Vol. 54 No. 9 (2015): Acta Oncologica

Articles

• Correlation between pretreatment FDG-PET biological target volume and location of T-site failure after definitive radiation therapy for head and neck cancers

  Hella M. B. Sand, Anne H. Brunø, Lisbeth J. Andersen, Jesper Carl

  1682-1685

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Intra-fractional bladder motion and margins in adaptive radiotherapy for urinary bladder cancer

  Caroline Grønborg, Anne Vestergaard, Morten Høyer, Matthias Söhn, Erik M Pedersen, Jørgen B Petersen, Mads Agerbæk, Ludvig P Muren

  1461-1466

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• NTCP reduction for advanced head and neck cancer patients using proton therapy for complete or sequential boost treatment versus photon therapy

  Annika Jakobi, Kristin Stützer, Anna Bandurska-Luque, Steffen Löck, Robert Haase, Linda-Jacqueline Wack, David Mönnich, Daniel Thorwarth, Damien Perez, Armin Lühr, Daniel Zips, Mechthild Krause, Michael Baumann, Rosalind Perrin, Christian Richter

  1658-1664

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Adaptive radiotherapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer, can we predict when and for whom?

  Patrick Berkovic, Leen Paelinck, Yolande Lievens, Akos Gulyban, Bruno Goddeeris, Cristina Derie, Veerle Surmont, Wilfried De Neve, Katrien Vandecasteele

  1438-1444

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Relative biological effectiveness of carbon ions for tumor control, acute skin damage and late radiation-induced fibrosis in a mouse model

  Brita S. Sørensen, Michael R. Horsman, Jan Alsner, Jens Overgaard, Marco Durante, Michael Scholz, Thomas Friedrich, Niels Bassler

  1623-1630

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Spatio-temporal stability of pre-treatment 18F-Fludeoxyglucose uptake in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas sufficient for dose painting

  Jacob H. Rasmussen, Ivan R. Vogelius, Marianne C. Aznar, Barbara M. Fischer, Charlotte B. Christensen, Jeppe Friborg, Annika Loft, Claus A. Kristensen, Søren M. Bentzen, Lena Specht

  1416-1422

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Evaluation of miR-21 and miR-375 as prognostic biomarkers in esophageal cancer

  Mette Winther, Jan Alsner, Trine Tramm, Lene Baeksgaard, Eva Holtved, Marianne Nordsmark

  1582-1591

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Variability of dynamic 18F-FDG-PET data in breast cancer xenografts

  Kathinka E. Pitman, Espen Rusten, Alexandr Kristian, Eirik Malinen

  1399-1407

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Biology-guided adaptive radiotherapy (BiGART) is progressing towards clinical reality

  Cai Grau, Jens Overgaard, Morten Høyer, Kari Tanderup, Jacob Christian Lindegaard, Ludvig Paul Muren

  1245-1250

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Identifying the dominant prostate cancer focal lesion using image analysis and planning of a simultaneous integrated stereotactic boost

  Yang Feng, Daniel Welsh, Kim McDonald, Linda Carruthers, Kun Cheng, Dean Montgomery, Jessica Lawrence, David J. Argyle, Stephen McLaughlin, Duncan B. McLaren, William H. Nailon

  1543-1550

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Imaging of tumour hypoxia and metabolism in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

  Catharina M. L. Zegers, Wouter van Elmpt, Frank J. P. Hoebers, Esther G. C. Troost, Michel C. Öllers, Felix M. Mottaghy, Philippe Lambin

  1378-1384

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Hypoxia dose painting in prostate and cervix cancer

  Peter J. Hoskin

  1259-1262

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Prostate displacement during transabdominal ultrasound image-guided radiotherapy assessed by real-time four-dimensional transperineal monitoring

  Mariwan Baker, Claus F. Behrens

  1508-1514

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Volumetric and dosimetric changes to salivary glands during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

  Maria Najim, Lakmalie Perera, Louise Bendall, Jonathan R. Sykes, Val Gebski, Shamira Cross, Michael Veness

  1691-1693

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Comparison of onboard low-field magnetic resonance imaging versus onboard computed tomography for anatomy visualization in radiotherapy

  Camille E. Noel, Parag J. Parikh, Christopher R. Spencer, Olga L. Green, Yanle Hu, Sasa Mutic, Jeffrey R. Olsen

  1474-1482

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Quality assurance of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer patients treated in DAHANCA 10 randomized trial

  Christian R. Hansen, Jørgen Johansen, Claus A. Kristensen, Bob Smulders, Lisbeth J. Andersen, Eva Samsøe, Elo Andersen, Jørgen B. B. Petersen, Jens Overgaard, Cai Grau

