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Radiation Oncology

Ausgabe 1/2015

Inhalt (267 Artikel)

Open Access Research

The use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging in radiation therapy: a phantom study for setting internal target volume of biological target volume

Wataru Kawakami, Akihiro Takemura, Kunihiko Yokoyama, Kenichi Nakajima, Syoichi Yokoyama, Kichiro Koshida

Open Access Research

Analysis of motion of the rectum during preoperative intensity modulated radiation therapy for rectal cancer using cone-beam computed tomography

Hideomi Yamashita, Ryousuke Takenaka, Akira Sakumi, Akihiro Haga, Kuni Otomo, Keiichi Nakagawa

Open Access Research

Rules of parotid gland dose variations and shift during intensity modulated radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Wei Wang, Haihua Yang, Yucheng Mi, Wei Hu, Weijun Ding, Youyou Xie, Yujie Cai, Xiaofeng Chen

Open Access Research

Pretreatment 18 F-FDG uptake heterogeneity can predict survival in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma——a retrospective study

Zhongyi Yang, Qi Shi, Yongping Zhang, Herong Pan, Zhifeng Yao, Silong Hu, Wei Shi, Beiling Zhu, Yingjian Zhang, Chaosu Hu

Open Access Short report

Cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers do not correlate with volume of heart or lung receiving radiation

Angera H Kuo, Marek Ancukiewicz, Kevin R Kozak, Torunn I Yock, Timothy P Padera

Open Access Research

Impact of head and neck cancer adaptive radiotherapy to spare the parotid glands and decrease the risk of xerostomia

Joel Castelli, Antoine Simon, Guillaume Louvel, Olivier Henry, Enrique Chajon, Mohamed Nassef, Pascal Haigron, Guillaume Cazoulat, Juan David Ospina, Franck Jegoux, Karen Benezery, Renaud de Crevoisier

Open Access Research

Attenuation measurements show that the presence of a TachoSil surgical patch will not compromise target irradiation in intra-operative electron radiation therapy or high-dose-rate brachytherapy

Sandra Sarmento, Filipa Costa, Alexandre Pereira, Joana Lencart, Anabela Dias, Luís Cunha, Olga Sousa, José Pedro Silva, Lúcio Santos

Open Access Research

Pre-radiotherapy feeding tube identifies a poor prognostic subset of postoperative p16 positive oropharyngeal carcinoma patients

Vivek Verma, Jingxia Liu, Laura Eschen, Jonathan Danieley, Christopher Spencer, James S Lewis Jr, Jason Diaz, Jay F Piccirillo, Douglas R Adkins, Brian Nussenbaum, Wade L Thorstad, Hiram A Gay

Open Access Research

Reproducibility of deep inspiration breath hold for prone left-sided whole breast irradiation

Thomas Mulliez, Liv Veldeman, Tom Vercauteren, Werner De Gersem, Bruno Speleers, Annick Van Greveling, Dieter Berwouts, Vincent Remouchamps, Rudy Van den Broecke, Wilfried De Neve

Open Access Research

Gradient-based delineation of the primary GTV on FLT PET in squamous cell cancer of the thoracic esophagus and impact on radiotherapy planning

Guifang Zhang, Dali Han, Changsheng Ma, Jie Lu, Tao Sun, Tonghai Liu, Jian Zhu, Jingwei Zhou, Yong Yin

Open Access Research

Role of in vivo dosimetry with radiochromic films for dose verification during cutaneous radiation therapy

Hong-Wei Liu, James Gräfe, Rao Khan, Ivo Olivotto, J Eduardo Villarreal Barajas

Open Access Research

Accuracy of inverse treatment planning on substitute CT images derived from MR data for brain lesions

Joakim H Jonsson, Mohammad M Akhtari, Magnus G Karlsson, Adam Johansson, Thomas Asklund, Tufve Nyholm

Open Access Research

Intensity modulated radiotherapy for locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer: a mono-institutional retrospective analysis

Zheng Wang, Zhi-Gang Ren, Ning-Yi Ma, Jian-Dong Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Xue-Jun Ma, Jiang Long, Jin Xu, Guo-Liang Jiang

Open Access Research

Radiation therapy at the end of life: a population-based study examining palliative treatment intensity

