Radiotherapy Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Radiotherapy, including details on cancer treatment, side effects.

Volume 1 (2004), Issue 4 (November)

1. Two-year clinical follow-up results of intracoronary radiation therapy with rhenium-188-diethylene triamine penta-acetic acid-filled balloon.
   Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 63(3): 274-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Development of methods for beam angle optimization for IMRT using an accelerated exhaustive search strategy.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 60(4): 1325-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Dose conformation of intensity-modulated stereotactic photon beams, proton beams, and intensity-modulated proton beams for intracranial lesions.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 60(4): 1314-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. High-dose-rate brachytherapy alone versus whole breast radiotherapy with or without tumor bed boost after breast-conserving surgery: seven-year results of a comparative study.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 60(4): 1173-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Proposed guidelines for image-based intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical carcinoma: report from Image-Guided Brachytherapy Working Group.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 60(4): 1160-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. The GETUG 70 Gy vs. 80 Gy randomized trial for localized prostate cancer: feasibility and acute toxicity.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 60(4): 1056-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Rectal bleeding after hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: correlation between clinical and dosimetric parameters and the incidence of grade 2 or worse rectal bleeding.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 60(4): 1033-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Prophylaxis versus treatment: is there a better way to manage radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting?
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 60(4): 1018-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. High conformality radiotherapy in Europe: thirty-one centres participating in the quality assurance programme of the EORTC prostate trial 22991.
   Eur J Cancer, 40(16): 2411-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal schwannomas.
    Surg Neurol, 62(5): 435-44; discussion 444-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Long-term effects of radiation therapy on cognitive and endocrine function in children with leukemia and brain tumors.
    Neurologist, 10(6): 293-310. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Improvement of radiotherapy facilities in developing countries: a three-tier system with a teleradiotherapy network.
    Lancet Oncol, 5(11): 695-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Liver malignancies: CT-guided interstitial brachytherapy in patients with unfavorable lesions for thermal ablation.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol, 15(11): 1279-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Palladium 103 (103Pd) plaque radiation therapy for circumscribed choroidal hemangioma with retinal detachment.
    Arch Ophthalmol, 122(11): 1652-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Radiation exposure during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
    Circulation, 110(19): 3003-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Drug-eluting stents: a mechanical and pharmacologic approach to coronary artery disease.
    Pharmacotherapy, 24(11): 1554-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Combined external beam radiotherapy and Pd-103 brachytherapy boost improves biochemical failure free survival in patients with clinically localized prostate cancer: results of a matched pair analysis.
    Prostate, 62(1): 54-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. The additional value of chemotherapy to radiotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a meta-analysis of the published literature.
    J Clin Oncol, 22(22): 4604-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. White matter lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging after radiotherapy and high-dose chemotherapy in children with medulloblastoma or primitive neuroectodermal tumor.
    J Clin Oncol, 22(22): 4551-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Adjuvant high dose rate brachytherapy (Ir-192) in the management of keloids which have recurred after surgical excision and external radiation.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 233-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. High dose three-dimensional conformal boost (3DCB) using an orthogonal diagnostic X-ray set-up for patients with gynecological malignancy: a new application of real-time tumor-tracking system.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 219-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Sensitivity of treatment plan optimisation for prostate cancer using the equivalent uniform dose (EUD) with respect to the rectal wall volume parameter.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 209-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. High dose rate afterloading intraluminal brachytherapy for advanced inoperable rectal carcinoma.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 195-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Correlation between the treated volume, the GTV and the CTV at the time of brachytherapy and the histopathologic findings in 33 patients with operable cervix carcinoma.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 187-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Hyperfractionated accelerated radiochemotherapy (HFA-RCT) with mitomycin C for advanced head and neck cancer.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 173-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma--transition from two-dimensional to three-dimensional methods.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 163-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Does aqueous or sucralfate cream affect the severity of erythematous radiation skin reactions? A randomised controlled trial.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 153-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. The role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in planning radiotherapy target volumes for oesophageal cancer.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 149-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Is extended volume external beam radiation therapy covering the anastomotic site beneficial in post-esophagectomy high risk patients?
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 141-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. The radiation-induced fibroatrophic process: therapeutic perspective via the antioxidant pathway.
    Radiother Oncol, 73(2): 119-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Angiographic and three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound analysis of combined intracoronary beta radiation and self-expanding stent implantation in human coronary arteries.
    Am J Cardiol, 94(10): 1237-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Determinants of long-term quality of life and voiding function of patients treated with radical prostatectomy or permanent brachytherapy for prostate cancer.
    BJU Int, 94(7): 1003-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Intraoral sonographic features of tongue cancer after radical radiotherapy.
    Eur J Radiol, 52(3): 246-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Audit of postoperative chemoradiotherapy as adjuvant therapy for resected gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: an Australian multicentre experience.
    ANZ J Surg, 74(11): 951-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Radiation therapy for nonmalignant diseases in Germany. Current concepts and future perspectives.
    Strahlenther Onkol, 180(11): 718-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer. Indications, technical aspects, and results of interstitial brachytherapy.
    Strahlenther Onkol, 180(11): 710-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Current status of radiation therapy and combined-modality treatment for bladder cancer.
    Strahlenther Onkol, 180(11): 701-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Internal mammary nodes in invasive breast carcinoma. To treat or not to treat?
    Strahlenther Onkol, 180(11): 690-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. Increasing importance of radiotherapy as a part of the therapy approach.
    Strahlenther Onkol, 180(11): 682-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Management of anemia in patients undergoing curative radiotherapy. Erythropoietin, transfusions, or better nothing?
    Strahlenther Onkol, 180(11): 671-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Enhancement of hypoxia-induced tumor cell death in vitro and radiation therapy in vivo by use of small interfering RNA targeted to hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha.
    Cancer Res, 64(22): 8139-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation after fludarabine and 2 Gy total body irradiation for relapsed and refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
    Blood, 104(12): 3535-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Treatment outcomes of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for localized prostate carcinoma: a large community-based experience.
    Cancer, 101(11): 2693-700. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. A population-based study of the impact of delaying radiotherapy after conservative surgery for breast cancer.
    Breast Cancer Res Treat, 88(2): 187-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Radiation dose determines the degree of myeloid engraftment after nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation.
    Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 10(12): 826-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Recurrent abscess after MammoSite brachytherapy.
    Breast J, 10(6): 536-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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