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Proton beam therapy for cancer in the era of precision medicine.

11/12/2018
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Dosimetry
Reirradiation

A general review on PBT inlcuding dosimetric advantage, clinical data on PBT for ocular tumor, skull base, paraspinal tumors (chondrosarcoma and chordoma), and...

The Insurance Approval Process for Proton Radiation Therapy

11/12/2018
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Published in the Red Journal, this study analyzed 1753 patients with thoracic or head and neck (HN) cancer considered for proton therapy including 903 (553...

Treatment outcomes of proton or carbon ion therapy for skull base chordoma

11/11/2018
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Survival

An outcome report by the Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center in Japan. Twenty-four patients including eleven (46%) received PT and 13 (54%) received CIT reported the...

Management of invasive squamous cell carcinomas of the conjunctiva

11/12/2018
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This retrospective analysis reviewed the outcomes and management of conjunctival carcinomas defined as ≤0.2mm invasion of the chorion (miSCC) or over (SCC). Of...

Hypothyroidism after craniospinal irradiation with PT or photon therapy in patients with medulloblastoma.

11/12/2018
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This study reviewed ninety-five patients (54 XRT and 41 PRT) treated with craniospinal irradiation (CSI) who had baseline and yearly follow-up for thyroid...

Adopting Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques in the Treatment of Paediatric Extracranial Malignancies

11/10/2018
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IMRT
IMPT

A review article examined reports on pediatric organ motion, in anticipation of the increasing application of advanced radiotherapy techniques in pediatric...

Strategy Identifying Which Oropharyngeal H&N Cancer Patients may Benefit the Most from Proton Radiation Therapy.

11/11/2018
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Published in the Red Journal, this study detailed the model base approach for identifying patients for proton treatment. NTCP models for dysphagia, esophagitis...

Radiation-Related Alterations of Taste Function in Patients With H&N Cancer.

11/11/2018
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IMPT

A review by MD Anderson group on patients' taste sensation after radiotherapy. This review pointed out that developing standardized tools for assessment of...

Endoscopic Resection Followed by Proton Therapy With Pencil Beam Scanning for Skull Base Tumors.

08/08/2018
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IMRT
Pencil Beam Scanning - PBS

A study by MSKCC compared PBS and IMRT radiation plans in the preoperative and postoperative settings for two patients with advanced skull base tumors following...

PBT in Combination with Intra-Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy for T4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Maxillary Gingiva.

08/09/2018
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Chemotherapy

A retrospective study by Southern Tohoku Proton Therapy Center, Japan, analyzed 30 patients with T4 squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary gingiva treated...