Marie-Adele Sorel Kress, Roxanne E Jensen, Huei-Ting Tsai, Tania Lobo, Andrew Satinsky, Arnold L Potosky

Open Access Research

Effects on heart function of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy in patients with cancer in the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction – a prospective cohort pilot study within a randomized clinical trial

Mikael Lund, Gabriella Alexandersson von Döbeln, Magnus Nilsson, Reidar Winter, Lars Lundell, Jon A Tsai, Sigridur Kalman

Open Access Research

Analysis of late toxicity in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy

YingJie Zheng, Fei Han, WeiWei Xiao, YanQun Xiang, LiXia Lu, XiaoWu Deng, NianJi Cui, Chong Zhao

Open Access Research

Treatment outcomes of extended-field radiation therapy and the effect of concurrent chemotherapy on uterine cervical cancer with para-aortic lymph node metastasis

Hong In Yoon, Jihye Cha, Ki Chang Keum, Ha Yoon Lee, Eun Ji Nam, Sang Wun Kim, Sunghoon Kim, Young Tae Kim, Gwi Eon Kim, Yong Bae Kim

Open Access Research

Parotid gland shrinkage during IMRT predicts the time to Xerostomia resolution

Giuseppe Sanguineti, Francesco Ricchetti, Binbin Wu, Todd McNutt, Claudio Fiorino

Open Access Research

Definitive intensity modulated radiotherapy in locally advanced hypopharygeal and laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: mature treatment results and patterns of locoregional failure

Andreas Geretschläger, Beat Bojaxhiu, Alan Dal Pra, Dominic Leiser, Michael Schmücking, Andreas Arnold, Pirus Ghadjar, Daniel M Aebersold

Open Access Research

Impact of weight loss on survival after chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck Cancer: secondary results of a randomized phase III trial (SAKK 10/94)

Pirus Ghadjar, Stefanie Hayoz, Frank Zimmermann, Stephan Bodis, David Kaul, Harun Badakhshi, Jacques Bernier, Gabriela Studer, Ludwig Plasswilm, Volker Budach, Daniel M Aebersold

Open Access Research

Visualization of data in radiotherapy using web services for optimization of workflow

Stefan Kirrmann, Mark Gainey, Fred Röhner, Markus Hall, Gregor Bruggmoser, Marianne Schmucker, Felix E Heinemann

Open Access Study protocol

Randomized multicenter follow-up trial on the effect of radiotherapy for plantar fasciitis (painful heels spur) depending on dose and fractionation – a study protocol

Henrik Holtmann, Marcus Niewald, Benjamin Prokein, Stefan Graeber, Christian Ruebe

Open Access Research

A phase I dose escalation study of oxaliplatin plus oral S-1 and pelvic radiation in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (SHOGUN trial)

Soichiro Ishihara, Satoshi Matsusaka, Keisaku Kondo, Hisanaga Horie, Keisuke Uehara, Masahiko Oguchi, Keiko Murofushi, Masashi Ueno, Nobuyuki Mizunuma, Taijyu Shinbo, Daiki Kato, Junji Okuda, Yojiro Hashiguchi, Masanori Nakazawa, Eiji Sunami, Kazushige Kawai, Hideomi Yamashita, Tohru Okada, Yuichi Ishikawa, Toshifusa Nakajima, Toshiaki Watanabe

Open Access Case report

Pneumomediastinum as a complication of SABR for lung metastases

María Esperanza Rodríguez-Ruiz, Estefanía Arévalo, Ignacio Gil-Bazo, Alicia Olarte García, German Valtueña, Marta Moreno-Jiménez, Leire Arbea-Moreno, Javier Aristu

Open Access Research

GTV delineation in supraglottic laryngeal carcinoma: interobserver agreement of CT versus CT-MR delineation

Elise Anne Jager, Nicolien Kasperts, Joana Caldas-Magalhaes, Mariëlle EP Philippens, Frank A Pameijer, Chris HJ Terhaard, Cornelis PJ Raaijmakers

Open Access Research

Safety of high-dose-rate stereotactic body radiotherapy

Sonja Stieb, Stephanie Lang, Claudia Linsenmeier, Shaun Graydon, Oliver Riesterer

