The 21st century has seen several paradigm shifts in the treatment of non-small cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) in early-stage inoperable disease, definitive locally advanced disease, and …

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is an advancement in radiotherapy that uses
intensity-modulated beams, which can provide multiple intensity levels for any single beam …

Respiration-induced tumour motion can potentially compromise the use of intensity-
modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) as a dose escalation tool for lung tumour treatment. We …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Dose conformity to the planning target volume is an
important criterion in radiotherapy treatment planning, for which the conformity index is a …

Background and Purpose: The precise pathophysiological mechanisms of radiation-induced
lung injury are poorly understood, but have been shown to correlate with dysregulation of …

Intrafraction organ motion during the dynamic delivery of intensity‐modulated radiation
therapy (IMRT) treatment of lung tumors may cause unexpected hot/cold spots within the …

Background As chondrosarcomas are resistant to chemotherapy and ionizing radiation,
therapeutic options are limited. Radical surgery often cannot be performed. Therefore …

A new multi-sensory non-invasive portable system capable of detecting spontaneous
swallowing in a patient population has been developed. Swallowing signals are recorded …

Efforts have been made to extend the application of intensity-modulated radiotherapy to a
variety of organs. One of the unanswered questions is whether breathing-induced organ …

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a novel conformal radiotherapy technique which
is gaining increasing clinical use worldwide. This article aims to summarize the published …