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Proton Radiotherapy for Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers with Palliative Quad Shot.

08/09/2018
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A retrospective study by MSKCC etc multi-centers. 26 patients with recurrent or metastatic cancers were treated with palliative proton RT to the head and neck...

Initial toxicity, QoL outcomes, and dosimetric impact in a randomized phase 3 trial of hypofractionated vs. standard fractionated PT for low-risk prostate cancer

08/02/2018
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Hypofractionation
Quality of life

A multi-center prospective phase 3 randomized trial aimed to identify differences in toxicity and quality-of-life outcomes between standard fractionation and...

Early toxicity and patient reported quality-of-life in patients receiving proton therapy for localized prostate cancer: a single institutional review of prospectively recorded outcomes.

08/09/2018
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Quality of life

A study by the Seattle group analyzed 231 patients of localized prostate cancer treated with protons. Median follow-up was 1.7 years. Grade 3 toxicity was seen...

Initial report of the genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity of post-prostatectomy proton therapy for prostate cancer patients undergoing adjuvant or salvage radiotherapy.

08/07/2018
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Toxicity

A retrospective analysis on 100 patients' acute and late genitourinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) toxicities associated with post-prostatectomy proton...

Cost effectiveness of prostate cancer radiotherapy.

08/06/2018
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IMRT
Hypofractionation

This review article by Konski A, examined the data of cost-effectiveness analyses of various radiotherapy modalities including 3DCRT, IMRT, hypofractionated RT...

Proton therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): Current knowledges and future perspectives.

08/07/2018
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A review by the Samsung Medical Center, Korea on radiotherapy for HCC, discussed the physical properties, current clinical data, technical issues, and future...

Proton Therapy for Primary Breast Cancer.

08/06/2018
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Dosimetry
Clinical Trial

A review by Hug EB on PT for breast cancer. The author stated that in a small but significant percentage of patients requiring adjuvant radiotherapy for left...

Lymphocyte-Sparing Effect of Proton Therapy in Patients with Esophageal Cancer Treated with Definitive Chemoradiation.

08/08/2018
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IMRT
Chemotherapy

This MD Anderson study compared IMRT and PBT chemoradiation for esophageal cancer. Patients who had IMRT and PBT matched by propensity score (n = 220) were not...

Development and validation of NTCP models for acute side-effects resulting from PBT of brain tumours.

08/07/2018
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The German researchers from Dresden, Essen and Heidelberg together developed a NTCP model for acute side-effects including alopecia, scalp erythema, headache...

Proton theraphy for adults with mediastinal lymphomas: The international lymphoma radiation oncology group (ILROG) guidelines.

08/08/2018
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Radiation treatment techniques that increase the excess radiation dose to organs at risk (OARs) puts patients at risk of increased side effects, especially late...