Open Access Research

Dosimetric comparison between jaw tracking and static jaw techniques in intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Zhongsu Feng, Hao Wu, Yibao Zhang, Yunjun Zhang, Jinsheng Cheng, Xu Su

Open Access Case report

Radiation myelitis after hypofractionated radiotherapy with concomitant gefitinib

Victor Lewitzki, Nicolaus Andratschke, Thomas Kuhnt, Guido Hildebrandt

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of endoscopic submucosal dissection followed by chemoradiotherapy for superficial esophageal cancer

Gen Kawaguchi, Ryuta Sasamoto, Eisuke Abe, Atsushi Ohta, Hiraku Sato, Kensuke Tanaka, Katsuya Maruyama, Motoki Kaizu, Fumio Ayukawa, Nobuko Yamana, Junyang Liu, Manabu Takeuchi, Masaaki Kobayashi, Hidefumi Aoyama

Open Access Short report

Perilesional edema in radiation necrosis reflects axonal degeneration

Carlos J Perez-Torres, Liya Yuan, Robert E Schmidt, Keith M Rich, Joseph JH Ackerman, Joel R Garbow

Open Access Research

Psychosocial encounters correlates with higher patient-reported functional quality of life in gynecological cancer patients receiving radiotherapy

Penny Fang, Kay See Tan, Surbhi Grover, Mary K McFadien, Andrea B Troxel, Lilie Lin

Open Access Research

Impact of tumor attachment to the pleura measured by a pretreatment CT image on outcome of stage I NSCLC treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy

Takaya Yamamoto, Noriyuki Kadoya, Yuko Shirata, Masashi Koto, Kiyokazu Sato, Haruo Matsushita, Toshiyuki Sugawara, Rei Umezawa, Masaki Kubozono, Yojiro Ishikawa, Maiko Kozumi, Noriyoshi Takahashi, Kengo Ito, Yu Katagiri, Ken Takeda, Keiichi Jingu

Open Access Research

Distinct increased outliers among 136 rectal cancer patients assessed by γH2AX

Jana Kroeber, Barbara Wenger, Manuela Schwegler, Christoph Daniel, Manfred Schmidt, Cholpon S Djuzenova, Bülent Polat, Michael Flentje, Rainer Fietkau, Luitpold V Distel

Open Access Research

Evaluating organ delineation, dose calculation and daily localization in an open-MRI simulation workflow for prostate cancer patients

Anthony Doemer, Indrin J Chetty, Carri Glide-Hurst, Teamour Nurushev, David Hearshen, Milan Pantelic, Melanie Traughber, Joshua Kim, Kenneth Levin, Mohamed A Elshaikh, Eleanor Walker, Benjamin Movsas

Open Access Research

Infections after fiducial marker implantation for prostate radiotherapy: are we underestimating the risks?

Jasmin Loh, Katie Baker, Swetha Sridharan, Peter Greer, Chris Wratten, Anne Capp, Sarah Gallagher, Jarad Martin

Open Access Research

Association between genetic polymorphisms and carotid atherosclerosis in patients treated with radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Chuang Yuan, Shea Ping Yip, Vincent WC Wu, Dora LW Kwong, Isabella WY Cheuk, Michael Ying

Open Access Research

Assessment and topographic characterization of locoregional recurrences in head and neck tumours

Brigida Costa Ferreira, Rui Vale Marques, Leila Khouri, Tânia Santos, Pedro Sá-Couto, Maria do Carmo Lopes

Open Access Review

Live cell imaging at the Munich ion microbeam SNAKE – a status report

Guido A Drexler, Christian Siebenwirth, Sophie E Drexler, Stefanie Girst, Christoph Greubel, Günther Dollinger, Anna A Friedl

Open Access Research

Outcomes of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment of multiple synchronous and recurrent lung nodules

Dawn Owen, Kenneth R Olivier, Charles S Mayo, Robert C Miller, Kathryn Nelson, Heather Bauer, Paul D Brown, Sean S Park, Daniel J Ma, Yolanda I Garces

Open Access Research

Hematuria following stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for clinically localized prostate cancer

Marie K Gurka, Leonard N Chen, Aditi Bhagat, Rudy Moures, Joy S Kim, Thomas Yung, Siyuan Lei, Brian T Collins, Pranay Krishnan, Simeng Suy, Anatoly Dritschilo, John H Lynch, Sean P Collins

