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Excluding the ischiorectal fossa irradiation during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with intensity-modulated radiotherapy followed by abdominoperineal resection decreases perineal complications in patients with lower rectal cancer
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to explore the impact of including or excluding the ischiorectal fossa (IRF) within …
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Retrospective study comparing MR-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) setup strategies for prostate treatment: repositioning vs. replanning
This study compared adaptive replanning and repositioning corrections based on soft-tissue matching for prostate cancer by using the magnetic resonance-guided …
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Dose-volume relationship for laryngeal substructures and aspiration in patients with locally advanced head-and-neck cancer
BACKGROUND: Literature has shown a significant relationship between radiation dose to the larynx and swallowing disorders. We prospectively studied the …
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Assessment of the modulation degrees of intensity-modulated radiation therapy plans
To evaluate the modulation indices (MIs) for predicting the plan delivery accuracies of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plans. A total …
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Assessing the impact of choosing different deformable registration algorithms on cone-beam CT enhancement by histogram matching
BACKGROUND: The aim of this work is to assess the impact of using different deformable registration (DR) algorithms on the …
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Estimation of the risk for radiation-induced liver disease following photon- or proton-beam radiosurgery of liver metastases
Radiotherapy of liver metastases is commonly being performed with photon-beam based stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). The high risk for …
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Worth a local treatment? – Analysis of modern radiotherapy concepts for oligometastatic prostate cancer
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PCA) is the most-prevalent non-skin cancer in men worldwide. Nevertheless, the treatment of oligometastatic, especially lymph-node (ln) …
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Development of a PMMA phantom as a practical alternative for quality control of gamma knife® dosimetry
To measure the absorbed dose rate to water and penumbra of a Gamma Knife® (GK) using a polymethyl metacrylate (PMMA) …
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Effect of dose rate on pulmonary toxicity in patients with hematolymphoid malignancies undergoing total body irradiation
BACKGROUND: This study evaluated the effect of radiation dose rate in patients with hematolymphoid malignancies undergoing myeloablative conditioning with total …
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Optimal collimator rotation based on the outline of multiple brain targets in VMAT
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the dosimetric quality in volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans with …
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Hippocampus-sparing radiotherapy using volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to the primary brain tumor: the result of dosimetric study and neurocognitive function assessment
We hypothesized that hippocampal-sparing radiotherapy via volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) could preserve the neurocognitive function (NCF) of patients with …
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Correction to: Long-term patient reported outcomes following radiation therapy for oropharyngeal cancer: cross-sectional assessment of a prospective symptom survey in patients ≥65 years old
In the original publication [1] the name of author Jeremy M. Aymard was spelled wrong. The original article was updated …
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Quantitative assessment of radiation dose and fractionation effects on normal tissue by utilizing a novel lung fibrosis index model
Normal lung tissue tolerance constitutes a limiting factor in delivering the required dose of radiotherapy to cure thoracic and chest …
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Long-term patient reported outcomes following radiation therapy for oropharyngeal cancer: cross-sectional assessment of a prospective symptom survey in patients ≥65 years old
BACKGROUND: Given the potential for older patients to experience exaggerated toxicity and symptoms, this study was performed to characterize patient …
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Hypo-fractionated SBRT for localized prostate cancer: a German bi-center single treatment group feasibility trial
BACKGROUND: For prostate cancer treatment, treatment options with minimal side effects are desired. External beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is non-invasive, …
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Classification of chronic radiation-induced ulcers in the chest wall after surgery in breast cancers
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To explore the methods of clinical classification in chronic radiation-induced ulcers in the chest wall (CRUCWs). MATERIALS …