{"title":"In memoriam: the legendary Dr. Luther Brady—founding ACRO president and founding JRO editor in chief","authors":"B. Teh, J. Welsh, Jiade J. Lu","doi":"10.1007/s13566-018-0360-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-018-0360-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"20 1","pages":"203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73909319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. V. Villafuerte, E.J.J. Fragante, Marivic Bacaling Candado
{"title":"Comparison of ICRU 38 rectal reference point dose estimates with measured dose in vivo in cobalt-60 HDR brachytherapy for cervical cancer","authors":"C. V. Villafuerte, E.J.J. Fragante, Marivic Bacaling Candado","doi":"10.1007/s13566-020-00420-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-020-00420-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"1 1","pages":"37-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s13566-020-00420-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72513953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Grendarova, S. Quirk, M. Roumeliotis, M. Lesiuk, T. Austin, Katelyn Bignell, Hong-wei Liu, P. Craighead, Jane Wilson, T. Phan, I. Olivotto
{"title":"A phase II trial to determine the cosmetic outcomes and toxicity of 27 Gy in five-fraction accelerated partial breast irradiation: the ACCEL trial","authors":"P. Grendarova, S. Quirk, M. Roumeliotis, M. Lesiuk, T. Austin, Katelyn Bignell, Hong-wei Liu, P. Craighead, Jane Wilson, T. Phan, I. Olivotto","doi":"10.1007/s13566-018-0359-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-018-0359-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"70 1","pages":"285-291"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86865511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A fiducial-less tracking method for radiation therapy of liver tumors by diaphragm disparity analysis part 1: simulation study using machine learning through artificial neural network","authors":"D. Dick, Xiaodong Wu, G. Hatoum, Weizhao Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s13566-018-0358-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-018-0358-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"41 1","pages":"275-284"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73316658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Quilis, J. Martin, Concepción Rodríguez, Purificación Sánchez, J. L. Ribes
{"title":"Reducing radiation dermatitis during ongoing radiation therapy: an innovative film-forming wound dressing","authors":"A. Quilis, J. Martin, Concepción Rodríguez, Purificación Sánchez, J. L. Ribes","doi":"10.1007/s13566-018-0356-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-018-0356-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"26 1","pages":"255-264"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88265046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of treatment duration on outcomes of radiation treatment with high-dose-rate brachytherapy in the era of concurrent chemoradiation for cervical carcinoma","authors":"T. W. Chen, N. Wandrey, C. Ha, T. Eng","doi":"10.1007/s13566-018-0357-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-018-0357-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"4 1","pages":"265-274"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90106918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew J Ferris, Sibo Tian, Jeffrey M Switchenko, Nicholas A Madden, Bree R Eaton, Natia Esiashvili
{"title":"Musculoskeletal outcomes and the effect of radiation to the vertebral bodies on growth trajectories for long-term survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma.","authors":"Matthew J Ferris, Sibo Tian, Jeffrey M Switchenko, Nicholas A Madden, Bree R Eaton, Natia Esiashvili","doi":"10.1007/s13566-018-0349-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-018-0349-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Here, we report musculoskeletal outcomes and the impact of radiotherapy dose on vertebral body growth for an institutional series of long-term survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective study of 23 patients who were disease-free and at least 36 months from the end of treatment. The patients were initially treated from July 2003 to May 2012. Patient records were reviewed for growth percentiles (obtained at approximately 6-month intervals from onset of treatment to the last follow-up) and musculoskeletal comorbidities. RT plans and most recent surveillance CT scans were reviewed for locations of in-field vertebral bodies and corresponding vertebral growth patterns.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median follow-up was 7.93 years. The median prescribed radiation dose was 21.6 Gy. Musculoskeletal abnormalities included scoliosis (5 patients), muscular hypoplasia (3), and hypodontia (1). The median growth percentile at treatment onset was 35.5 (range, 4.7-100) versus 10 (0-94.1) at the last follow-up. The median numbers of vertebral bodies encompassed (by at least half of their volume) by the 5-, 10-, 15-, and 20-Gy isodose lines were 7 (mean, 6.78), 7 (6.56), 6 (6.17), and 6 (5.52), respectively. Sixteen patients (70.0%) had in-field abnormalities in vertebral body growth, manifesting as stretches of successive vertebral bodies at the same height, while normally there is a gradual vertebral body height increase progressing caudally down the spinal column.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Musculoskeletal abnormalities, below average height, and stunted in-field vertebral body growth are routine in long-term survivors of high-risk neuroblastoma. Sparing vertebral bodies when feasible may lead to improvement in patient growth trajectories.</p>","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"7 2","pages":"187-193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s13566-018-0349-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39113205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andre Konski, Mytheryi Bhargavan, Jean Owen, Ritsuko Komaki, Corey J Langer, Elizabeth Gore, Rebecca Paulus, Hak Choy, Deborah-Watkins Bruner, Walter J Curran
{"title":"An Economic Analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 94-10: Cost-Efficacy of Concurrent vs. Sequential Chemoradiotherapy.","authors":"Andre Konski, Mytheryi Bhargavan, Jean Owen, Ritsuko Komaki, Corey J Langer, Elizabeth Gore, Rebecca Paulus, Hak Choy, Deborah-Watkins Bruner, Walter J Curran","doi":"10.1007/s13566-018-0346-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-018-0346-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cost can be a major issue in therapeutic decision-making, and in particular for patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The specific aim of this analysis was to evaluate the costs and outcomes of patients treated on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 94-10, Medicare Part A and Part B costs from all for patients treated from 1991 to 1996 on RTOG 94-10, a phase III trial showing a survival benefit for concurrent chemoradiation (STD RT) over sequential (RT day 50) chemoradiation in LA-NSCLC with intermediate outcome for concurrent twice daily radiation and chemotherapy (HFX RT). 26-month expected costs for each arm of the trial in 1996 dollars were determined, with Kaplan Meier sampling average estimates of survival probabilities for each month and mean monthly costs. The analysis was performed from a payer's perspective. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were calculated comparing RT on day 50 and HFX RT to the STD RT.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 610 patients entered, Medicare cost data and clinical outcomes were available for 92 patients. In this subset, compared to STD RT, RT on day 50 proved less costly but resulted in reduced survival at 1 year. In addition, HFX RT cost slightly more than STD RT but was less effective in this cohort of patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In patients with Medicare insurance and with significant toxicity burden, RT on day 50 is the least expensive but also least effective treatment in this subset of patients treated on RTOG 94-10.</p>","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"7 2","pages":"195-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s13566-018-0346-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"36781538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Chen, T. Yoshizaki, Sophia Hsu, Argin G. Mikaeilian, M. Cao
{"title":"Image-guided adaptive radiotherapy improves acute toxicity during intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer","authors":"A. Chen, T. Yoshizaki, Sophia Hsu, Argin G. Mikaeilian, M. Cao","doi":"10.1007/s13566-017-0336-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-017-0336-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"1 1","pages":"139-145"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76577294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Susovan Banerjee, S. Goyal, T. Kataria, D. Gupta, K. Patro, Abhidha Malik, S. Bisht, A. Abhishek
{"title":"Re-irradiation in gynecological cancers, present experiences and future hopes","authors":"Susovan Banerjee, S. Goyal, T. Kataria, D. Gupta, K. Patro, Abhidha Malik, S. Bisht, A. Abhishek","doi":"10.1007/s13566-018-0355-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13566-018-0355-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":89815,"journal":{"name":"Journal of radiation oncology","volume":"63 1","pages":"205-211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74649015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}