Open Access Research

Acute adaptive immune response correlates with late radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice

Alexandra Paun, Amit Kunwar, Christina K Haston

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Radiation Oncology reviewer acknowledgement 2014

Claus Belka, Thalyana Smith-Vikos

Open Access Research

Guidance of treatment decisions in risk-adapted primary radiotherapy for prostate cancer using multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging: a single center experience

Cedric Panje, Thierry Panje, Paul Martin Putora, Suk-kyum Kim, Sarah Haile, Daniel M Aebersold, Ludwig Plasswilm

Open Access Research

Iodine-125 seed brachytherapy for early stage prostate cancer: a single-institution review

Simon Zuber, Susan Weiß, Dieter Baaske, Michael Schöpe, Simon Stevens, Stephan Bodis, Daniel R Zwahlen

Open Access Review

Modern radiation therapy and potential fertility preservation strategies in patients with cervical cancer undergoing chemoradiation

Pirus Ghadjar, Volker Budach, Christhardt Köhler, Andreas Jantke, Simone Marnitz

Open Access Research

Stereotactic radiotherapy of intrapulmonary lesions: comparison of different dose calculation algorithms for Oncentra MasterPlan®

Almut Troeller, Sylvia Garny, Sophia Pachmann, Steffi Kantz, Sabine Gerum, Farkhad Manapov, Ute Ganswindt, Claus Belka, Matthias Söhn

Open Access Research

Cellular uptake and in vitro antitumor efficacy of composite liposomes for neutron capture therapy

Tanja Peters, Catrin Grunewald, Matthias Blaickner, Markus Ziegner, Christian Schütz, Dorothee Iffland, Gabriele Hampel, Thomas Nawroth, Peter Langguth

Open Access Research

Salvage radiotherapy in patients with local recurrent esophageal cancer after radical radiochemotherapy

Zhi-guo Zhou, Chan-jun Zhen, Wen-wen Bai, Ping Zhang, Xue-ying Qiao, Jun-li Liang, Xian-shu Gao, Shuo-shuo Wang

Open Access Methodology

A cell-based high-throughput screening assay for radiation susceptibility using automated cell counting

Jasmina Hodzic, Ilse Dingjan, Mariëlle JP Maas, Ida H van der Meulen-Muileman, Renee X de Menezes, Stan Heukelom, Marcel Verheij, Winald R Gerritsen, Albert A Geldof, Baukelien van Triest, Victor W van Beusechem

Open Access Research

Ion therapy of prostate cancer: daily rectal dose reduction by application of spacer gel

Antoni Rucinski, Stephan Brons, Daniel Richter, Gregor Habl, Jürgen Debus, Christoph Bert, Thomas Haberer, Oliver Jäkel

Open Access Research

CAPIRI-IMRT: a phase II study of concurrent capecitabine and irinotecan with intensity-modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of recurrent rectal cancer

Gang Cai, Ji Zhu, Joshua D Palmer, Ye Xu, Weigang Hu, Weilie Gu, Sanjun Cai, Zhen Zhang

Open Access Research

Intensity-modulated Total Body Irradiation (TBI) with TomoDirect™

Henning Salz, Babette Bohrisch, Simon Howitz, Nico Banz, Kirsten Weibert, Tilo Wiezorek, Thomas G Wendt

Open Access Research

Radiation dose does not influence anastomotic complications in patients with esophageal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation and transhiatal esophagectomy

Marijn Koëter, Maurice JC van der Sangen, Coen W Hurkmans, Misha DP Luyer, Harm JT Rutten, Grard AP Nieuwenhuijzen

Open Access Research

The effectiveness and side effects of conformal external beam radiotherapy combined with high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost compared to conformal external beam radiotherapy alone in patients with prostate cancer

Beata Smolska-Ciszewska, Leszek Miszczyk, Brygida Białas, Marek Fijałkowski, Grzegorz Plewicki, Marzena Gawkowska-Suwińska, Monika Giglok, Katarzyna Behrendt, Elżbieta Nowicka, Aleksander Zajusz, Rafał Suwiński

Open Access Research

Palliative radiotherapy with or without additional care by a multidisciplinary palliative care team in patients with newly diagnosed cancer: a retrospective matched pairs comparison

