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The evolving role of reduced-dose total skin electron beam therapy in skin malignancies: the renaissance of a rare indication
Definitive radiation therapy is an effective local treatment for several cutaneous malignancies. Patients with diffuse or generalized skin...
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Ulcerating skin lesions from blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm responding to low-dose radiotherapy—a case report and literature review
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare hematologic malignancy that can manifest with skin nodules and erythematous plaques....
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Intralesional Keloid Excision Followed by Single Fraction Electron Beam Radiotherapy and Postoperative Local Steroids: a Non-randomized Open Study on Recurrence Rate
After the total excision of keloids, radiation therapy has been demonstrated as one of the most effective treatment methods to prevent a recurrence....
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Hypofractionated radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery: Clinical and dosimetric factors predictive of acute skin toxicity
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to evaluate acute skin toxicity in early breast cancer patients treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy...
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Acute and sub-acute toxicity profile of ultra-hypofractionated low-dose total skin electron beam with two 4 Gy fractions for cutaneous T cell lymphoma
PurposeLow-dose total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) over 3 weeks has proved to be a safe and effective treatment for cutaneous T cell lymphomas...
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The value of brachytherapy in the age of advanced external beam radiotherapy: a review of the literature in terms of dosimetry
Brachytherapy (BT) has long been used for successful treatment of various tumour entities, including prostate, breast and gynaecological cancer....
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Intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) of early breast cancer with low-energy x-rays in breast-conserving surgery
PurposeThe aim of this study is to identify pre- and intraoperative factors indicating the feasibility of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) during...
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Towards clinical translation of FLASH radiotherapy
The ultimate goal of radiation oncology is to eradicate tumours without toxicity to non-malignant tissues. FLASH radiotherapy, or the delivery of...
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Stereotactic body radiotherapy with volumetric intensity-modulated arc therapy and flattening filter-free beams: dosimetric considerations
PurposeThe present study comparatively evaluates the impact of energy-matched flattening filter-free (FFF) photon beams with different energy levels...
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Brooke–Spiegler syndrome: radiotherapy as the last resort?
PurposeTo describe the case of successful radiotherapeutic treatment of a woman suffering from Brooke–Spiegler syndrome who had multiple disfiguring...
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Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Between Low- and High-Risk Groups of Early Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Addition to External Beam Radiation: A Multi-Centre Prospective Study
BackgroundThere is a paucity of data on the use of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) with low-energy X-rays in Malaysian women with early breast...
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Creation, evolution, and future challenges of ion beam therapy from a medical physicist’s viewpoint (Part 3): Chapter 3. Clinical research, Chapter 4. Future challenges, Chapter 5. Discussion, and Conclusion
Clinical studies of ion beam therapy have been performed at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL), National Institute of Radiological Sciences...
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Long-term Surgical and Patient-Reported Outcomes Comparing Skin-Preserving, Staged Versus Delayed Microvascular Breast Reconstruction
BackgroundSkin-preserving, staged, microvascular, breast reconstruction often is preferred in patients requiring postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT)...
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Post-operative KEloids iRradiation (POKER): does the surgery/high-dose interventional radiotherapy association make a winning hand?
PurposeTo report the results involving post-operative interventional radiotherapy (POIRT) in a homogenous cohort of patients affected by keloid and...
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A case of COVID-19 vaccination during radiotherapy for breast cancer
BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) vaccination has been progressing. The safety of vaccination during radiotherapy is not clear.
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Pattern of practice of re-irradiation for ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence in Italy: a survey by the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO)
PurposeThe Re-irradiation and the Breast Cancer Working Groups of the Italian Association of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology (AIRO) conducted a...
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A Nomogram with the Keloid Activity Assessment Scale for Predicting the Recurrence of Chest Keloid after Surgery and Radiotherapy
BackgroundPatients with chest keloids undergoing surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy still have a high recurrence rate, which is a critical problem....
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Possible mechanisms and simulation modeling of FLASH radiotherapy
FLASH radiotherapy (FLASH-RT) has great potential to improve patient outcomes. It delivers radiation doses at an ultra-high dose rate...
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Mycosis fungoides with spongiosis: a case report
BackgroundMycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common form of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). CTCL are an uncommon, heterogeneous group of...
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Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Keloids
Radiotherapy is one of the therapeutic methods for keloids, and the irradiation technique has innovated from superficial X-ray to brachytherapy after...