A systematic overview of radiation therapy effects in skeletal metastases

U Falkmer, J Järhult, P Wersäll, E Cavallin-Ståhl - Acta Oncologica, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
evaluation of the scientific literature are described separately (Acta Oncol 2003; 42: 357¡/365).
This synthesis of the literature on radiation therapy … has not been fully evaluated. Optimum …

Complications of radiation therapy: CT evaluation.

DA Bluemke, EK Fishman, JE Kuhlman, ES Zinreich - Radiographics, 1991 - pubs.rsna.org
Radiation therapy is an important technique for treating cancer. In the evaluation of the results
of radiation therapy with computed tomography (CT), radiation-induced injuries to normal …

Effect of radiation therapy on thoracic and lumbar bone marrow: evaluation with MR imaging.

DF Yankelevitz, CI Henschke… - … American journal of …, 1991 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Bone marrow suppression is often the limiting factor in the use of radiation therapy. In order
to determine if MR imaging can be used to quantify bone marrow changes, we performed a …

A systematic overview of radiation therapy effects in head and neck cancer

B Zackrisson, C Mercke, H Strander… - Acta …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
… a challenge for both radiotherapists and surgeons. For unresectable tumours, radiotherapy
offers a … Late radiation side effects not possible to evaluate. Late hypothyreosis or secondary …

A systematic overview of radiation therapy effects in breast cancer

LE Rutqvist, C Rose, E Cavallin-Ståhl - Acta oncologica, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
effect of radiation therapy is greatest when the tumour burden is small. Higher doses of
radiation … Breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy has been evaluated in five randomized …

CT evaluation of effects of cranial radiation therapy in children

PC Davis, JC Hoffman Jr, GS Pearl… - American Journal of …, 1986 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
radiation therapy between 1979 and 1982 (53 children). Only those with a follow-up CT
examination at least 3 months after radiation therapy … ; age at time of radiation therapy; dose, …

Preliminary results from a phase II trial of conformal radiation therapy and evaluation of radiation-related CNS effects for pediatric patients with localized ependymoma

TE Merchant, RK Mulhern, MJ Krasin… - Journal of Clinical …, 2004 - ascopubs.org
… Preirradiation chemotherapy was shown to marginally effect PFS by univariate statistics in
this report. The PFS after radiation therapy has been shown to be shorter for those treated with …

Evaluation of the effects of pre-treatment education on self-efficacy and anxiety in patients receiving radiation therapy: A pilot study

T Canil, A Cashell, J Papadakos, N Abdelmutti… - … Imaging and Radiation …, 2012 - Elsevier
… before starting therapy and often have diminished feelings of control. An evaluation was …
help them know what to expect before starting radiation therapy. METHODS: A single-centre…

A method for evaluating quality assurance needs in radiation therapy

MS Huq, BA Fraass, PB Dunscombe… - … Journal of Radiation …, 2008 - Elsevier
… The increasing complexity of modern radiation therapy planning and delivery techniques
challenges traditional prescriptive quality control and quality assurance programs that ensure …

A systematic overview of radiation therapy effects in rectal cancer

B Glimelius, H Grönberg, J Järhult, A Wallgren… - Acta …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
… review of radiation therapy trials in … for evaluation of the scientific literature are described
separately (Acta Oncol 2003; 42: 357-365). This synthesis of the literature on radiation therapy