Carsten Nieder, Astrid Dalhaug, Adam Pawinski, Ellinor Haukland, Bård Mannsåker, Kirsten Engljähringer

Open Access Research

Bone density as a marker for local response to radiotherapy of spinal bone metastases in women with breast cancer: a retrospective analysis

Robert Foerster, Christian Eisele, Thomas Bruckner, Tilman Bostel, Ingmar Schlampp, Robert Wolf, Juergen Debus, Harald Rief

Open Access Research

Local control after radiosurgery for brain metastases: predictive factors and implications for clinical decision

Tâmara Ribeiro de Azevedo Santos, Carmen Freire Tundisi, Henderson Ramos, Maria Aparecida Conte Maia, Antônio Cássio Assis Pellizzon, Maria Letícia Gobo Silva, Ricardo César Fogaroli, Michael Jenwei Chen, Sérgio Hideki Suzuki, José Eduardo Souza Dias Jr, Paulo Issamu Sanematsu Jr, Douglas Guedes de Castro

Open Access Research

Integration of BOLD-fMRI and DTI into radiation treatment planning for high-grade gliomas located near the primary motor cortexes and corticospinal tracts

Minglei Wang, Hui Ma, Xiaodong Wang, Yanhong Guo, Xinshe Xia, Hechun Xia, Yulin Guo, Xueying Huang, Hong He, Xiaoxiong Jia, Yan Xie

Open Access Short report

Parameters of anesthesia/sedation in children receiving radiotherapy

Kevin P McMullen, Tara Hanson, Jennifer Bratton, Peter A S Johnstone

Open Access Research

Interobserver variability in the delineation of the tumour bed using seroma and surgical clips based on 4DCT scan for external-beam partial breast irradiation

Bing Guo, Jianbin Li, Wei Wang, Min Xu, Qian Shao, Yingjie Zhang, Chaoqian Liang, Yanluan Guo

Open Access Research

Prospective longitudinal assessment of parotid gland function using dynamic quantitative pertechnate scintigraphy and estimation of dose–response relationship of parotid-sparing radiotherapy in head-neck cancers

Tejpal Gupta, Chandni Hotwani, Sadhana Kannan, Zubin Master, Venkatesh Rangarajan, Vedang Murthy, Ashwini Budrukkar, Sarbani Ghosh-Laskar, Jai Prakash Agarwal

Open Access Research

Characteristics of gated treatment using an optical surface imaging and gating system on an Elekta linac

Philipp Freislederer, Michael Reiner, Winfried Hoischen, Anton Quanz, Christian Heinz, Franziska Walter, Claus Belka, Matthias Soehn

Open Access Research

Stereotactic radiation therapy for liver metastases: factors affecting local control and survival

Nicolaus HJ Andratschke, Carsten Nieder, Franz Heppt, Michael Molls, Frank Zimmermann

Open Access Research

Effects of Radiotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma: a retrospective analysis of a Single Institution

Christiane Matuschek, Thomas A Ochtrop, Edwin Bölke, Ute Ganswindt, Roland Fenk, Stephan Gripp, Patric Kröpil, Peter Arne Gerber, Kai Kammers, Jackson Hamilton, Klaus Orth, Wilfried Budach

Open Access Research

Dose-painting intensity-modulated proton therapy for intermediate- and high-risk meningioma

Indira Madani, Antony J Lomax, Francesca Albertini, Petra Trnková, Damien C Weber

Open Access Research

Validation of Varian’s SmartAdapt® deformable image registration algorithm for clinical application

Ihab S Ramadaan, Karsten Peick, David A Hamilton, Jamie Evans, Douglas Iupati, Anna Nicholson, Lynne Greig, Robert J W Louwe

Open Access Research

Texture analysis on the edge-enhanced fluence of VMAT

So-Yeon Park, Jong Min Park, Wonmo Sung, Il Han Kim, Sung-Joon Ye

Open Access Research

Automatic interactive optimization for volumetric modulated arc therapy planning

Jim P Tol, Max Dahele, Jarkko Peltola, Janne Nord, Ben J Slotman, Wilko FAR Verbakel

Open Access Research

Determination of the optimal matching position for setup images and minimal setup margins in adjuvant radiotherapy of breast and lymph nodes treated in voluntary deep inhalation breath-hold

