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Incidence of alopecia in brain tumour patients treated with pencil scanning proton therapy and validation of existing NTCP models
Published in the Green Journal, this study reported the incidence of radiation-induced alopecia (RIA) in 264 patients with brain tumors treated with PT. The...
Proton therapy for intracranial meningioma: a single-institution retrospective analysis of efficacy, survival and toxicity outcomes.
This review included 57 papers reporting patient outcomes related to PT treatment of CNS/skull base tumors in adults. The treatment results of PT for gliomas...
Possible association of dose rate and the development of late visual toxicity for patients with intracranial tumours treated with pencil beam scanned proton therapy.
This study reported two unusual optic nerve toxicities (CTCAE grade 3 and 4) in patients with meningioma treated with IMPT. For these two unexplained toxicity...
Proton versus photon adjuvant radiotherapy: a multicenter comparative evaluation of recurrence following spinal chordoma resection.
This study by the Mayo Clinic group compared recurrence in patients with chordomas who received proton versus photon radiotherapy following resection, by using...
Optimizing radiotherapy strategies for skull base chordoma: a comprehensive meta-analysis and systematic review of treatment modalities and outcomes.
This meta-analysis from Brazil included 32 studies that reported outcomes of different radiation modalities for skull base chordoma. The 5-year OS findings were...
A Systematic Review on Re-irradiation with Charged Particle Beam Therapy in the Management of Locally Recurrent Skull Base and Head and Neck Tumors
A review examined a total of 26 original studies (15 protons, 10 carbon ions, and 1 helium/neon studies) involving a total of 1,118 patients (437 with protons...