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Open AccessCarbon ion therapy (C12) for high-grade malignant salivary gland tumors (MSGTs) of the head and neck: do non-ACCs profit from dose escalation?
To evaluate the use of high-dose radiotherapy using carbon ions (C12) on non-adenoid cystic malignant salivary gland tumors (MSGT).
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Challenges and opportunities for HSCT outcome registries: perspective from international HSCT registries experts
Patient registries, frequently referred to as outcome registries, are 'organized systems' that use observational study methods to collect uniform data. Registries are used to evaluate specified outcomes for a ...
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Recommended screening and preventive practices for long-term survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation
Advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) technology and supportive care techniques have led to improvements in long-term survival after HCT. Emerging indications for transplantation, introduction o...
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High efficacy and low toxicity of APL induction with concurrent idarubicin/ATRA followed by a novel and simplified outpatient post-remission therapy using single doses of idarubicin and intermittent ATRA
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is one of the most curable myeloid malignancies because of its great sensitivity to all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and response to anthracycline therapy. In an attempt to simpli...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Motion management in scanned particle therapy: beam gating & tracking
Treatment of intra-fractionally moving targets with scanned ion beams requires motion mitigation techniques due to interplay effects. We implemented Gating (paused irradiation) and Beam Tracking (position adap...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fast range compensation inside the beam line for beam tracking in particle therapy
Fast range adaptation is essential for three dimensional (3D) beam tracking for precise irradiations of moving targets with scanned ion beams.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
On-line compensation of dose changes introduced by tumor motion during scanned particle therapy
Tumor irradiations using scanned particle beams provide superior target conformity and dose homogeneity for stationary tumors. In case of intrafractional motion interference between beam scanning and tumor mot...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
4D calculation and biological dosimetry of the RBE-weighted dose for scanned carbon ion beam therapy
The software treatment planning for particles (TRiP) was extended by the functionality to calculate the clinically relevant RBE-weighted dose for scanned ion beams in the presence of motion. Calculations are b...
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Special issues related to hematopoietic SCT in the Eastern Mediterranean region and the first regional activity report
Although several centers are now performing allogeneic hematopoietic SCT (HSCT) in the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region, the availability is still limited. Special issues including compatible donor availabili...
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Successful treatment of hepatic veno-occlusive disease after myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by early administration of a short course of methylprednisolone
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is one of the most common and important regimen-related toxicities observed after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). There are no universally accepted preventa...
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Palaeoproterozoic A-type felsic magmatism in the Khetri Copper Belt, Rajasthan, northwestern India: petrologic and tectonic implications
A number of small Palaeoproterozoic granitoid plutons were emplaced in the Khetri Copper Belt, which is an important Proterozoic metallogenic terrane in the northeastern part of Aravalli mountain range. Contig...
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation patients
Bone marrow transplant (BMT) recipients are prone to bacterial, viral and fungal infections. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection can occur in these patients, but the incidence is lower than that of other infecti...
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Abstracts of Other Conference Presentations
Many physical (structural and textural) and compositional (chemical and mineralogical) attributes of volcanic rocks are correlated with techtonic setting. However, only a few casual relations are known. Modern...