Marko Laaksomaa, Mika Kapanen, Mikko Haltamo, Tanja Skyttä, Seppo Peltola, Simo Hyödynmaa, Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen

Open Access Research

Tailored radiotherapeutic strategies for disseminated uterine cervical cancer patients

Jung Ho Im, Hong In Yoon, Sunghoon Kim, Eun Ji Nam, Sang Wun Kim, Ga Won Yim, Ki Chang Keum, Young Tae Kim, Gwi Eon Kim, Yong Bae Kim

Open Access Case report

A case of radiotherapy for an advanced bronchial carcinoma patient with implanted cardiac rhythm machines as well as heart assist device

Sergiu Scobioala, Iris Ernst, Christos Moustakis, Uwe Haverkamp, Sven Martens, Hans Theodor Eich

Open Access Research

Tangential volumetric modulated arc therapy technique for left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy

Tuomas Virén, Janne Heikkilä, Kimmo Myllyoja, Kristiina Koskela, Tapani Lahtinen, Jan Seppälä

Open Access Research

Prediction of gastrointestinal toxicity after external beam radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

Vittoria D’Avino, Giuseppe Palma, Raffaele Liuzzi, Manuel Conson, Francesca Doria, Marco Salvatore, Roberto Pacelli, Laura Cella

Open Access Case report

High-dose-rate brachytherapy using molds for lip and oral cavity tumors

Teruhisa Unetsubo, Hidenobu Matsuzaki, Mitsuhiro Takemoto, Kuniaki Katsui, Marina Hara, Norihisa Katayama, Takahiro Waki, Susumu Kanazawa, Jun-ichi Asaumi

Open Access Research

A comparative assessment of prostate positioning guided by three-dimensional ultrasound and cone beam CT

Minglun Li, Hendrik Ballhausen, Nina-Sophie Hegemann, Ute Ganswindt, Farkhad Manapov, Stefan Tritschler, Alexander Roosen, Christian Gratzke, Michael Reiner, Claus Belka

Open Access Research

Development of CBCT-based prostate setup correction strategies and impact of rectal distension

Christine Boydev, Abdelmalik Taleb-Ahmed, Foued Derraz, Laurent Peyrodie, Jean-Philippe Thiran, David Pasquier

Open Access Research

Fast 3D dosimetric verifications based on an electronic portal imaging device using a GPU calculation engine

Jinhan Zhu, Lixin Chen, Along Chen, Guangwen Luo, Xiaowu Deng, Xiaowei Liu

Open Access Research

In-vivo dosimetry with Gafchromic films for multi-isocentric VMAT irradiation of total marrow lymph-nodes: a feasibility study

Pietro Mancosu, Pierina Navarria, Giacomo Reggiori, Luca Cozzi, Antonella Fogliata, Anna Gaudino, Francesca Lobefalo, Lucia Paganini, Valentina Palumbo, Barbara Sarina, Antonella Stravato, Luca Castagna, Stefano Tomatis, Marta Scorsetti

Open Access Research

Multicriteria optimization enables less experienced planners to efficiently produce high quality treatment plans in head and neck cancer radiotherapy

Roel GJ Kierkels, Ruurd Visser, Hendrik P Bijl, Johannes A Langendijk, Aart A van ‘t Veld, Roel JHM Steenbakkers, Erik W Korevaar

Open Access Research

Olfactory neuroblastoma: the long-term outcome and late toxicity of multimodal therapy including radiotherapy based on treatment planning using computed tomography

Takashi Mori, Rikiya Onimaru, Shunsuke Onodera, Kazuhiko Tsuchiya, Koichi Yasuda, Hiromitsu Hatakeyama, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Shunsuke Terasaka, Akihiro Homma, Hiroki Shirato

Open Access Research

A matched-pair analysis comparing 5x4 Gy and 10x3 Gy for metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) in patients with favorable survival prognoses

Dirk Rades, Stefan Huttenlocher, Theo Veninga, Amira Bajrovic, Michael Bremer, Volker Rudat, Steven E Schild

Open Access Research

Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) vs Helical Tomotherapy (HT) in Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for Patients with Anal Canal Carcinoma (ACC): an analysis of dose distribution and toxicities

Rosanna Yeung, Yarrow McConnell, Heather Warkentin, Darren Graham, Brad Warkentin, Kurian Joseph, Corinne M Doll

