Early tumor shrinkage served as a prognostic factor for patients with stage III non-small cell lung cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy

M Wei, Q Ye, X Wang, M Wang, Y Hu, Y Yang, J Yang… - Medicine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death. About 80% of patients
are diagnosed at stage III in the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is extremely …

The effect of tomotherapy imaging beam output instabilities on dose calculation

M Duchateau, K Tournel, D Verellen… - Physics in Medicine …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
A radiotherapy treatment plan is based on an anatomical'snapshot'of the patient acquired
during the preparation stage using a kVCT (kilovolt computed tomography) scanner …

kVCT, MVCT, and hybrid CT image studies—Treatment planning and dose delivery equivalence on helical tomotherapy

S Martin, S Yartsev - Medical physics, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To determine the equivalence of radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery
for various imaging options on helical tomotherapy. Methods Seven treatment plans using …

The role of adaptive and functional imaging modalities in radiation therapy: approach and application from a radiation oncology perspective

DS Yoo, TZ Wong, DM Brizel - Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI, 2010 - Elsevier
The field of radiation oncology relies heavily on imaging modalities. From initial consultation
to treatment completion, images are used to guide nearly every step of the patient …

Adaptive intensity modulated radiation therapy planning optimization with changing tumor geometry and fraction size limits

B Saka, RL Rardin, MP Langer… - IIE Transactions on …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The modern approach of delivering radiation treatments through intensity modulated
radiotherapy (IMRT) requires a computationally complex planning process. Intensities must …

Exploratory radiomics for predicting adaptive radiotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

R Sicilia, E Cordelli, S Ramella, M Fiore… - 2018 IEEE 31st …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The possibility of planning a therapy minimizing side effects and optimizing efficacy of
cancer treatments is one of the main challenges tackled by precision medicine research in …

Adapt or Perish: Adaptive RT for NSCLC

JP Harris, P Samson, D Owen, S Siva, ME Daly… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ramella et al conducted a prospective, nonrandomized trial of adaptive planning during
conventionally fractionated chemoradiation for 50 randomly selected patients (of 217 serial …

[HTML][HTML] A retrospective study of shrinking field radiation therapy during chemoradiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer

C Jiang, S Han, W Chen, X Ying, H Wu, Y Zhu, G Shi… - Oncotarget, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A retrospective study of shrinking field radiation therapy during chemoradiotherapy in stage III
non-small cell lung cancer - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access keys …

Comparison of IGRT registration strategies for optimal coverage of primary lung tumors and involved nodes based on multiple four-dimensional CT scans obtained …

N Mohammed, L Kestin, I Grills, C Shah… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the impact of primary tumor and involved lymph node (LN)
geometry (centroid, shape, volume) on internal target volume (ITV) throughout treatment for …

Potential for adaptive dose escalation in radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in a low mid income setting

S Agrawal, S Kumar, AK Maurya - The British Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective: To evaluate the effect of tumour volume regression on adaptive treatment
planning, reduction in doses to organs at risk (OARs) and dose escalation. Methods: 20 …