Impact of radiation therapy on the temporomandibular joint function: Clinical considerations for oral oncologists by Sasidharan Sivakumar, Ashok K. Sundramoorthy

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Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Subcutaneous Rosai-Dorfman Disease: A Case Report by Rachael M. Guenzel, DNP, William G. Breen, MD, Ronald S. Go, MD, Andrew L. Feldman, MD, Scott C. Lester, MD

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An Elite Version of Telecobalt Machine with O-ring Design for Clinical Radiation Therapy by Ramamoorthy Ravichandran, G. V. Subrahmanyam

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Training for tomorrow: Establishing a worldwide curriculum in online adaptive radiation therapy by Meegan Shepherd, Elizabeth Joyce, Bethany Williams, Siobhan Graham, Winnie Li, Jeremy Booth, Helen A. McNair

Subjects: “…Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy (oART)…”
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Evaluation of radiation therapy on grafted and non-grafted defects: an experimental rat model by Milena Suemi IRIE, Isabella Neme Ribeiro dos REIS, Luiz Gustavo Gonzáles OSUNA, Guilherme José Pimentel Lopes de OLIVEIRA, Rubens SPIN-NETO, Priscilla Barbosa Ferreira SOARES

“…The animals were divided into two groups: without radiation therapy (nRTX) and with radiation therapy (RTX). …”
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Impact of Radiation Therapy Techniques on Hippocampal Doses and Psychological Status in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Gai X, Huang S, Zeng J, Chen J, Liu F, Li S, Lv W, Guo F, Cai C, Hong J, Su L

“…Xiujuan Gai,1– 3,* Shiqi Huang,1,2,* Jiang Zeng,1,2,4 Jun Chen,1,2,4 Feng Liu,1,2,4 Shan Li,1,2,4 Wenlong Lv,1,2,4 Feibao Guo,1,2,4 Chuanshu Cai,1,2,4 Jinsheng Hong,1,2,4 Li Su1,2,4 1Department of Radiotherapy, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiotherapy, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical Universisty, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350212, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Oncology, Laiyang Central Hospital of Yantai, Yantai, 265200, People’s Republic of China; 4Key Laboratory of Radiation Biology of Fujian Higher Education Institutions, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Li Su; Jinsheng Hong, Department of Radiotherapy, Cancer Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, People’s Republic of China, Email lily2230@126.com; 13799375732@163.comPurpose: To investigate the impact of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) on hippocampal radiation dosage and psychological status in patients newly diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Patients and Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 269 NPC patients who received initial treatment between January 2013 and April 2022. …”
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Pan-Canadian assessment of image guided adaptive radiation therapy and the role of the radiation therapist by Amanda Moreira, Tara Rosewall, Yat Tsang, Patricia Lindsay, Peter Chung, Winnie Li

“…Purpose: Adaptive radiation therapy (ART) is a close-looped process where anatomic changes observed during treatment are identified, leading to plan modification prior to treatment delivery. …”
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Coronary Atherosclerosis and Aortic Valve Disease as Long-Term Sequelae of Radiation Therapy in Childhood by Majken van den Handel Vestergaard, Ann Bovin, Erik Lerkevang Grove

“…Coronary atherosclerosis and valvular heart disease are rare, but potentially severe sequelae following mediastinal radiation therapy. We present a case of premature ischemic heart disease and severe aortic stenosis in a 40-year-old woman following radiation therapy in childhood. …”
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The Evolution of Radiation Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: From Local Therapy to Systemic Agent by Jessica M. S. Jutzy, Jeffrey M. Lemons, Jason J. Luke, Steven J. Chmura

“…Radiation therapy is a mainstay of treatment in early and locally advanced breast cancer but is typically reserved for palliation of symptomatic lesions in patients with metastatic breast cancer. …”
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Brain Complete Response to Cabozantinib prior to Radiation Therapy in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma by An Uche, Chad Sila, Tad Tanoura, James Yeh, Neil Bhowmick, Edwin Posadas, Robert Figlin, Jun Gong