Open Access Research

Age most significant predictor of requiring enteral feeding in head-and-neck cancer patients

Sean Sachdev, Tamer Refaat, Ian D Bacchus, Vythialinga Sathiaseelan, Bharat B Mittal

Open Access Research

Brachial plexus dose tolerance in head and neck cancer patients treated with sequential intensity modulated radiation therapy

Tarita O Thomas, Tamer Refaat, Mehee Choi, Ian Bacchus, Sean Sachdev, Alfred W Rademaker, Vythialingam Sathiaseelan, Achilles Karagianis, Bharat B Mittal

Open Access Research

Long-term results of a study using individualized planning target volumes for hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy boost for prostate cancer

William Chu, D Andrew Loblaw, Kelvin Chan, Gerard Morton, Richard Choo, Ewa Szumacher, Cyril Danjoux, Jean-Philippe Pignol, Patrick Cheung

Open Access Research

Assessment of myocardial metabolic disorder associated with mediastinal radiotherapy for esophageal cancer -a pilot study-

Rei Umezawa, Kentaro Takanami, Noriyuki Kadoya, Yujiro Nakajima, Masahide Saito, Hideki Ota, Haruo Matsushita, Toshiyuki Sugawara, Masaki Kubozono, Takaya Yamamoto, Yojiro Ishikawa, Ken Takeda, Yasuyuki Taki, Kei Takase, Keiichi Jingu

Open Access Research

Evaluation of the Machine Performance Check application for TrueBeam Linac

Alessandro Clivio, Eugenio Vanetti, Steven Rose, Giorgia Nicolini, Maria F Belosi, Luca Cozzi, Christof Baltes, Antonella Fogliata

Open Access Research

Quality of life during 5 years after stereotactic radiotherapy in stage I non-small cell lung cancer

Rutger J Ubels, Sahar Mokhles, Eleni R Andrinopoulou, Cornelia Braat, Noëlle C van der Voort van Zyp, Shafak Aluwini, Joachim G J V Aerts, Joost J Nuyttens

Open Access Research

Radiation-induced rib fracture after stereotactic body radiotherapy with a total dose of 54–56 Gy given in 9–7 fractions for patients with peripheral lung tumor: impact of maximum dose and fraction size

Masahiko Aoki, Mariko Sato, Katsumi Hirose, Hiroyoshi Akimoto, Hideo Kawaguchi, Yoshiomi Hatayama, Shuichi Ono, Yoshihiro Takai

Open Access Research

Textural features in pre-treatment [F18]-FDG-PET/CT are correlated with risk of local recurrence and disease-specific survival in early stage NSCLC patients receiving primary stereotactic radiation therapy

Thomas Pyka, Ralph A Bundschuh, Nicolaus Andratschke, Benedikt Mayer, Hanno M Specht, Laszló Papp, Norbert Zsótér, Markus Essler

Open Access Erratum

Erratum: Changes in circulating microRNAs after radiochemotherapy in head and neck cancer patients

Isolde Summerer, Maximilian Niyazi, Kristian Unger, Adriana Pitea, Verena Zangen, Julia Hess, Michael J Atkinson, Claus Belka, Simone Moertl, Horst Zitzelsberger

Open Access Research

Radiation-induced bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) syndrome in breast cancer patients is associated with age

Keiko Nemoto Murofushi, Masahiko Oguchi, Masahiko Gosho, Takuyo Kozuka, Hideyuki Sakurai

Open Access Research

Comparison of radiation regimens in the treatment of Glioblastoma multiforme: results from a single institution

Melissa Azoulay, Fabiano Santos, Luis Souhami, Valerie Panet-Raymond, Kevin Petrecca, Scott Owen, Marie-Christine Guiot, Mariia Patyka, Siham Sabri, George Shenouda, Bassam Abdulkarim

Open Access Research

Visualization of risk of radiogenic second cancer in the organs and tissues of the human body

Rui Zhang, Dragan Mirkovic, Wayne D Newhauser

Open Access Case report

Conservative management of a perianal rhabdomyosarcoma in a 2-year old child by Papillon’s technique

Charlotte Demoor-Goldschmidt, Sophie Dumoucel, Christine Haie-Meder, Nadège Corradini, Marc-André Mahé, Stéphane Supiot

