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Is there a role for [18F]-FMISO PET to guide dose adaptive radiotherapy in head and neck cancer? A review of the literature
PurposeHypoxia is a major cause of radioresistance in head and neck cancer (HNC), resulting in treatment failure and disease recurrence. 18 F-fluoromisonidazole ([...
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BRAVEHeart: a randomised trial comparing the accuracy of Breathe Well and RPM for deep inspiration breath hold breast cancer radiotherapy
BackgroundDeep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) reduces radiotherapy cardiac dose for left-sided breast cancer patients. The primary aim of the...
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Excluding external iliac node irradiation during neoadjuvant radiotherapy decreases lower intestinal toxicity without compromising efficacy in T4b rectal cancer patients with tumours involving the anterior structures
PurposeTo explore the impact of excluding the external iliac node (EIN) from the clinical target volume (CTV) during preoperative radiotherapy in T4b...
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Adverse risk factors for salvage radiotherapy outcomes after radical prostatectomy in prostate cancer patients
PurposeTo investigate salvage treatment approaches and treatment outcomes in high-risk prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy (RP).
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Global research trends in radiotherapy for breast cancer: a systematic bibliometric analysis
PurposeBreast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women. Radiotherapy (RT) is an important adjunctive therapy for breast cancer, but the...
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Radiotherapy planning of lymphomas: role of metabolic imaging with PET/CT
Accurate target delineation is an absolute requirement for modern radiotherapy planning. Historically, structural imaging modalities have been used...
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Radiomics-enhanced early regression index for predicting treatment response in rectal cancer: a multi-institutional 0.35 T MRI-guided radiotherapy study
PurposeThe accurate prediction of treatment response in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients undergoing MRI-guided radiotherapy (MRIgRT) is...
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Endoscopic surgery versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy in locally advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multicenter, case-matched comparison
BackgroundThe management of locally advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (rNPC) is challenging. The objective of our study was to compare...
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Nuclear medicine and radiotherapy in the clinical management of glioblastoma patients
IntroductionThe aim of the narrative review was to analyse the applications of nuclear medicine (NM) techniques such as PET/CT with different tracers...
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Palliative radiotherapy and the introduction of a Rapid Access Palliative Clinic in a national radiation oncology network
BackgroundPalliative radiotherapy (PRT) is commonly used to treat symptoms of advanced cancer. PRT has been associated with elevated 30-day mortality...
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Extranodal nasal-type NK/T lymphoma treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy: case series from a European tertiary referral center and review of the literature
PurposeExtranodal nasal-type NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is very rare in western countries and few data are available regarding the prognosis and the...
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First experiences with PET-MRI/CT in radiotherapy planning for cervical cancer
PurposePET-CT has recently been included in the NCCN staging recommendations for cervical cancer stages II–IV and is already routinely applied to...
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Covid-19 and radiotherapy: a systematic review after 2 years of pandemic
IntroductionFollowing the Covid-19 pandemic spread, changes in clinical practice were necessary to limit the pandemic diffusion. Also, oncological...
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Geriatric assessment with management for older patients with cancer receiving radiotherapy: a cluster-randomised controlled pilot study
BackgroundGeriatric assessment and management (GAM) improve outcomes in older patients with cancer treated with surgery or chemotherapy. It is...
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Study on the transferability of the knowledge-based VMAT model to predict IMRT plans in prostate cancer radiotherapy
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of VMAT library-derived model transfer in the prediction of IMRT plans by dosimetry...
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Effect of low-level light therapy before radiotherapy in oral squamous cell carcinoma: An in vitro study
Radiation therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is associated with several complications. Although photobiomodulation (PBM) has...
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Stereotactic body radiotherapy for spine metastases: a review of 24 Gy in 2 daily fractions
PurposeStereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) has proven to be a highly effective treatment for selected patients with spinal metastases. Randomized...
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Radiotherapy combined with immunotherapy: the dawn of cancer treatment
Radiotherapy (RT) is delivered for purposes of local control, but can also exert systemic effect on remote and non-irradiated tumor deposits, which...
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Reliable Delineation of Clinical Target Volumes for Cervical Cancer Radiotherapy on CT/MR Dual-Modality Images
Accurate delineation of the clinical target volume (CTV) is a crucial prerequisite for safe and effective radiotherapy characterized. This study...
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A single-center experience with linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiotherapy for meningiomas: hypofractionation and radiosurgery
PurposeMeningioma is a common type of benign tumor that can be managed in several ways, ranging from close observation, surgical resection, and...
