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Practice patterns among radiation oncologists treating pediatric patients with proton craniospinal irradiation.

07/07/2019
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This survey study aimed to assess current practice patterns regarding the vertebral bodies (VB) coverage for pediatric patients undergoing CSI. With the 28...

TORPEdO - Phase III Trial of IMPT Vs IMRT for Multi-toxicity Reduction in Oropharyngeal Cancer.

07/10/2019
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IMPT
Chemotherapy
IMRT

This is the UK's first proton clinical trial. Published in the Clinical Oncology, this editorial provided the rational and the plan of the trial. It is a...

Early clinical outcomes of helical tomotherapy/IMPT combination in nasopharynx cancer.

07/07/2019
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IMPT
Chemotherapy

A study from Korea evaluated the feasibility of combining helical Tomotherapy (HT) and intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) in treating patients with...

Patterns of failure following proton beam therapy for head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).

03/02/2019
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Chemotherapy

A MD Anderson study published in the Green Journal reported on the patterns of failure following proton beam therapy (PBT) for pediatric H&N RMS. 46 patients...

Role of dose escalation and PT in perioperative or definitive treatment of chondrosarcoma and chordoma

01/01/2019
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Survival

This study analyzed a total of 863 patients with chondrosarcoma and 715 patients with chordoma treated with proton or conventional radiation therapy. This study...

IMPT - The future of IMRT for head and neck cancer.

01/01/2019
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IMRT
Dosimetry
Imaging System
Reirradiation

A review article looked at the development of RT advances. There is a growing awareness of the potential clinical benefits of proton therapy over IMRT in the...

Model-Based Approach to Predict ST Toxicity Benefits With PT for Oropharyngeal Cancer.

01/01/2019
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Model-based approach

A study by UPenn and Groningen. For patients with advanced-stage oropharynx cancer treated with curative intent (PBT, n = 30; IMRT, n = 175), NTCP models were...

Proton beam therapy for cancer in the era of precision medicine.

11/12/2018
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Dosimetry
Reirradiation

A general review on PBT inlcuding dosimetric advantage, clinical data on PBT for ocular tumor, skull base, paraspinal tumors (chondrosarcoma and chordoma), and...

The Insurance Approval Process for Proton Radiation Therapy

11/12/2018
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Published in the Red Journal, this study analyzed 1753 patients with thoracic or head and neck (HN) cancer considered for proton therapy including 903 (553...

Treatment outcomes of proton or carbon ion therapy for skull base chordoma

11/11/2018
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Survival

An outcome report by the Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center in Japan. Twenty-four patients including eleven (46%) received PT and 13 (54%) received CIT reported the...