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 3 (2006), Issue 6 (June)

1. Sequential external beam radiotherapy and high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy in T1 and T2 nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an evaluation of long-term outcome.
   Laryngoscope, 116(6): 938-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Effect of radiotherapy fraction size on tumour control in patients with early-stage breast cancer after local tumour excision: long-term results of a randomised trial.
   Lancet Oncol, 7(6): 467-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) dosimetry of the head and neck: a comparison of treatment plans using linear accelerator-based IMRT and helical tomotherapy.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 917-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer reduces volume of bowel treated to high dose levels.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 907-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. The biologic relevance of daily dose variations in adaptive treatment planning.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 899-906. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Genetic predictors of adverse radiotherapy effects: the Gene-PARE project.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 646-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Fatal pneumonitis associated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy for mesothelioma.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 640-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Androgen-deprivation therapy does not impact cause-specific or overall survival after permanent prostate brachytherapy.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 669-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Gamma-Knife radiosurgery in the management of melanoma patients with brain metastases: a series of 106 patients without whole-brain radiotherapy.
   Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 809-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Permanent prostate brachytherapy: Dosimetric results and analysis of a learning curve with a dynamic dose-feedback technique.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 694-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Conformal radiotherapy in the adjuvant treatment of gastric cancer: Review of 82 cases.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(3): 713-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Stereotactic radiosurgery plus whole-brain radiation therapy vs stereotactic radiosurgery alone for treatment of brain metastases: a randomized controlled trial.
    JAMA, 295(21): 2483-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Theoretical and experimental determination of dosimetric characteristics for ADVANTAGE Pd-103 brachytherapy source.
    Appl Radiat Isot, 64(8): 881-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Application of high-resolution radiochromic film dosimetry in verifying a small-field stereotactic radiosurgery plan.
    Appl Radiat Isot, 64(8): 934-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Estimates of ocular and visual retention following treatment of extra-large uveal melanomas by proton beam radiotherapy.
    Arch Ophthalmol, 124(6): 838-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. High-risk neuroblastoma treated with tandem autologous peripheral-blood stem cell-supported transplantation: long-term survival update.
    J Clin Oncol, 24(18): 2891-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline for antiemetics in oncology: update 2006.
    J Clin Oncol, 24(18): 2932-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Impact of geometrical uncertainties on 3D CRT and IMRT dose distributions for lung cancer treatment.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1260-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Reporting and analyzing statistical uncertainties in Monte Carlo-based treatment planning.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1249-59. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Increasing external beam dose for T1-T2 prostate cancer: effect on risk groups.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 975-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Preliminary outcome and toxicity report of extended-field, intensity-modulated radiation therapy for gynecologic malignancies.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1170-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Long-term results of irradiation for paraganglioma.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1063-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Effect of beam channel plugging on the outcome of gamma knife radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1200-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Significant reduction of normal tissue dose by proton radiotherapy compared with three-dimensional conformal or intensity-modulated radiation therapy in Stage I or Stage III non-small-cell lung cancer.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1087-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Is there a role for postimplant dosimetry after real-time dynamic permanent prostate brachytherapy?
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1014-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Pediatric cerebral arteriovenous malformations: the role of stereotactic linac-based radiosurgery.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1206-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Beta-ray brachytherapy with 106Ru plaques for retinoblastoma.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1212-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Renal dysfunction after total body irradiation: dose-effect relationship.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1228-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Final toxicity results of a radiation-dose escalation study in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): predictors for radiation pneumonitis and fibrosis.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1075-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Radiation-induced moyamoya syndrome.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 65(4): 1222-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Isolated CNS relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with intensive systemic chemotherapy and delayed CNS radiation: a pediatric oncology group study.
    J Clin Oncol, 24(19): 3142-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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