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REPORT
Proceedings of the consensus conference on Breast Conservation, Milan, Italy, April 28–May 1, 2005 Gordon F. Schwartz, Umberto Veronesi, Krishna B. Clough, J.M. Dixon, Ian S. Fentiman, Sylvia H. Heywang-Köbrunner, Roland Holland, Kevin S. Hughes, Robert E. Mansel, Richard Margolese, Ellen B. Mendelson, Ivo A. Olivotto, Juan P. Palazzo, Lawrence J. Solin, Consensus Conference Committee pages 1281-1288 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (93 KB)
CRITICAL REVIEW
Heterotopic ossification: Pathophysiology, clinical features, and the role of radiotherapy for prophylaxis Tracy A. Balboni, Reuben Gobezie, Harvey J. Mamon pages 1289-1299 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (284 KB)
CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS
Head and Neck
Improvement of survival after addition of induction chemotherapy to radiotherapy in patients with early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Subgroup analysis of two Phase III trials, 01 June 2006 Daniel T.T. Chua, Jun Ma, Jonathan S.T. Sham, Hai-Qiang Mai, Damon T.K. Choy, Ming-Huang Hong, Tai-Xiang Lu, Gordon K.H. Au, Hua-Qing Min pages 1300-1306 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (168 KB)
18F-FDG-PET for evaluation of the response to concurrent chemoradiation therapy with intensity-modulated radiation technique for Stage T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma Tzu-Chen Yen, Chien-Yu Lin, Hung-Ming Wang, Shiang-Fu Huang, Chun-Ta Liao, Chung-Jan Kang, Shu-Hang Ng, Sheng-Chieh Chan, Kang-Hsing Fan, I.-How Chen, Wuu-Jyh Lin, Ann-Joy Cheng, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang pages 1307-1314 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (196 KB)
Posttreatment assessment of response using FDG-PET/CT for patients treated with definitive radiation therapy for head and neck cancers, 01 June 2006 Regiane S. Andrade, Dwight E. Heron, Berna Degirmenci, Pedro A.A. Filho, Barton F. Branstetter, Raja R. Seethala, Robert L. Ferris, Norbert Avril pages 1315-1322 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1370 KB)
The importance of immunohistochemical expression of EGFr in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity treated with surgery and postoperative radiotherapy, 01 June 2006 Ernst J. Smid, T. Rianne Stoter, Elisabeth Bloemena, M. Vincent M. Lafleur, C. René Leemans, Isaac van der Waal, Ben J. Slotman, Johannes A. Langendijk pages 1323-1329 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1855 KB)
Double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial on intravenous l-alanyl-l-glutamine in the incidence of oral mucositis following chemoradiotherapy in patients with head-and-neck cancer, 08 June 2006 Leandro C.A. Cerchietti, Alfredo H. Navigante, Maribel A. Lutteral, Monica A. Castro, Ricardo Kirchuk, Marcelo Bonomi, Maria Esther Cabalar, Berta Roth, Graciela Negretti, Beatriz Sheinker, Patricia Uchima pages 1330-1337 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (316 KB)
A prospective study on radiation-induced changes in hearing function Franziska Herrmann, Wolfgang Dörr, Rainer Müller, Thomas Herrmann pages 1338-1344 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (225 KB)
Breast
The impact of young age on locoregional recurrence after doxorubicin-based breast conservation therapy in patients 40 years old or younger: How young is “young”?, 01 June 2006 Julia L. Oh, Mark Bonnen, Elesyia D. Outlaw, Naomi R. Schechter, George H. Perkins, Eric A. Strom, Gildy Babiera, Mary Jane Oswald, Pamela K. Allen, Howard D. Thames, Thomas A. Buchholz pages 1345-1352 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (144 KB)
Delay in initiating adjuvant radiotherapy following breast conservation surgery and its impact on survival, 08 June 2006 Dawn L. Hershman, Xiaoyan Wang, Russell McBride, Judith S. Jacobson, Victor R. Grann, Alfred I. Neugut pages 1353-1360 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (138 KB)