“…We present the unique case of a heavily pretreated mRCC patient with BMs who achieved a brain complete response to cabozantinib prior to receiving radiation therapy. We end with a literature review and discussion of the biologic rationale and growing evidence supporting the intracranial activity of cabozantinib.…”
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Computational Dynamics of Arterial Blood Flow in the Presence of Magnetic Field and Thermal Radiation Therapy by T. Chinyoka, O. D. Makinde

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Do Increased Doses to Stem-Cell Niches during Radiation Therapy Improve Glioblastoma Survival? by Sebastian Adeberg, Semi Ben Harrabi, Nina Bougatf, Denise Bernhardt, Angela Mohr, Juliane Rieber, Christian Koelsche, Stefan Rieken, Juergen Debus

“…Sixty-five patients with primary glioblastoma treated with radiation therapy were included in this retrospective analysis. …”
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Impact of the Number of Administered Systemic Treatment Lines on Local Response to Radiation Therapy for Multiple Myeloma by Andrea Emanuele Guerini, MD, Eneida Mataj, MD, Paolo Borghetti, MD, Luca Triggiani, Ludovica Pegurri, MD, Stefania Nici, Stefano Riga, Alessandra Tucci, MD, Angelo Belotti, MD, Marco Lorenzo Bonù, MD, Giorgio Facheris, MD, Stefano Maria Magrini, Luigi Spiazzi, Michela Buglione

“…The aim of the present analysis was to elucidate whether the number of systemic treatment lines received prior to radiation therapy (RT) might confer radioresistance and influence local response. …”
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Improved Outcomes with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Combined with Temozolomide for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme by Noel J. Aherne, Linus C. Benjamin, Patrick J. Horsley, Thomaz Silva, Shea Wilcox, Julan Amalaseelan, Patrick Dwyer, Abdul M. R. Tahir, Jacques Hill, Andrew Last, Carmen Hansen, Craig S. McLachlan, Yvonne L. Lee, Michael J. McKay, Thomas P. Shakespeare

“…Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is gaining widespread acceptance in other tumour sites, although evidence to support its use over three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) in the treatment of gliomas is currently lacking. …”
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3D conformal radiation therapy: A novel approach in the treatment of head and neck cancer by Chinnasamy Ragavendran

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Steroid-Resistant Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease of Cheek Mass and Ptosis Treated with Radiation Therapy by Ahmed Marzouk Maklad, Yasser Bayoumi, Mutahir Tunio, Wafaa AlShakweer, Mashooque A. Dahar, Shomaila A. Akbar

“…Treatment consists of surgery, steroids, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.…”
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Dysfunction of Thyroid and Parathyroid After Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy in Bandarabbas Omid Radiotherapy Center by Yaghoub Ashouri Taziani, Ramie Derakhshande, Leili Darvish, Mahdieh Afkhami Ardekani, Jahanbakhsh Bagherzadeh Homaei, Parisa Rabiei, Mohammad Haghparast

“…A paired t-test was used to compare thyroid and parathyroid function tests before and after radiation therapy (RT), and P values≤0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy by Kazuhiko Morikawa, Hirokazu Ashida, Yosuke Nozawa, Kenji Motohashi, Takao Igarashi, Hiroya Ojiri, Yuji Kanaoka, Takao Ohki

“…Primary ADF often occurs as a result of atherosclerotic aneurysm and infection, but ADF involving a normal-size aorta is rare; furthermore, ADF related to radiation therapy is extremely rare. We present the case of a 56-year-old man with a history of bowel obstruction due to radiation enteritis who was admitted with severe hematemesis and hemorrhagic shock. …”
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The consequence of day-to-day stochastic dose deviation from the planned dose in fractionated radiation therapy by Subhadip Paul, Prasun Kumar Roy

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Isolated Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis after Thoracic Radiation Therapy: To Operate or Not to Operate by Osama Alsara, Ahmad Alsarah, Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, Heather Laird-Fick, George S. Abela

“…Radiation therapy of neoplasms involving the chest or mediastinum results in a wide spectrum of cardiac complications including coronary artery disease, which can present in patients with few or no traditional cardiac risk factors. …”
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