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Proton therapy significantly reduced toxicity compared with IMRT

08/02/2016
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Toxicity
Dosimetry
IMRT

A retrospective study reported that proton therapy significantly reduced toxicity compared with IMRT for head and neck tumors. The toxicity outcome confirm the...

Variation in Proton Craniospinal Irradiation Practice Patterns in the United States: A Pediatric Proton Consortium Registry (PPCR) Study.

11/11/2021
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Published in the Red Journal, this study examined the CSI plans in the Pediatric Proton/Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR) to characterize proton CSI practice...

PBRT associated with a lower opioid pain requirement and a lower rate of gastrostomy tube dependence

02/02/2016
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Chemotherapy
IMRT
Chemotherapy

A matched analysis compared PBRT and IMRT for nasopharynx and paranasal sinus cancers with concurrent chemotherapy, reported that PBRT was associated with a...

Single-institution clinical experience using robust intensity modulated proton therapy in chordoma and chondrosarcoma of the mobile spine and sacrum: Feasibility and need for plan adaptation.

11/11/2021
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IMPT

Treatment and acute toxicity data of 17 chordoma and 3 chondrosarcoma patients treated with IMPT were retrospectively evaluated in this study. This study found...

Assessment of Radiation-Induced Optic Neuropathy in a Multi-Institutional Cohort of Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma Patients Treated with Proton Therapy

10/10/2021
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Radiation-induced optic neuropathy (RION) is a rare side effect following radiation therapy. A multi-institutional cohort including 289 skull-base cancer...

CT-on-Rails Versus In-Room CBCT for Online Daily Adaptive Proton Therapy of Head-and-Neck Cancers

11/11/2021
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Dosimetry

This study compared the efficacy of CT-on-rails versus in-room CBCT for daily adaptive proton therapy. CT-on-rails provides high precision accuracies, but the...

A comparison of acute toxicities and patient-reported outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy after ipsilateral radiation for head and neck cancers.

12/12/2021
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IMPT
VMAT

A cohort of tonsil and salivary gland cancer patients who received ipsilateral curative-intent radiotherapy delivered by IMPT or VMAT were reviewed including...

Proton therapy can be a safe and effective curative reirradiation strategy for head and neck cancer

30/09/2016
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Toxicity
Reirradiation
Toxicity
Survival

Proton therapy can be a safe and effective curative reirradiation strategy for head and neck cancer, with acceptable rates of toxicity and durable disease...

Intensity-modulated proton radiation therapy as a radical treatment modality for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in China: A cost-effectiveness analysis.

26/11/2021
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IMPT
IMRT

This is a cost-effectiveness study from China. A Markov model is used with the assumption that IMPT offered NTCP reduction in long-term dysphagia, xerostomia...

Model-based for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (Spanish subtitles)

31/08/2020
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Model-based approach
IMPT
VMAT
ARC therapy

Prof. Hans Langendijk presents the model-based selection procedure for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, IMPT treatment results compared with IMRT or VMAT treatments...