Impact of Number and Placement of High-dose Vertices on Equivalent Uniform Dose and Peak-to-valley Ratio for Lattice Radiotherapy by A. T. Bhagyalakshmi, Velayudham Ramasubramanian

“…Aims: This study evaluated the influence of high dose (HD) vertex numbers and its placement on equivalent uniform dose (EUD) and peak-to-valley dose ratio (PVDR) in lattice radiotherapy (LRT). Settings and Design: One hundred and eighty-eight RapidArc (RA) plans were created for a cohort of 15 patients. …”
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The Cytoreductive Effect of Radiotherapy for Small Cell Ovarian Carcinoma of the Pulmonary Type: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Shuhei Terada, Takashi Suzuki, Akihiro Hasegawa, Satoru Nakayama, Hiroshi Adachi

“…Here, we present an extremely rare case of a patient with small cell ovarian carcinoma of the pulmonary type treated with radiotherapy after surgery and chemotherapy.…”
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Retrospective Analysis of the Factors Affecting Recurrence, Survival, and Effect of Hippocampus Radiotherapy Doses on Neurocognitive Functions in Patients Diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme by Sevilcan İnan, Öznur Dönmez Tutanç, Hülya Ertaş, Fatih Aydemir, Burcu Caner, Turgay Toksoy, Pınar Çona

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Association of skin temperature, cumulative dose of radiation, and the diagnosis of radiodermatitis by Dryelle Soster Iede Shiguihara, Leandra Ulbricht, Eduardo Borba Neves

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of T1 glottic cancer outcomes comparing CO2 transoral laser microsurgery and radiotherapy by Michael F. Vaculik, Colin A. MacKay, S. Mark Taylor, Johnathan R. B. Trites, Robert D. Hart, Matthew H. Rigby

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Case report: Chest radiotherapy-induced vertebral fractures in lung cancer patients: a case series and literature review by Oscar Arrieta, Francisco Lozano-Ruiz, Alberto Guijosa, Pamela Soberanis-Pina, Monika Blake-Cerda, Ana Pamela Gómez-García, Federico Maldonado-Magos, Emilio Conde-Flores, Andrés F. Cardona, Sandra Ileana Pérez Álvarez, Luis Antonio Cabrera-Miranda

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Machine learning identifies the association between second primary malignancies and postoperative radiotherapy in young-onset breast cancer patients. by Yulin Lai, Peiyuan Huang

“…As one of the main treatments for breast cancer YWBC patients, postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) may increase the risk of second primary malignancy (SPM).…”
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Added value of non-rigid image registration for intrafraction dose accumulation in magnetic resonance imaging-guided prostate radiotherapy by Georgios Tsekas, Cornel Zachiu, Gijsbert H. Bol, Johannes C.J. de Boer, Bas W. Raaymakers

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Deep learning-based synthetic CT for dosimetric monitoring of combined conventional radiotherapy and lattice boost in large lung tumors by Hongwei Zeng, Xiangyu E, Minghe Lv, Su Zeng, Yue Feng, Wenhao Shen, Wenhui Guan, Yang Zhang, Ruping Zhao, Jingping Yu

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Delta-radiomics analysis based on magnetic resonance imaging to identify radiation proctitis in patients with cervical cancer after radiotherapy by Jing Xue, Menghan Wu, Jing Zhang, Jiayang Yang, Guannan Lv, Baojun Qu, Yanping Zhang, Xia Yan, Xia Yan, Jianbo Song, Jianbo Song

“…ObjectivesTo develop a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiomics model for predicting the severity of radiation proctitis (RP) in cervical cancer patients’ post-radiotherapy.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed clinical data and MRI images from 126 cervical squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. …”
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Salvage Brachytherapy for Castration-Resistant and External Beam Radiotherapy-Resistant Local Recurrence 17 Years after Radical Prostatectomy by Shogo Hosogoe, Osamu Soma, Teppei Matsumoto, Atsushi Imai, Shingo Hatakeyama, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Chikara Ohyama, Masahiko Aoki