Impact of radiotherapy technique on the outcome of early breast cancer treated with conservative surgery: A multicenter observational study on 1,176 patients, 01 June 2006 Mauro Palazzi, Stefano Tomatis, Maria Carla Valli, Renata Guzzetti, Sandro Tonoli, Filippo Bertoni, Stefano Maria Magrini, Sofia Meregalli, Diego Asnaghi, Virginia Arienti, Renato Pradella, Ines Cafaro pages 1361-1367 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (119 KB)
Dose-modeling study to compare external beam techniques from protocol NSABP B-39/RTOG 0413 for patients with highly unfavorable cardiac anatomy Jessica R. Hiatt, Suzanne B. Evans, Lori Lyn Price, Gene A. Cardarelli, Thomas A. DiPetrillo, David E. Wazer pages 1368-1374 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (393 KB)
Reduction of cardiac and pulmonary complication probabilities after breathing adapted radiotherapy for breast cancer, 01 June 2006 Stine S. Korreman, Anders N. Pedersen, Lasse Rye Aarup, Trine J. Nøttrup, Lena Specht, Håkan Nyström pages 1375-1380 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (169 KB)
Changes in pulmonary function after incidental lung irradiation for breast cancer: A prospective study, 05 June 2006 Javier Jaén, Gonzalo Vázquez, Enrique Alonso, Antonio León, Rafael Guerrero, Julio F. Almansa pages 1381-1388 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (226 KB)
Multivariate analyses of locoregional recurrences and skin complications after postmastectomy radiotherapy using electrons or photons Eng-Yen Huang, Hui-Chun Chen, Li-Min Sun, Fu-Min Fang, Hsuan-Chih Hsu, Ching-Yeh Hsiung, Yu-Jie Huang, Chang-Yu Wang, Chong-Jong Wang pages 1389-1396 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (162 KB)
Rationalization and regionalization of treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, 01 June 2006 Grace L. Smith, Benjamin D. Smith, Bruce G. Haffty pages 1397-1403 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (202 KB)
Accelerated partial breast irradiation using proton beams: Initial dosimetric experience, 25 May 2006 Alphonse G. Taghian, Kevin R. Kozak, Angela Katz, Judith Adams, Hsiao-Ming Lu, Simon N. Powell, Thomas F. DeLaney pages 1404-1410 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1579 KB)
Topoisomerase IIα expression correlates with diminished disease-free survival in invasive breast cancer, 01 June 2006 John K. O’Connor, Lisa J. Hazard, James M. Avent, R. Jeffrey Lee, Jennifer Fischbach, David K. Gaffney pages 1411-1415 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (125 KB)
Re-excision of margins before breast radiation—diagnostic or therapeutic?, 25 May 2006 Derek B. Chism, Gary M. Freedman, Tianyu Li, Penny R. Anderson pages 1416-1421 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (175 KB)
Brain
A phase II trial of accelerated radiotherapy using weekly stereotactic conformal boost for supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme: RTOG 0023, 01 June 2006 Robert Cardinale, Minhee Won, Ali Choucair, Michael Gillin, Arnab Chakravarti, Christopher Schultz, Luis Souhami, Allan Chen, Huong Pham, Minesh Mehta pages 1422-1428 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
Whole-brain radiotherapy and high-dose methylprednisolone for elderly patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma: Results of North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) 96-73-51 Nadia N. Laack, Karla V. Ballman, Paul B. Brown, Brian Patrick O’Neill pages 1429-1439 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (212 KB)
Salvage treatment for childhood ependymoma after surgery only: Pitfalls of omitting “at once” adjuvant treatment Maura Massimino, Felice Giangaspero, Maria Luisa Garrè, Lorenzo Genitori, Giorgio Perilongo, Paola Collini, Daria Riva, Laura Valentini, Giovanni Scarzello, Geraldina Poggi, Filippo Spreafico, Paola Peretta, Maurizio Mascarin, Piergiorgio Modena, Gabriella Sozzi, Nice Bedini, Veronica Biassoni, Alessandro Urgesi, Maria Rosa Balestrini, Gaetano Finocchiaro, Alessandro Sandri, Lorenza Gandola, AIEOP Neuro-oncology Group pages 1440-1445 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (129 KB)
