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Proton Beam Radiotherapy as a Curative Alternative to Radiofrequency Ablation for Newly Diagnosed Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

30/10/2024
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This study by the group from Samsung Medial Center, Korea, compared the oncological outcomes of 323 patients with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...

Comparing 90-Day Postoperative Mortality After Neoadjuvant Proton-Based Versus Photon-Based Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer.

30/10/2024
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Ninety-day mortality (90DM) is an important measure of the postoperative (nononcologic) outcome as proxy of quality-of-care. This study by the MD Anderson group...

PTCOG Gastrointestinal Subcommittee Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies Consensus Statement.

30/10/2024
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Lower gastrointestinal (LGI) tract malignancies arise from the rectum and anal canal. The PTCOG GI Subcommittee conducted a systematic literature review, and...

Optimizing GRID and Lattice Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy: Innovative Strategies for Radioresistant and Bulky Tumor Management.

30/10/2024
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This review presents consensus guidelines for adoption and practice of GRID and Lattice RT, as well as detailed guidance for dosimetry and treatment planning of...

Effectiveness and Safety of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

30/10/2024
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This systematic review and meta-analysis included 34 comparative studies and evaluated the effectiveness of carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) in patients with...

Clinical Outcomes of Proton Beam Therapy for Unresectable Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

05/11/2024
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This study from Japan reported PBT treatment results for 54 unresectable stage III pancreatic cancer. PBT was performed using the passive method, with a median...

Particle therapy in gastrointestinal cancer-a narrative review.

05/11/2024
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This is a review on particle therapy for GI cancers including esophageal, pancreatic, liver and anorectal cancers. Key dosimetric and clinical data of proton...

Cost-utility analysis of proton beam therapy for locally advanced esophageal cancer in Japan.

05/11/2024
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This is a health-economic study from Japan. Using Markov model with the two existing levels of fees for PBT in social insurance i.e. 2,735,000 Japanese yen (US...

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...

Trends and variations in utilization and costs of radiotherapy for prostate cancer: A SEER medicare analysis from 2007 through 2016

08/02/2021
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IMPT

Based on the SEER database, this study reported that for Medicare beneficiaries with a first-time diagnosis of prostate cancer, the utilization of IMRT, proton...