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Initial Experience with Proton Beam Therapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

08/06/2021
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IMPT

This study reported outcomes of 14 patients with recurrent, radioactive iodine (RAI) refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) treated with IMPT. At 8...

Proteus User Training Teaser

06/10/2021
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Ensuring proper training of new staff is an important task for any hospital, but the planning, coordination and time needed to do so can be difficult. This is...

Clinical Commissioning Support Teaser

05/10/2021
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Commissioning
Proton therapy center
Dosimetry
Software
Ramp-up
Imaging System
Quality assurance

Work Outcomes after Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) versus Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy (IMRT) for Oropharyngeal Cancer

08/06/2021
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IMPT
Chemotherapy

This study compared work outcomes in patients with stage II-IVB squamous cell oropharyngeal cancer (OPC), randomized to intensity-modulated proton (IMPT) versus...

Financial Toxicity in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated With Proton Therapy

08/06/2021
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Toxicity

While cost-effectiveness analysis has been used to assess the value of proton therapy for head and neck cancer, it may not fully incorporate empiric comparisons...

Activity-Based Costing of Intensity-Modulated Proton versus Photon Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer

08/06/2021
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IMPT
IMRT
Chemotherapy

This study used clinicopathologic factors to match 25 patients with OPC who received IMPT and 25 patients with OPC treated with IMRT. Process maps were created...

Intensity Modulated Proton Beam Therapy versus Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Patients with Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Study

08/07/2021
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IMPT
VMAT

This study conducted a retrospective propensity score matching analysis (1:1) of 80 NPC patients treated with IMPT and VMAT. At a median follow-up time of 24.1...

PTCOG Head and Neck Subcommittee Consensus Guidelines on Particle Therapy for the Management of Head and Neck Tumors

08/06/2021
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Reirradiation
IMRT
Clinical Trial

This guideline reviews examined proton therapy for nasopharynx, reirradiation, sinonasal, postoperative and oropharynx and made recommendations. Proton therapy...

Risk of radiation-induced second malignant neoplasms from photon and proton radiotherapy in paediatric abdominal neuroblastoma

08/07/2021
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Secondary cancer

This study compared the carcinogenic risk associated with 3D-CRT, IMAT and PBS-PT)in the treatment of pediatric abdominal neuroblastoma. The risk of radiation...

FLASH proton radiotherapy spares normal epithelial and mesenchymal tissues while preserving sarcoma response

08/09/2021
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Toxicity

A study by the UPenn group reported that FLASH proton radiotherapy (F-PRT) of the C57BL/6 murine hind leg produced fewer severe toxicities leading to death or...