Boron neutron capture therapy using mixed epithermal and thermal neutron beams in patients with malignant glioma—correlation between radiation dose and radiation injury and clinical outcome, 01 June 2006 Teruyoshi Kageji, Shinji Nagahiro, Kazuhito Matsuzaki, Yoshifumi Mizobuchi, Hiroyuki Toi, Yoshinobu Nakagawa, Hiroaki Kumada pages 1446-1455 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (374 KB)
Esopahgus
External beam radiation therapy followed by high-dose-rate brachytherapy for inoperable superficial esophageal carcinoma David Pasquier, Xavier Mirabel, Antoine Adenis, Nicolas Rezvoy, Genevieve Hecquet, Charles Fournier, Bernard Coche-Dequeant, Bernard Prevost, Bernard Castelain, Eric Lartigau pages 1456-1461 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (309 KB)
Rectum
A Phase I study of weekly intravenous oxaliplatin in combination with oral daily capecitabine and radiation therapy in the neoadjuvant treatment of rectal adenocarcinoma, 01 June 2006 Marwan G. Fakih, Ashwani Rajput, Gary Y. Yang, Lakshmi Pendyala, Karoly Toth, Judy L. Smith, David D. Lawrence, Youcef M. Rustum pages 1462-1470 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
Pancreas
Feasibility of preoperative combined radiation therapy and chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin in potentially resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: The French SFRO-FFCD 97-04 Phase II trial, 20 June 2006 Françoise Mornex, Nicolas Girard, Jean-Yves Scoazec, Nadine Bossard, Marc Ychou, Denis Smith, Jean-François Seitz, Pierre-Jean Valette, Pascal Roy, Philippe Rouanet, Michel Ducreux, Christian Partensky pages 1471-1478 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (264 KB)
Liver
In vivo assessment of the gastric mucosal tolerance dose after single fraction, small volume irradiation of liver malignancies by computed tomography–guided, high-dose-rate brachytherapy, 05 June 2006 Florian Streitparth, Maciej Pech, Michael Böhmig, Ricarda Ruehl, Nils Peters, Gero Wieners, Johannes Steinberg, Enrique Lopez-Haenninen, Roland Felix, Peter Wust, Jens Ricke pages 1479-1486 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1397 KB)
Prostate
Comparison of biochemical failure definitions for permanent prostate brachytherapy, 01 June 2006 Deborah A. Kuban, Larry B. Levy, Louis Potters, David C. Beyer, John C. Blasko, Brian J. Moran, Jay P. Ciezki, Anthony L. Zietman, Michael J. Zelefsky, Thomas M. Pisansky, Mohamed Elshaikh, Eric M. Horwitz pages 1487-1493 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (251 KB)
A multicenter study demonstrating discordant results from electronic prostate-specific antigen biochemical failure calculation systems, 25 May 2006 Scott G. Williams, Tom Pickles, Larry Kestin, Louis Potters, Paul Fearn, Ryan Smith, Gary Pratt pages 1494-1500 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (259 KB)
Cervix
Influence of margin status and radiation on recurrence after radical hysterectomy in Stage IB cervical cancer, 01 June 2006 Akila N. Viswanathan, Hang Lee, Emily Hanson, Ross S. Berkowitz, Christopher P. Crum pages 1501-1507 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Six fractions per week of external beam radiotherapy and high-dose-rate brachytherapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix: A phase I/II study, 20 June 2006 Sang Min Yoon, Seung Jae Huh, Won Park, Jeung Eun Lee, Young Je Park, Hee Rim Nam, Do Hoon Lim, Yong Chan Ahn pages 1508-1513 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (212 KB)
Sacrum
Sacral chordomas: Impact of high-dose proton/photon-beam radiation therapy combined with or without surgery for primary versus recurrent tumor, 05 June 2006 Lily Park, Thomas F. DeLaney, Norbert J. Liebsch, Francis J. Hornicek, Saveli Goldberg, Henry Mankin, Andrew E. Rosenberg, Daniel I. Rosenthal, Herman D. Suit pages 1514-1521 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (240 KB)
Metastasis
Successful validation of a survival prediction model in patients with metastases in the spinal column, 01 June 2006 Edward Chow, Kristin Harris, Kinwah Fung pages 1522-1527 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (220 KB)
BIOLOGY CONTRIBUTIONS
Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition reverses vascular dysfunction after γ-irradiation Carsten J. Beller, Tamás Radovits, Leila Seres, Jens Kosse, Robert Krempien, Marie-Luise Gross, Roland Penzel, Irina Berger, Peter E. Huber, Siegfried Hagl, Csaba Szabó, Gábor Szabó pages 1528-1535 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2955 KB)
Integrin αvβ3 antagonist Cilengitide enhances efficacy of radiotherapy in endothelial cell and non–small-cell lung cancer models Jeffrey M. Albert, Carolyn Cao, Ling Geng, Lauren Leavitt, Dennis E. Hallahan, Bo Lu pages 1536-1543 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (659 KB)
Base excision repair of both uracil and oxidatively damaged bases contribute to thymidine deprivation-induced radiosensitization Bryan G. Allen, Monika Johnson, Anne E. Marsh, Kenneth J. Dornfeld pages 1544-1552 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (380 KB)
PHYSICS CONTRIBUTIONS
Short-term and long-term reproducibility of lung tumor position using active breathing control (ABC) Rojano Koshani, James M. Balter, James A. Hayman, George T. Henning, Marcel van Herk pages 1553-1559 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (190 KB)
Mid-ventilation CT scan construction from four-dimensional respiration-correlated CT scans for radiotherapy planning of lung cancer patients Jochem W.H. Wolthaus, Christoph Schneider, Jan-Jakob Sonke, Marcel van Herk, José S.A. Belderbos, Maddalena M.G. Rossi, Joos V. Lebesque, Eugène M.F. Damen pages 1560-1571 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1309 KB)
Dosimetric comparison of proton and photon three-dimensional, conformal, external beam accelerated partial breast irradiation techniques Kevin R. Kozak, Angela Katz, Judith Adams, Elizabeth M. Crowley, Jacqueline A. Nyamwanda, Jennifer K. Feng, Karen P. Doppke, Thomas F. DeLaney, Alphonse G. Taghian pages 1572-1578 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
Geometric accuracy of a real-time target tracking system with dynamic multileaf collimator tracking system Paul J. Keall, Herbert Cattell, Damodar Pokhrel, Sonja Dieterich, Kenneth H. Wong, Martin J. Murphy, S. Sastry Vedam, Krishni Wijesooriya, Radhe Mohan pages 1579-1584 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1010 KB)
Comparison of daily megavoltage electronic portal imaging or kilovoltage imaging with marker seeds to ultrasound imaging or skin marks for prostate localization and treatment positioning in patients with prostate cancer Christopher F. Serago, Steven J. Buskirk, Todd C. Igel, Ashley A. Gale, Nicole E. Serago, John D. Earle pages 1585-1592 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (226 KB)
BOOK REVIEW
David S. Shimm page 1593 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (32 KB)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Use of CT simulation for treatment of cervical cancer to assess the adequacy of lymph node coverage of conventional pelvic fields based on bony landmarks: In regard to Finlay et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006;64:205–209) Gozde Yazici, Ferah Yildiz, Mustafa Cengiz, Gökhan Özyigit, Ugur Selek, Mine Genç, Ibtisam Lale Atahan page 1594 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (51 KB)
In response to Dr. Yazici et al Ida Ackerman, Marisa Finlay page 1594 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (51 KB)
Simultaneous beam geometry and intensity map optimization in intensity-modulated radiation therapy: In regard to Lee et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2006;64:301–320) Jianrong Dai, Yimin Hu pages 1594-1595 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (62 KB)
In response to Drs. Dai and Hu Eva Lee page 1595 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (38 KB)
Meetings page 1596 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (30 KB)
ASTRO News page 1597 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (35 KB)
INDEXES
Author index pages 1598-1603 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (47 KB)
Subject index pages 1604-1606 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (39 KB)
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