Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an evolving paradigm

KCW Wong, EP Hui, KW Lo, WKJ Lam… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
The past three decades have borne witness to many advances in the understanding of the
molecular biology and treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), an Epstein–Barr virus …

Research progress on mechanism and imaging of temporal lobe injury induced by radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Z Zheng, B Wang, Q Zhao, Y Zhang, J Wei, L Meng… - European …, 2022 - Springer
Radiotherapy (RT) is an effective treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC). Radiation-
induced temporal lobe injury (TLI) is a serious complication of RT. Late symptoms of …

Comparison of dosimetric benefits of three precise radiotherapy techniques in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients using a priority-classified plan optimization model

Q Wang, J Qin, R Cao, T Xu, J Yan, S Zhu, J Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Although intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), volumetric-modulated arc
therapy (VMAT) and tomotherapy (TOMO) are broadly applied for nasopharyngeal …

Radiation therapy for pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation: a case series and literature review

C Liu, J Carmicheal, MJ Baine… - Journal of Central …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Pineal parenchymal tumor of intermediate differentiation (PPTID) is a rare, primary tumor of
the pineal gland. Due to its rarity, there is no consensus on optimal therapeutic strategies or …

A detailed dosimetric comparative study of IMRT and VMAT in normal brain tissues for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with radiotherapy

K Shao, S Zheng, Y Wang, X Bai, H Luo, F Du - Frontiers in Radiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Radiotherapy (RT) is the primary treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
(NPC). However, it can cause implicit RT-induced injury by irradiating normal brain tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Specific-CT brain template construction and retrospective dosimetric comparison study in brain for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with IMRT or …

F Du, S Zheng, K Shao, Y Yang, W Chen… - American Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The current Radiotherapy (RT) technology still inevitably irradiated normal brain tissue,
causing implicit radiation-induced injury. This study investigates the precise localization and …

Half-brain delineation for prediction of radiation-induced temporal lobe injury in nasopharyngeal carcinoma receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy

QH Du, YX Gan, RS Wang, WQ Liu, J Li… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose To investigate the role of half-brain delineation in the prediction of radiation-
induced temporal lobe injury (TLI) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) receiving intensity …

Dosimetric parameters predict radiation-induced temporal lobe necrosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Dong, WT Ng, CHL Wong, JS Li, H Bollen… - Radiotherapy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This systematic review examines the role of dosimetric parameters in predicting temporal
lobe necrosis (TLN) risk in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated with three …

Clinical and dosimetric predictors of radiation-induced rhinosinusitis following VMAT for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A retrospective study

X Bao, Y Wang, B Li, L Peng, B Ouyang, CL Ng, Y Zhuo… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background We aimed to investigate the clinical and dosimetric factors associated with
radiation-induced rhinosinusitis, and further elucidate the optimal dose-volume constraints …

Quantified difference of the collapsed cone convolution (CCC) and Monte Carlo (MC) algorithms based on DVH and gamma analysis for cervical cancer radiation …

R Zhang, J Bai, R Wang, J Yan, L Chang… - Applied Radiation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To quantify the difference between the (collapsed cone convolution) CCC
algorithm and the (Monte Carlo) MC algorithm and remind that the planners should pay …