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...

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

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

In childhood cancer survivors, over 60% report one or more radiation-related late toxicities while half of these adverse events are graded as life-threatening...

A retrospective study was performed on 100 pediatric patients with primary brain tumors treated with PBT. Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) were diagnosed by...

This study was to analyze survival and prognostic factors for intracranial ependymoma treated with postoperative radiation therapy in the 13 main French...

Langendijk et al. the Groningen group on clinical trial strategies to compare protons and photons. The authors suggested that for the clinical validation of the...

A review by UPenn examined the dosimetric data and clinical outcome reports. Clinical studies largely suggest no difference in urinary side effects or erectile...

A systematic review by MSKCC about the increasing emphasis on the mitigation of iatrogenic morbidity, with particular attention to heart and lung exposure in...

A review by the MD Anderson group examined the available data with regard to proton therapy for thoracic malignancies, and presented the unique challenges in...