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 5 (2008), Issue 4 (April)

1. Optimisation of bronchial brachytherapy catheter placement with a modified airway stent.
   Eur Respir J, 31(4): 902-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Role of total skin electron beam therapy for leukemia cutis in pediatric patients.
   Pediatr Blood Cancer, 50(5): 1054-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Relationship of biochemical outcome to percentage of positive biopsies in men with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with permanent interstitial brachytherapy.
   Urology, 71(4): 723-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Radiation-guided P-selectin antibody targeted to lung cancer.
   Ann Biomed Eng, 36(5): 821-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Current neurosurgical management of brain metastases.
   Semin Oncol, 35(2): 100-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Fistula formation after postoperative radiation treatment for paranasal sinus cancer.
   Am J Clin Oncol, 31(2): 199-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Attention mediates radiation's impact on daily living skills in children treated for brain tumors.
   Pediatr Blood Cancer, 50(6): 1253-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Total body irradiation, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, and autologous peripheral blood stem-cell transplantation followed by randomization to therapy with interleukin-2 versus observation for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma: results of a phase 3 randomized trial by the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG 9438).
   Blood, 111(8): 4048-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Is there a role for advanced radiation therapy technologies in the treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
   Future Oncol, 4(2): 241-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Investigation of interfraction variations of MammoSite balloon applicator in high-dose-rate brachytherapy of partial breast irradiation.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 305-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Image-guided radiotherapy for liver cancer using respiratory-correlated computed tomography and cone-beam computed tomography.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 297-304. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Organ deformation and dose coverage in robotic respiratory-tracking radiotherapy.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 281-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Daily bone alignment with limited repeat CT correction rivals daily ultrasound alignment for prostate radiotherapy.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 274-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Relationship between neurocognitive function and quality of life after whole-brain radiotherapy in patients with brain metastasis.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 64-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. A novel MRI marker for prostate brachytherapy.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 5-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Improved outcomes with higher doses for salvage radiotherapy after prostatectomy.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 23-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Relevance of biologically equivalent dose values in outcome evaluation of stereotactic radiotherapy for lung nodules.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 145-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. A phase III study of conventional radiation therapy plus thalidomide versus conventional radiation therapy for multiple brain metastases (RTOG 0118).
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 79-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Prospective evaluation of quality of life and neurocognitive effects in patients with multiple brain metastases receiving whole-brain radiotherapy with or without thalidomide on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) trial 0118.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 71-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Postimplantation analysis enables improvement of dose-volume histograms and reduction of toxicity for permanent seed implantation.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 28-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Multi-institutional experience using the MammoSite radiation therapy system in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer: 2-year results.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 107-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Effect of increasing radiation doses on local and distant failures in patients with localized prostate cancer.
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 16-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Is the use of a surrogate urethra an option in prostate high-dose-rate brachytherapy?
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 71(1): 36-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Combined use of sodium borocaptate and buthionine sulfoximine in boron neutron capture therapy enhanced tissue boron uptake and delayed tumor growth in a rat subcutaneous tumor model.
    Cancer Lett, 263(2): 253-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Late adverse effects after soft X-ray therapy of cutaneous malignancies: pruritus, burning, epiphora and insufficient occlusion of the mouth.
    J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 22(5): 555-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. How do we manage early rectal cancer? A national questionnaire survey among members of the ACPGBI after the preliminary results of the MRC CR07/NCIC CO16 randomized trial.
    Colorectal Dis, 10(4): 357-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Colorectal complications of external beam radiation versus brachytherapy for prostate cancer.
    Am J Surg, 195(5): 616-20; discussion 620. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Self-expandable esophageal stent loaded with 125I seeds: initial experience in patients with advanced esophageal cancer.
    Radiology, 247(2): 574-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery as a salvage treatment for recurrent malignant gliomas.
    Cancer, 112(9): 2046-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Dental extractions related to head and neck radiotherapy: ten-year experience of a single institution.
    Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 105(5): e1-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. A multicenter randomized trial of breast intensity-modulated radiation therapy to reduce acute radiation dermatitis.
    J Clin Oncol, 26(13): 2085-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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