Proton therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: early clinical experience and current challenges

S Nuyts, H Bollen, SP Ng, J Corry, A Eisbruch… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Proton therapy is a promising type of radiation therapy used to destroy
tumor cells. It has the potential to further improve the outcomes for patients with head and …

A systematic review on clinical adaptive radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

AM Lindegaard, K Håkansson, M Bernsdorf… - Acta …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients' anatomy may undergo significant
changes during radiotherapy (RT). This potentially affects dose distribution and …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits of automated gross tumor volume segmentation in head and neck cancer using multi-modality information

H Bollen, S Willems, M Wegge, F Maes… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Gross tumor volume (GTV) delineation for head and neck cancer (HNC) radiation
therapy planning is time consuming and prone to interobserver variability (IOV). The aim of …

Characterizing the interplay of treatment parameters and complexity and their impact on performance on an IROC IMRT phantom using machine learning

H Mehrens, A Molineu, N Hernandez, L Court… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Aim of the Study To elucidate the important factors and their interplay that drive
performance on IMRT phantoms from the Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) …

Patient anatomy-specific trade-offs between sub-clinical disease coverage and normal tissue dose reduction in head-and-neck cancer

LP Kaplan, AIS Holm, JG Eriksen, BJM Heijmen… - Radiotherapy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose Risk of subclinical disease decreases with increasing distance from the GTV in
head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Depending on individual patient …

[HTML][HTML] Three-Dimensional-Printed Template-Guided Radioactive Seed Brachytherapy via a Submental Approach for Recurrent Base of Tongue and Floor of Mouth …

Z Ji, YL Jiang, HT Sun, B Qiu, M Li, JH Fan… - World Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background This study assessed clinical outcomes of three-dimensional-printed template
(3DPT)-guided radioactive seed brachytherapy (RSBT) via a submental approach for …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation enhancement using focussed ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles for head and neck cancer: A phase 1 clinical trial

D Moore-Palhares, M Saifuddin, A Dasgupta… - Radiotherapy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Preclinical research demonstrated that the exposure of
microbubbles (intravascular gas microspheres) to focussed ultrasound within the targeted …

[HTML][HTML] A novel strategy to improve radiotherapy effectiveness: first-in-human MR-guided focused ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles (MRgFUS+ MB) radiation …

D Moore-Palhares, M Saifuddin… - … of Radiology and …, 2023 - radiooncologyjournal.com
Discussion: MRgFUS+ MB was well-tolerated with no reported treatment-related adverse
events, which can be attributed to the capability of FUS to selectively stimulate MB within the …

T1-2N0M0 喉鳞癌单纯放射治疗患者的预后因素分析.

燕丽, 王天, 赵阳, 邹丽芬 - Chinese Journal of …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
目的探讨单纯放射治疗(简称放疗) 的早期喉鳞癌患者的生存预后, 为优化治疗方案提供参考.
方法回顾分析2010 年1 月1 日—2018 年12 月31 日及前瞻分析2019 年1 月1 日—2021 年12 …

Open-source implementation and clinical acceptability assessment of organ-at-risk auto-segmentation In head neck cancers

JN Marsilla - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Auto-segmentation of organs at risk (OAR) in cancer patients holds the potential to improve
efficacy and reduce inter-observer variability in radiotherapy planning. While studies have …