[HTML][HTML] Advanced practice roles of therapeutic radiographers/radiation therapists: a systematic literature review

C Oliveira, B Barbosa, JG Couto, I Bravo, R Khine… - Radiography, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Advances in Radiotherapy (RT) technology and increase of complexity
in cancer care have enabled the implementation of new treatment techniques …

Music therapy and radiation oncology: state of art and future directions

V Nardone, C Vinciguerra, P Correale, C Guida… - … therapies in clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Effectiveness of music-based interventions (Music therapy, MT) on cancer
patients' is a current research theme. Oncology patients may respond to radiation treatment …

Pilot study of a virtual reality educational intervention for radiotherapy patients prior to initiating treatment

J Gao, S Liu, S Zhang, Y Wang, Z Liang, Q Feng… - Journal of Cancer …, 2022 - Springer
Virtual reality (VR) presents opportunities for innovative patient educational methods. This
study used a combination of subjective questionnaires and objective physiological …

[HTML][HTML] Psychosocial needs of post-radiotherapy cancer survivors and their direct caregivers–a systematic review

KH Man, HKW Law, SY Tam - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Radiotherapy is an important modality for cancer treatment. About 50% of cancer patients
receive radiotherapy, and one-third of radiotherapy recipients were identified as having …

Trauma-informed radiation therapy: implementation and evaluation of a sensitive practice tool for female patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer

D Marshall, S Green, BM Jones, C Starrs… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose For childhood sexual abuse survivors, cancer care can be retraumatizing because
of perceived similarities to the original sexual violence. The authors' group designed and …

Quantifying false positional corrections due to facial motion using SGRT with open‐face Masks

V Bry, AL Licon, J McCulloch, N Kirby… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Studies have evaluated the viability of using open‐face masks as an immobilization
technique to treat intracranial and head and neck cancers. This method offers less stress to …

[HTML][HTML] Digi-Do: a digital information tool to support patients with breast cancer before, during, and after start of radiotherapy treatment: an RCT study protocol

S Fristedt, F Smith, A Grynne, M Browall - BMC Medical Informatics and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Radiation Therapy (RT) is a common treatment after breast cancer
surgery and a complex process using high energy X-rays to eradicate cancer cells …

Unmasking anxiety: A qualitative investigation of health professionals; perspectives of mask anxiety in head and neck cancer

N Klug, PN Butow, M Burns, HM Dhillon… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background To ensure precision of treatment, patients requiring radiation therapy for
treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC) are stabilized using a fitted thermoplastic …

The role of effective radiation therapist–patient communication in alleviating treatment-related pain and procedural discomfort during radiotherapy

K Mattarozzi, E Fino, V Panni, A Agostini… - Patient preference …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Managing radiotherapy (RT)-induced pain is essential for reducing the likelihood of
treatment interruption and improving the chance of tumor control. The current study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Trajectory of anxiety related to radiation therapy mask immobilization and treatment delivery in head and neck cancer and radiation therapists' ability to detect …

M Burns, R Campbell, S French, HM Dhillon… - Advances in Radiation …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Receiving radiation therapy treatment with an immobilization mask is a source of
anxiety in people with head and neck cancer (HNC). This study aimed to document the …