  1669-1673

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Respiratory gating based on internal electromagnetic motion monitoring during stereotactic liver radiation therapy: First results

  Per Rugaard Poulsen, Esben Schjødt Worm, Rune Hansen, Lars Peter Larsen, Cai Grau, Morten Høyer

  1445-1452

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• A simulation study on proton computed tomography (CT) stopping power accuracy using dual energy CT scans as benchmark

  David C. Hansen, Joao Seco, Thomas Sangild Sørensen, Jørgen Breede Baltzer Petersen, Joachim E. Wildberger, Frank Verhaegen, Guillaume Landry

  1638-1642

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• External validation of a normal tissue complication probability model for radiation-induced hypothyroidism in an independent cohort

  Marianne F. Rønjom, Carsten Brink, Søren M. Bentzen, Laszlo Hegedüs, Jens Overgaard, Jørgen B. B. Petersen, Hanne Primdahl, Jørgen Johansen

  1301-1309

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Response evaluation of the neck in oropharyngeal cancer: Value of magnetic resonance imaging and influence of p16 in selecting patients for post-radiotherapy neck dissection

  Jacob K. Lilja-Fischer, Kenneth Jensen, Helle W. Eskildsen, Vibeke Fink-Jensen, Viveque E. Nielsen

  1599-1606

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Immunohistochemical biomarkers and FDG uptake on PET/CT in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

  Gregers Brünnich Rasmussen, Ivan R. Vogelius, Jacob H. Rasmussen, Lisa Schumaker, Olga Ioffe, Kevin Cullen, Barbara Malene Fischer, Marianne Hamilton Therkildsen, Lena Specht, Søren M. Bentzen

  1408-1415

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Clinical efficacy and toxicity of radio-chemotherapy and magnetic resonance imaging-guided brachytherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer patients: A mono-institutional experience

  Ferenc Lakosi, Marjoelin de Cuypere, Paul Viet Nguyen, Nicolas Jansen, Bernard Warlimont, Akos Gulyban, Christine Gennigens, Laurence Seidel, Katty Delbecque, Philippe Coucke, Johanne Hermesse, Frederic Kridelka

  1558-1566

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Loss of lung function after chemo-radiotherapy for NSCLC measured by perfusion SPECT/CT: Correlation with radiation dose and clinical morbidity

  Katherina P. Farr, Ditte S. Møller, Azza A. Khalil, Stine Kramer, Anni Morsing, Cai Grau

  1350-1354

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Imaging in particle therapy: State of the art and future perspective

  Joao Seco, Maria Francesca Spadea

  1254-1258

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Early changes in perfusion of glioblastoma during radio- and chemotherapy evaluated by T1-dynamic contrast enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

  Søren Møller, Michael Lundemann, Ian Law, Hans S. Poulsen, Henrik B. W. Larsson, Svend Aage Engelholm

  1521-1528

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Robustness of quantitative hypoxia PET image analysis for predicting local tumor control

  David Mönnich, Stefan Welz, Daniela Thorwarth, Christina Pfannenberg, Gerald Reischl, Paul-Stefan Mauz, Konstantin Nikolaou, Christian la Fougère, Daniel Zips

  1364-1369

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• The need for radiotherapy in Europe in 2020: Not only data but also a cancer plan

  Josep M. Borras, Yolande Lievens, Cai Grau

  1268-1274

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Early volume variation of positive lymph nodes assessed by in-room mega voltage CT images predicts risk of loco-regional relapses in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy

  Maria Luisa Belli, Claudio Fiorino, Flavia Zerbetto, Roberta Raso, Sara Broggi, Anna Chiara, Giovanni Mauro Cattaneo, Nadia Di Muzio, Italo Dell’oca, Riccardo Calandrino

  1490-1495

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Implementation of volumetric modulated arc therapy for rectal cancer: Pitfalls and challenges

  Ines Joye, Jan Verstraete, Cintia Bertoncini, Tom Depuydt, Karin Haustermans

  1677-1681

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Adaptation requirements due to anatomical changes in free-breathing and deep-inspiration breath-hold for standard and dose-escalated radiotherapy of lung cancer patients

  Patrik Sibolt, Wiviann Ottosson, David Sjöström, Christina Larsen, Claus F. Behrens

  1453-1460

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Comparing cone-beam CT intensity correction methods for dose recalculation in adaptive intensity-modulated photon and proton therapy for head and neck cancer

  Christopher Kurz, George Dedes, Andreas Resch, Michael Reiner, Ute Ganswindt, Reinoud Nijhuis, Christian Thieke, Claus Belka, Katia Parodi, Guillaume Landry

  1651-1657

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Clinical outcome of image-guided adaptive radiotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer patients

  Marie Tvilum, Azza A. Khalil, Ditte S. Møller, Lone Hoffmann, Marianne M. Knap

  1430-1437

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Dose or ‘LET’ painting – What is optimal in particle therapy of hypoxic tumors?