Open Access Research

Carbon Ion irradiation in the treatment of grossly incomplete or unresectable malignant peripheral nerve sheaths tumors: acute toxicity and preliminary outcome

Alexandra D Jensen, Matthias Uhl, Naved Chaudhri, Klaus K Herfarth, Juergen Debus, Falk Roeder

Open Access Research

Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) of the breast: is long-term outcome similar to ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)? Analysis of 200 cases

Bruno Cutuli, Brigitte De Lafontan, Youlia Kirova, Hugues Auvray, Agnes Tallet, Sandrine Avigdor, Claire Brunaud, Catherine Delva

Open Access Research

Knowledge-based radiation therapy (KBRT) treatment planning versus planning by experts: validation of a KBRT algorithm for prostate cancer treatment planning

Obioma Nwankwo, Hana Mekdash, Dwi Seno Kuncoro Sihono, Frederik Wenz, Gerhard Glatting

Open Access Study protocol

Prospective, longitudinal, multi-modal functional imaging for radical chemo-IMRT treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancer: the INSIGHT study

Liam Welsh, Rafal Panek, Dualta McQuaid, Alex Dunlop, Maria Schmidt, Angela Riddell, Dow-Mu Koh, Simon Doran, Iain Murray, Yong Du, Sue Chua, Vibeke Hansen, Kee H. Wong, Jamie Dean, Sarah Gulliford, Shreerang Bhide, Martin O. Leach, Christopher Nutting, Kevin Harrington, Kate Newbold

Open Access Research

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for centrally located early-stage non-small cell lung cancer or lung metastases from the RSSearch® patient registry

Joanne N. Davis, Clinton Medbery, Sanjeev Sharma, John Pablo, Frank Kimsey, David Perry, Alexander Muacevic, Anand Mahadevan

Open Access Research

The impact of increasing dose on overall survival in prostate cancer

Matthew D. Hall, Timothy E. Schultheiss, David D. Smith, Bertrand P. Tseng, Jeffrey Y. C. Wong

Open Access Research

Oesophageal cancer: exploring controversies overview of experts’ opinions of Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands and Switzerland

Paul Martin Putora, Laurent Bedenne, Wilfried Budach, Wolfgang Eisterer, Ate Van Der Gaast, Robert Jäger, J. Jan B. Van Lanschot, Christophe Mariette, Annelies Schnider, Michael Stahl, Thomas Ruhstaller

Open Access Research

Regional recurrence of oropharyngeal cancer after definitive radiotherapy: a case control study

Karin Söderström, Per Nilsson, Tina Dalianis, Elisabeth Kjellén, Björn Zackrisson

Open Access Research

Radiotherapy for asymptomatic brain metastasis in epidermal growth factor receptor mutant non-small cell lung cancer without prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors treatment: a retrospective clinical study

SongRan Liu, Bo Qiu, LiKun Chen, Fang Wang, Ying Liang, PeiQiang Cai, Li Zhang, ZhaoLin Chen, ShiLiang Liu, MengZhong Liu, Hui Liu

Open Access Research

Surface refraction of sound waves affects calibration of three-dimensional ultrasound

Hendrik Ballhausen, Bianca Désirée Ballhausen, Martin Lachaine, Minglun Li, Katia Parodi, Claus Belka, Michael Reiner

Open Access Research

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Prognostic indices in stereotactic radiotherapy of brain metastases of non-small cell lung cancer

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Dosimetric analysis of the alopecia preventing effect of hippocampus sparing whole brain radiation therapy

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Geometric changes of parotid glands caused by hydration during chemoradiotherapy

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ERCC2 polymorphisms and radiation-induced adverse effects on normal tissue: systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

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Novel risk scores for survival and intracranial failure in patients treated with radiosurgery alone to melanoma brain metastases

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Definitive radiotherapy alone over 60 Gy for patients unfit for combined treatment to stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer: retrospective analysis

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Adjuvant radiation therapy of regional lymph nodes in breast cancer - a meta-analysis of randomized trials- an update

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The effect of morphometric atlas selection on multi-atlas-based automatic brachial plexus segmentation

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Evaluation of the utilization of external radiotherapy in the treatment of localized prostate cancer in Andalusia, Spain

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