Predicting overall survival for patients with malignant mesothelioma following radiotherapy via interpretable machine learning

Z Wang, VR Li, FI Chu, V Yu, A Lee, D Low… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare cancer arising from the
cells of the thoracic pleura of the lungs. It has a poor prognosis and is often fatal, with a …

[HTML][HTML] Rectal retractor application during image-guided dose-escalated prostate radiotherapy

SR Mahdavi, H Ghaffari, B Mofid, A Rostami… - Strahlentherapie und …, 2019 - infona.pl
Purpose To investigate efficacy of a rectal retractor (RR) on rectal dose during image-guided
dose-escalated prostate three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT). Patients and …

Tumor control probability (TCP) and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) with consideration of cell biological effect

R Nuraini, R Widita - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract In radiotherapy, Tumor Control Probability (TCP) is a parameter used to calculate
the percentage of tumor killing, while its effect on normal tissue damage describe by Normal …

Artificial neural network-assisted prediction of radiobiological indices in head and neck cancer

SBS Ahmed, S Naeem, AMH Khan… - Frontiers in Artificial …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background and purpose We proposed an artificial neural network model to predict
radiobiological parameters for the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated …

And Yet It Moves: Clinical Outcomes and Motion Management in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) of Centrally Located Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer …

FNOJ Habermann, D Schmitt, T Failing, DA Ziegler… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We studied clinical aspects in central vs. peripheral tumors (n= 78
patients) and applied the internal organ at risk volume (IRV) concept (n= 35 patients) in …

Comparison of a Hybrid IMRT/VMAT technique with non-coplanar VMAT and non-coplanar IMRT for unresectable olfactory neuroblastoma using the RayStation …

VP Raturi, A Motegi, S Zenda… - Journal of Radiation …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of this study was to compare hybrid intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
and volumetric-modulated arc therapy (Hybrid IMRT/VMAT), with non-coplanar (nc) IMRT …

Enhancing treatment precision through radiobiological modeling for evaluating complex VMAT plans in prostate and head-and-neck cancers

M EL Kafhali, M Khalis, M Tahmasbi, R Sebihi… - Health and …, 2024 - Springer
Background and objectives Regarding the importance of radiation therapy treatment
planning in treatment outcomes, this study aimed to evaluate the quality of treatment plans …

Radiobiological modeling of acute esophagitis after radiation therapy of head, neck, and thorax tumors: The influence of chemo-radiation

M Alizade-Harakiyan, AG Jangjoo… - Journal of Cancer …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of various radiobiological
models in predicting the occurrence of acute esophagitis (AE) during radiation therapy (RT) …

Comparative analysis of simultaneous integrated boost and sequential boost radiotherapy in node-positive cervical cancer: dosimetric and radiobiological …

R Mishra, S Singh, G Patel, A Mandal, H Mishra… - Radiation and …, 2024 - Springer
For locally advanced cervical cancer, the standard therapeutic approach involves
concomitant chemoradiation therapy, supplemented by a brachytherapy boost. Moreover, an …

Radiobiological model-based approach to determine the potential of dose-escalated robust intensity-modulated proton radiotherapy in reducing gastrointestinal …

VP Raturi, H Hojo, K Hotta, H Baba, R Takahashi… - Radiation …, 2020 - Springer
Background The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of escalated dose
radiation (EDR) robust intensity-modulated proton radiotherapy (ro-IMPT) in reducing GI …