Published data suggest that the risk of moderately severe (≥ Grade 3) radiation-induced
acute small-bowel toxicity can be predicted with a threshold model whereby for a given dose …

Ionising radiation therapy is a common treatment modality for different types of cancer and
its use is expected to increase with advances in screening and early detection of cancer …

PURPOSE: To develop a Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) atlas of the elective
clinical target volume (CTV) definitions to be used for planning pelvic intensity-modulated …

Dose constraints are essential for performing dosimetry, especially for intensity modulation
and for radiotherapy under stereotaxic conditions. We present the update of the …

Chronic radiation enteritis is an increasing problem, as more patients receive radiotherapy
as part of their cancer therapy and as the long-term survival of these patients improves. This …

A great deal of quantitative information regarding the dose–volume relationships of pelvic
organs at risk has been collected and analysed over the last 10 years. The need to improve …

PURPOSE: We have previously shown that intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can
reduce dose to small bowel, bladder, and bone marrow compared with three-field …

Purpose To compare target dose distribution, comformality, normal tissue avoidance, and
irradiated body volume (IBV) in 3DCRT using classic anatomical landmarks (c3DCRT) …

Although colitis-associated cancer constitutes less than 2% of all colon cancers, 1 the
challenges associated with this type of this cancer have implications that relate to many …

Aim Current management of locally advanced rectal cancer includes neoadjuvant
chemoradiation in selected patients to increase the chance of a tumour‐free circumferential …