelvic tumors. Analysis of acute toxicity

Robson Ferrigno, Adriana Santos, Lidiane C Martins, Eduardo Weltman, Michael J Chen, Roberto Sakuraba, Cleverson P Lopes, José C Cruz

Open Access Research

Adjuvant therapy for T3N0 rectal cancer in the total mesorectal excision era- identification of the high risk patients

Ji Zhu, Ye Xu, Weilie Gu, Junjie Peng, Gang Cai, Guoxiang Cai, Wenjie Sun, Weiqi Shen, Sanjun Cai, Zhen Zhang

Open Access Research

The value of metabolic imaging to predict tumour response after chemoradiation in locally advanced rectal cancer

Pablo Palma, Raquel Conde-Muíño, Antonio Rodríguez-Fernández, Inmaculada Segura-Jiménez, Rocío Sánchez-Sánchez, Javier Martín-Cano, Manuel Gómez-Río, José A Ferrón, José M Llamas-Elvira

Open Access Research

The impact of dose calculation algorithms on partial and whole breast radiation treatment plans

Parminder S Basran, Sergei Zavgorodni, Tanya Berrang, Ivo A Olivotto, Wayne Beckham

Open Access Research

A single centre experience with sequential and concomitant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced stage IV tonsillar cancer

Robin J D Prestwich, Kiran Kancherla, Didem Colpan Oksuz, Deborah Williamson, Karen E Dyker, Catherine Coyle, Mehmet Sen

Open Access Research

Long term outcome of adolescent and adult patients with pineal parenchymal tumors treated with fractionated radiotherapy between 1982 and 2003 -- a single institution's experience

Eva Maria Stoiber, Benjamin Schaible, Klaus Herfarth, Daniela Schulz-Ertner, Peter E Huber, Jürgen Debus, Susanne Oertel

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