Purpose Findings from Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0617 suggested that
collateral radiation to the heart may contribute to early death in patients receiving …

Background and purpose Higher cardiac dose was associated with worse overall survival in
the RTOG0617 study. Pericardial effusion (PCE) is a common cardiac complication of …

Purpose Radiation therapy is a critical component in the care of patients with non–small-cell
lung cancer (NSCLC), yet cardiac injury after treatment is a significant concern. Therefore …

Purpose To investigate thoracic dose–response patterns for pericardial effusion (PCE) and
mortality in patients treated for locally advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) by …

Background Radiotherapy may cause grade≥ 3 cardiac events, necessitating a better
understanding of risk factors. The potential predictive role of imaging biomarkers with …

Purpose The significance of radiotherapy (RT)–associated cardiac injury for stage III non–
small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is unclear, but higher heart doses were associated with …

PURPOSE: To identify clinical and dosimetric factors influencing the risk of pericardial
effusion (PCE) in patients with inoperable esophageal cancer treated with definitive …

Background: Radiotherapy-associated cardiac toxicity studies in patients with locally
advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have been limited by small sample size and …

Background and purpose To assess associations between radiation dose/volume
parameters for cardiac subvolumes and different types of cardiac events in patients treated …

Background Higher cardiac radiotherapy (RT) doses when treating lung cancer are
associated with worse overall survival (OS), although the direct association between cardiac …