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Clinical investigation
Prostate
Prostate gland motion assessed with cine-magnetic resonance imaging (cine-MRI) Michel J. Ghilezan, David A. Jaffray, Jeffrey H. Siewerdsen, Marcel Van Herk, Anil Shetty, Michael B. Sharpe, Syed Zafar Jafri, Frank A. Vicini, Richard C. Matter, Donald S. Brabbins, Alvaro A. Martinez pages 406-417 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (515 KB)
Impact of geometric uncertainties on evaluation of treatment techniques for prostate cancer, 01 March 2005 Tim Craig, Eugene Wong, Glenn Bauman, Jerry Battista, Jake Van Dyk pages 426-436 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (699 KB)
Physics contribution
Initial clinical results of an in vivo dosimeter during external beam radiation therapy, 01 February 2005 Charles W. Scarantino, Christopher J. Rini, Migdalia Aquino, Tammy B. Carrea, Robert D. Ornitz, Mitchell S. Anscher, Robert D. Black pages 606-613 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (549 KB)
Breast
Is a reduction in radiation lung volume and dose necessary with paclitaxel chemotherapy for node-positive breast cancer?, 17 March 2005 Alphonse G. Taghian, Sherif I. Assaad, Andrzej Niemierko, Scott R. Floyd, Simon N. Powell pages 386-391 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (99 KB)
Bladder
Expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor and Her-2 are predictors of favorable outcome and reduced complete response rates, respectively, in patients with muscle-invading bladder cancers treated by concurrent radiation and cisplatin-based chemotherapy: A report from the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, 02 February 2005 Arnab Chakravarti, Kathryn Winter, Chin-Lee Wu, Donald Kaufman, Elizabeth Hammond, Matthew Parliament, William Tester, Michael Hagan, David Grignon, Niall Heney, Alan Pollack, Howard Sandler, William Shipley pages 309-317 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (279 KB)
Individualized planning target volumes for intrafraction motion during hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy boost for prostate cancer, 01 February 2005 Patrick Cheung, Katharina Sixel, Gerard Morton, D. Andrew Loblaw, Romeo Tirona, Geordi Pang, Richard Choo, Ewa Szumacher, Gerrit DeBoer, Jean-Philippe Pignol pages 418-425 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (188 KB)
Head and neck
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma staging by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, 31 January 2005 Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Sheng-Chieh Chan, Tzu-Chen Yen, Chun-Ta Liao, Chien-Yu Lin, Kun-Ju Lin, I.-How Chen, Hung-Ming Wang, Yu-Chen Chang, Tsung-Ming Chen, Chung-Jan Kang, Shu-Hang Ng pages 501-507 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (107 KB)
Predictors of locoregional recurrence in patients with locally advanced breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, mastectomy, and radiotherapy, 01 February 2005 Eugene H. Huang, Susan L. Tucker, Eric A. Strom, Marsha D. McNeese, Henry M. Kuerer, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, Aman U. Buzdar, Vicente Valero, George H. Perkins, Naomi R. Schechter, Kelly K. Hunt, Aysegul A. Sahin, Thomas A. Buchholz pages 351-357 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (116 KB)
Brain
Treatment of pituitary adenomas by fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy: A prospective study of 110 patients, 10 March 2005 Philippe Colin, Nicolas Jovenin, Brigitte Delemer, Jean Caron, Herve Grulet, Annie-Claude Hecart, Celine Lukas, Arnaud Bazin, Mary-Helene Bernard, Bernard Scherpereel, Philippe Peruzzi, Iab Nakib, Charles Redon, Pascal Rousseaux pages 333-341 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (335 KB)
Erectile function after prostate brachytherapy, 10 March 2005 Gregory S. Merrick, Wayne M. Butler, Kent E. Wallner, Robert W. Galbreath, Richard L. Anderson, Brian S. Kurko, Jonathan H. Lief, Zachariah A. Allen pages 437-447 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (205 KB)
Long-term oncologic results of salvage radical prostatectomy for locally recurrent prostate cancer after radiotherapy, 01 February 2005 Fernando J. Bianco, Peter T. Scardino, Andrew J. Stephenson, Christopher J. DiBlasio, Paul A. Fearn, James A. Eastham pages 448-453 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (208 KB)
Palliation
Comparison of 1 x 8 Gy and 10 x 3 Gy for functional outcome in patients with metastatic spinal cord compression, 01 February 2005 Dirk Rades, Lukas J.A. Stalpers, Maarten C. Hulshof, Kerstin Borgmann, Johann H. Karstens, Caro C.E. Koning, Winfried Alberti pages 514-518 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (165 KB)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemo-radiation therapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, 07 March 2005 Abdullah Al-Amro, Nasser Al-Rajhi, Yasser Khafaga, Mohammad Memon, Adnan Al-Hebshi, Ashraf El-Enbabi, Gamal El-Husseiny, Amer Radawi, Abdulaziz Belal, Ayman Allam, Medhat El-Sebaie pages 508-513 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (103 KB)
