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MRI-based IMPT planning for prostate cancer.

11/11/2019
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IMPT

Published in the Green Journal, this study led by MGH aimed to quantify the clinical applicability of converted MR images as a substitute of CT for IMPT...

Hypofractionated Proton Therapy in Early Prostate Cancer: Results of a Phase I/II Trial at Loma Linda University.

11/08/2019
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Hypofractionation

A cohort of 146 patients with low-risk prostate cancer were treated to 60 Gy (cobalt Gy equivalent) of proton therapy (20 fractions of 3.0 Gy per fraction) in 4...

Proton beam radiotherapy for anal and rectal cancers.

03/02/2020
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Hypofractionation

A review article looked at the current status of PBT for anal and rectal cancers. PBT offers appealing potential to reduce toxicity, increase patient compliance...

Proton beam re-irradiation for gastrointestinal malignancies: a systematic review.

03/02/2020
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Reirradiation

A systematic review assessing for reports of proton-beam reirradiation for recurrent or second primary GI cancers. 7 included studies reported on proton-beam re...

Patient Reported Outcomes Following Proton Pencil Beam Scanning vs. Passive Scatter/Uniform Scanning for Localized Prostate Cancer: Secondary Analysis of PCG 001-09.

03/03/2020
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Pencil Beam Scanning - PBS

This study evaluated PROs with the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC) instrument for men with localized PC enrolled in PCG 001-09 (NCT01255748)...

Multivariate normal tissue complication probability models for rectal and bladder morbidity in prostate cancer patients treated with proton therapy

10/10/2020
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The study included rectum and bladder DVHs, 2D rectal dose maps and relevant patient/treatment characteristics from 1151 prostate cancer cases treated with PT...

Comparative Analysis of 5-Year Clinical Outcomes and Patterns of Failure of Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) versus Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) for Prostate Cancer in the Postoperative Setting

10/11/2020
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IMRT

This case-matched study analyzed 260 prostate cancer patients including 65 treated with PBT and 195 IMRT. At a median follow-up of 59 months, biochemical...

Patterns of failure and toxicity profile following proton beam therapy for pediatric bladder and prostate rhabdomyosarcoma (B/P-RMS).

07/08/2019
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Toxicity

This study reported outcomes of 19 patients of B/P-RMS treated with PBT. With a median follow-up of 66.2 months, 5-year overall survival (OS) and progression...

Extreme hypofractionated proton radiotherapy for prostate cancer using pencil beam scanning: Dosimetry, acute toxicity and preliminary results.

07/09/2019
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Hypofractionation
Pencil Beam Scanning - PBS

A study by the research group in Prague. Two hundred patients with early-stage prostate cancer were treated with IMPT on extreme hypofractionated schedule (36...

Comparative toxicity outcomes of PBT vs IMRT for prostate cancer in the postoperative setting.

07/09/2019
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Toxicity

A case-matched cohort analysis study compared acute and late genitourinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity outcomes in patients with prostate cancer (PC...