Automatic treatment planning for VMAT‐based total body irradiation using Eclipse scripting
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DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13189
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this work is to establish an automated approach for a multiple isocenter volumetric arc therapy (VMAT)‐based TBI treatment planning approach. Five anonymized full‐body CT imaging sets were used. A script was… read more here.
Keywords: treatment planning; treatment; vmat based; ptv ... See more keywords
The effects of different photon beam energies in stereotactic radiosurgery with cones.
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DOI: 10.1002/mp.16435
Abstract: BACKGROUND Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) relies on small fields to ablate lesions. Currently, linac based treatment is delivered via circular cones using a 6 MV beam. There is interest in both lower energy photon beams, which… read more here.
Keywords: cone; beam; energy; dose ... See more keywords
GCT-23. MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS OF TREATMENT MODALITIES IN BASAL GANGLIA AND THALAMIC GERMINOMA
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DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa222.243
Abstract: Abstract BACKGROUND Central nervous system (CNS) germinomas are radiotherapy (RT)-sensitive tumors with excellent survival. Current treatment strategies combine chemotherapy with RT to reduce the field and dose of RT. There is no standard treatment for… read more here.
Keywords: institutional analysis; treatment; multi institutional; cgy ... See more keywords
Age and Sex Divergence in Hematopoietic Radiosensitivity in Aged Mouse Models of the Hematopoietic Acute Radiation Syndrome
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DOI: 10.1667/rade-22-00071.1
Abstract: The hematopoietic system is highly sensitive to stress from both aging and radiation exposure, and the hematopoietic acute radiation syndrome (H-ARS) should be modeled in the geriatric context separately from young for development of age-appropriate… read more here.
Keywords: acute radiation; mouse; age; sex ... See more keywords
Single institution experience of split course radiotherapy in patients with desmoid tumors
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DOI: 10.2147/ott.s189449
Abstract: Purpose This study aimed to assess the feasibility of split course radiotherapy (SCRT) and reports long-term outcomes in patients with desmoid tumors (DT). Patients and methods Between 2001 and 2004, 31 patients with recurrent (n=19)… read more here.
Keywords: split course; cgy; course radiotherapy; 100 days ... See more keywords
The impact of histology and delivered dose on local control of spinal metastases treated with stereotactic radiosurgery.
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DOI: 10.3171/2016.9.focus16369
Abstract: OBJECTIVE An analysis of factors contributing to durable radiographic control of spinal metastases was undertaken, drawing from a large single-institution database in an attempt to elucidate indications and dose requirements for successful treatment. METHODS All… read more here.
Keywords: gtv; d95; local control; cgy ... See more keywords
Right Atrial Dose Is Associated with Worse Outcome in Patients Undergoing Definitive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Central Lung Tumors
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DOI: 10.3390/cancers14061391
Abstract: Simple Summary The clinical consequences of irradiating the cardiac substructures during stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) remains unclear. We evaluated 83 lung cancer patients who underwent SBRT for early stage lung cancer. Using specialized software,… read more here.
Keywords: right atria; radiation; cancer associated; cgy ... See more keywords
Prolonged treatment planning can increase real rectal dose in 3D brachytherapy for cervical cancer
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DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2020.94580
Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of 3D brachytherapy planning time on the real dose distribution. Material and methods 10 patients with cervical cancer were evaluated using 2 computed tomography… read more here.
Keywords: planning; treatment; time; cm3 ... See more keywords
Evaluation of dosimetric impact of inter-application and intra-application variations in fractionated high-dose-rate intra-cavitary brachytherapy of cervical cancer
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DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2021.112113
Abstract: Purpose To evaluate feasibility and safety of execution of optimized intra-cavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) plan of first fraction in subsequent fractions in high-volume, low-resource centers. Material and methods This non-randomized prospective study included 30 cervical cancer… read more here.
Keywords: cervical cancer; cgy; intra cavitary; cavitary brachytherapy ... See more keywords