Breast-conserving therapy in patients with bilateral breast cancer: Do today’s treatment choices burn bridges for tomorrow?, 10 March 2005 Jeffrey S. Gilroy, Christopher G. Morris, Nancy Price Mendenhall pages 379-385 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (193 KB)
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate: A point of view, 02 February 2005 A. Robert Kagan, Robert J. Schulz pages 454-459 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (92 KB)
Acute gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and dermatological toxicity during dose-escalated 3D-conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) using an intrarectal balloon for prostate gland localization and immobilization, 17 March 2005 Rosemonde Woel, Clair Beard, Ming-Hui Chen, Mark Hurwitz, Marian Loffredo, Elizabeth McMahon, Jane Ching, Lynn Lopes, Anthony V. D’Amico pages 392-396 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Anal canal
Anal canal carcinoma: Early-stage tumors ≤10 mm (T1 or Tis): Therapeutic options and original pattern of local failure after radiotherapy, 07 March 2005 Cécile Ortholan, Alain Ramaioli, Didier Peiffert, Antoine Lusinchi, Pascale Romestaing, Laurent Chauveinc, Emmanuel Touboul, Karine Peignaux, Antoine Bruna, Guy de La Roche, Jean-Léon Lagrange, Christian Alzieu, Jean Pierre Gerard pages 479-485 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (127 KB)
Proton radiation for treatment of cancer of the oropharynx: Early experience at Loma Linda University Medical Center using a concomitant boost technique Jerry D. Slater, Les T. Yonemoto, David W. Mantik, David A. Bush, William Preston, Roger I. Grove, Daniel W. Miller, James M. Slater pages 494-500 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (273 KB)
Radiation oncology training
Radiation oncology career decision variables for graduating trainees seeking positions in 2003–2004, 11 March 2005 Lynn D. Wilson, Daniel F. Flynn, Bruce G. Haffty pages 519-525 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (93 KB)
Evaluating changes in tumor volume using magnetic resonance imaging during the course of radiotherapy treatment of high-grade gliomas: Implications for conformal dose-escalation studies, 10 March 2005 Christina Tsien, Diana Gomez-Hassan, Randall K. Ten Haken, Daniel Tatro, L. Junck, T.L. Chenevert, T. Lawrence pages 328-332 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (285 KB)
Long-term androgen deprivation increases Grade 2 and higher late morbidity in prostate cancer patients treated with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, 10 March 2005 Steven J. Feigenberg, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Eric M. Horwitz, Robert G. Uzzo, Debra Eisenberg, Alan Pollack pages 397-405 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (179 KB)
Analysis of interfraction and intrafraction variation during tangential breast irradiation with an electronic portal imaging device, 07 March 2005 Ryan P. Smith, Peter Bloch, Eleanor E. Harris, James McDonough, Abhirup Sarkar, Alireza Kassaee, Steven Avery, Lawrence J. Solin pages 373-378 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (102 KB)
Penis
Penile brachytherapy: Results for 49 patients, 10 March 2005 Juanita M. Crook, John Jezioranski, Laval Grimard, Bernd Esche, G. Pond pages 460-467 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (648 KB)
Endometrium
Pilot study in the treatment of endometrial carcinoma with 3D image–based high-dose-rate brachytherapy using modified Heyman packing: Clinical experience and dose–volume histogram analysis, 11 February 2005 Hajo Dirk Weitmann, Richard Pötter, Claudia Waldhäusl, Elisabeth Nechvile, Christian Kirisits, Tomas Hendrik Knocke pages 468-478 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (421 KB)
A permanent breast seed implant as partial breast radiation therapy for early-stage patients: A comparison of palladium-103 and iodine-125 isotopes based on radiation safety considerations, 10 March 2005 Brian Keller, Raxa Sankreacha, Eileen Rakovitch, Peter O’Brien, Jean-Philippe Pignol pages 358-365 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (184 KB)
2003 survey of Canadian radiation oncology residents, 07 March 2005 Don Yee, Alysa Fairchild, Mira Keyes, Jim Butler, George Dundas pages 526-534 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (174 KB)
Immunohistochemically determined total epidermal growth factor receptor levels not of prognostic value in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme: Report from the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, 11 February 2005 Arnab Chakravarti, Wendy Seiferheld, Xiaoyu Tu, Huijun Wang, Hua Zhong Zhang, K. Kian Ang, Elizabeth Hammond, Walter Curran, Minesh Mehta pages 318-327 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (388 KB)
Surface optimization technique for MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator, 08 February 2005 Michael Kirk, Wen Chien Hsi, Adam Dickler, James Chu, Kambiz Dowlatshahi, Darius Francescatti, Cam Nguyen pages 366-372 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (222 KB)