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Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Impact of Clear Margin Distance on Locoregional Control in Patients Undergoing Postoperative Radiotherapy by Erkan Topkan MD, Efsun Somay PhD, Ugur Selek MD

“…We congratulate Lang and colleagues for their study investigating the impact of resection margin (RM) size on locoregional control (LC) outcomes, overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and treatment-related toxicity in 162 patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) who received postoperative radiotherapy (PORT).1 In this study, 77 (47.5%), 22 (13.6%), and 63 (38.9%) patients had involved (5 mm) RM, respectively. …”
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Upfront Radiotherapy with Concurrent and Adjuvant Vismodegib Is Effective and Well-Tolerated in a Patient with Advanced, Multifocal Basal Cell Carcinoma by Abigail I. Franco, Gary Eastwick, Ramsay Farah, Marvin Heyboer, Mijung Lee, Paul Aridgides

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Treatment of early stage Supraglottic squamous cell carcinoma: meta-analysis comparing primary surgery versus primary radiotherapy by Krupal B. Patel, Anthony C. Nichols, Kevin Fung, John Yoo, S. Danielle MacNeil

“…Our results suggest that primary surgery may result in decreased disease specific and overall mortality compared to primary radiotherapy.…”
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Radiotherapy Combined with Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy Improves Prognosis and Demonstrates Synergistic Effects in Extensive-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer by Huaijun JI, Meiling SUN, Jingyi LI, Ge YU, Yongbing CHEN

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Brain radiotherapy and dorsal vagal complex irradiation: A new organ at risk to decrease radiation-induced nausea and vomiting? by Valentine Caspar, Nicolas Giraud, Thomas Charleux, Arnaud Beddok, Brieuc Bernard, Maelle Martin, Juliette Thariat, Aymeri Huchet, Véronique Vendrely, Charles Dupin

“…Material: Details of consecutive patients treated for benign brain tumors at the Bordeaux University Hospital using normofractionated intensity modulated radiotherapy technique, without chemotherapy, were accessed. …”
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Genomic, transcriptomic, and T cell receptor profiling in stratifying response to first-line chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Xiaqin Zhang, Jianhong Lian, Fukun Chen, Kai Wang, Haoyuan Xue, Sufang Jia, Weili Wang, Zhongkang Li, Hua Liang, Hongwei Li

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Assessment of Nutritional Status in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Before Radiotherapy: A Single-center, Cross-sectional Study by Susetyowati SUSETYOWATI, Fuadiyah Nila KURNIASARI, Amalia Sarah SHOLIKHATI, Mardiah HARDIANTI, Ericko EKAPUTRA

“…Conclusions: The method for nutritional status assessment in HNC patients undergoing radiotherapy can be performed by measuring body weight, weight loss, upper arm circumference, visceral fat, hemoglobin, and RMR in addition to PG-SGA as the gold standard.…”
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New rectum dose surface mapping methodology to identify rectal subregions associated with toxicities following prostate cancer radiotherapy by Artemis Bouzaki, Dylan Green, Marcel van Herk, Jane Shortall, Tanuj Puri, Sarah Kerns, David Azria, Marrie-Pierre Farcy-Jacquet, Jenny Chang-Claude, Ananya Choudhury, Alison Dunning, Maarten Lambrecht, Barbara Avuzzi, Dirk De Ruysscher, Petra Seibold, Elena Sperk, Christopher Talbot, Ana Vega, Liv Veldeman, Adam Webb, Barry Rosenstein, Catharine M. West, Eliana Gioscio, Tiziana Rancati, Eliana Vasquez Osorio, Alan McWilliam

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SMG-1 serves as a prognostic indicator for the radiotherapy response in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma xenografts and patients by Wang Xiaofeng, Zou Yuxia, Ding Ren-Bo, Lyu Xueying, Fu Yuanfeng, Zhou Xuejun, Sun Zhihua, Bao Jiaolin

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