Ionizing radiation interacts with the immune system in many ways with a multiplicity that
mirrors the complexity of the immune system itself: namely the need to maintain a delicate …

Technological advances and clinical research over the past few decades have given
radiation oncologists the capability to personalize treatments for accurate delivery of …

In the past decade, the field of medical image analysis has grown exponentially, with an
increased number of pattern recognition tools and an increase in data set sizes. These …

Abstract Changes in cancer incidence and mortality have been modest during the past
several decades, but the number of cancer survivors has almost tripled during the same …

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a primary malignant brain tumor characterized by a high
grade of malignancy and an extremely unfavorable prognosis. The current efficacy of …

Radiotherapy has played a major role in both the curative and palliative treatment of cancer
patients for decades. However, its toxic effect to the surrounding normal healthy tissue …

Subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMNs) in childhood cancer survivors cause substantial
morbidity and mortality. This review summarizes recent literature on SMN epidemiology, risk …

Radiation therapy forms one of the building blocks of the multi-disciplinary management of
patients with brain tumors. Improved survival following radiation therapy may come with a …

Chronic radiation dermatitis is a late side effect of skin irradiation, which may deteriorate
patients' quality of life. There is a lack of precise data about its incidence; however, several …

Recent epidemiology studies highlighted the detrimental health effects of exposure to low
dose and low dose rate ionizing radiation (IR): nuclear industry workers studies have shown …