Rectum
Phase II multicenter randomized study of amifostine for prevention of acute radiation rectal toxicity: Topical intrarectal versus subcutaneous application, 10 March 2005 Vassilis E. Kouloulias, John R. Kouvaris, George Pissakas, Elias Mallas, Christos Antypas, John D. Kokakis, George Matsopoulos, Spyros Michopoulos, Kyriaki Mystakidou, Lambros J. Vlahos pages 486-493 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (170 KB)
Lung
Phase I study of thoracic radiation dose escalation with concurrent chemotherapy for patients with limited small-cell lung cancer: Report of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) protocol 97–12, 21 February 2005 Ritsuko Komaki, R. Suzanne Swann, David S. Ettinger, Bonnie S. Glisson, Alan B. Sandler, Benjamin Movsas, John Suh, Roger W. Byhardt pages 342-350 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Letter to the Editor
In regard to Dr. Ortholan et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005;61:154–162) Nuria Rodriguez de Dios, Manuel Algara Lopez, Xavier Sanz Latiesas, Palmira Foro Arnalot page 616 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
Narrow band deformable registration of prostate magnetic resonance imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, and computed tomography studies Eduard Schreibmann, Lei Xing pages 595-605 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (633 KB)
In reply to Dr. Rodriguez de Dios et al Adel Courdi, Cécile Ortholan page 616 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (44 KB)
144Ce as a potential candidate for interstitial and intravascular brachytherapy Valéry Olivier Zilio, Om Parkash Joneja, Youri Popowski, François Oswald Bochud, Rakesh Chawla pages 585-594 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (564 KB)
Dose heterogeneity in the target volume and intensity-modulated radiotherapy to escalate the dose in the treatment of non–small-cell lung cancer Marco Schwarz, Markus Alber, Joos V. Lebesque, Ben J. Mijnheer, Eugène M.F. Damen pages 561-570 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (256 KB)
In regard to Dr. Souhami et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004;60:853–860) Douglas Kondziolka, L. Dade Lunsford, John C. Flickinger pages 614-615 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Staging of advanced cervical cancer Denis Querleu, Martine Delannes, Eric Leblanc, Bernard Castelain, Yukio Sonoda page 614 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (48 KB)
Biology contribution
Dependence of FDG uptake on tumor microenvironment Andrei Pugachev, Shutian Ruan, Sean Carlin, Steven M. Larson, Jose Campa, C. Clifton Ling, John L. Humm pages 545-553 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (555 KB)
Apoptosis and proliferation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells in the irradiated rodent spinal cord Shelley L. Atkinson, Yu-Qing Li, C. Shun Wong pages 535-544 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (372 KB)
In reply to Dr. Kondziolka et al Luis Souhami, Ervin B. Podgorsak, Minesh P. Mehta, David Brachman, Maria Werner-Wasik, Walter J. Curran, Robert Lustig, Christopher J. Schultz, William Sause, Paul Okunieff, Jan Buckner, Lucia Zamorano pages 615-616 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (53 KB)
In reply to Dr. Rogers et al Young Kwok, William Regine, Steven J. DiBiase pages 618-619 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Benefit of using biologic parameters (EUD and NTCP) in IMRT optimization for treatment of intrahepatic tumors Emma Thomas, Olivier Chapet, Marc L. Kessler, Theodore S. Lawrence, Randall K. Ten Haken pages 571-578 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (293 KB)
A dosimetric study of Leipzig applicators José Pérez-Calatayud, Domingo Granero, Facundo Ballester, Vicente Puchades, Emilio Casal, Angela Soriano, Vicente Crispín pages 579-584 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (469 KB)
Chasing your dural tail: Factors predicting local tumor control after gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgery for benign intracranial meningiomas: In regard to DiBiase et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004;60:1515–1519) Leland Rogers, Randy Jensen, Arie Perry pages 616-618 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (68 KB)
Critical review
Maintenance of Certification for Radiation Oncology Larry E. Kun, Kian Ang, Beth Erickson, Jay Harris, Richard Hoppe, Steve Leibel, Larry Davis, Robert Hattery pages 303-308 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (76 KB)
Benefit of respiration-gated stereotactic radiotherapy for stage I lung cancer: An analysis of 4DCT datasets René W.M. Underberg, Frank J. Lagerwaard, Ben J. Slotman, Johan P. Cuijpers, Suresh Senan pages 554-560 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (338 KB)
Meetings and news notes
Meetings pages 620-621 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (42 KB)
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