  Eirik Malinen, Åste Søvik

  1614-1622

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Risk of radiation-induced secondary rectal and bladder cancer following radiotherapy of prostate cancer

  Camilla H. Stokkevåg, Grete M. Engeseth, Liv B. Hysing, Kristian S. Ytre-Hauge, Christian Ekanger, Ludvig P. Muren

  1317-1325

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Evaluation of factors associated with loco-regional failure and survival in limited disease small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy

  Anne Winther-Larsen, Lone Hoffmann, Ditte S. Moeller, Azza A. Khalil, Marianne M. Knap

  1574-1581

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Hyperpolarized magnetic resonance spectroscopy for assessing tumor hypoxia

  Ane B. Iversen, Steffen Ringgaard, Christoffer Laustsen, Hans Stødkilde-Jørgensen, Lise Bentzen, Morten Busk, Michael R. Horsman

  1393-1398

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• The evaluation of innovation in radiation oncology – what can we do and what should we do?

  Jean-Philippe Pignol, Cecile Janus

  1251-1253

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging during radiotherapy of locally advanced cervical cancer – treatment response assessment using different segmentation methods

  Søren Haack, Kari Tanderup, Jesper Folsted Kallehauge, Sandy Mohamed Ismail Mohamed, Jacob Christian Lindegaard, Erik Morre Pedersen, Sune Nørhøj Jespersen

  1535-1542

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Spatial distribution of FMISO in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas during radio-chemotherapy and its correlation to pattern of failure

  Sebastian Zschaeck, Robert Haase, Nasreddin Abolmaali, Rosalind Perrin, Kristin Stützer, Steffen Appold, Jörg Steinbach, Jörg Kotzerke, Daniel Zips, Christian Richter, Volker Gudziol, Mechthild Krause, Klaus Zöphel, Michael Baumann

  1355-1363

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Epidermal growth factor receptor imaging in human head and neck cancer xenografts

  Laura K. van Dijk, Otto C. Boerman, Johannes H.A.M. Kaanders, Johan Bussink

  1263-1267

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Is integrated transit planar portal dosimetry able to detect geometric changes in lung cancer patients treated with volumetric modulated arc therapy?

  Lucas C. G. G. Persoon, Mark Podesta, Lone Hoffmann, Abir Sanizadeh, Lotte E. J. R. Schyns, Ben-Max de Ruiter, Sebastiaan M. J. J. G. Nijsten, Ludvig P. Muren, Esther G. C. Troost, Frank Verhaegen

  1501-1507

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Development of a method for functional aspect identification in parotid using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and concurrent stimulation

  Haley D. Clark, Vitali V. Moiseenko, Thomas P. Rackley, Steven D. Thomas, Jonn S. Wu, Stefan A. Reinsberg

  1686-1690

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Dosimetric evaluation of anatomical changes during treatment to identify criteria for adaptive radiotherapy in oesophageal cancer patients

  Tine Bisballe Nyeng, Marianne Nordsmark, Lone Hoffmann

  1467-1473

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Validation of a gene expression profile predictive of the risk of radiation-induced fibrosis in women treated with breast conserving therapy

  Christina D. Lyngholm, Jens Overgaard, Peer M. Christiansen, Jan Alsner

  1665-1668

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Modern clinical research: How rapid learning health care and cohort multiple randomised clinical trials complement traditional evidence based medicine

  Philippe Lambin, Jaap Zindler, Ben Vanneste, Lien van de Voorde, Maria Jacobs, Daniëlle Eekers, Jurgen Peerlings, Bart Reymen, Ruben T. H. M. Larue, Timo M. Deist, Evelyn E. C. de Jong, Aniek J. G. Even, Adriana J. Berlanga, Erik Roelofs, Qing Cheng, Sara Carvalho, Ralph T. H. Leijenaar, Catharina M. L. Zegers, Evert van Limbergen, Maaike Berbee, Wouter van Elmpt, Cary Oberije, Ruud Houben, Andre Dekker, Liesbeth Boersma, Frank Verhaegen, Geert Bosmans, Frank Hoebers, Kim Smits, Sean Walsh

  1289-1300

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Changes in the radiological depth correlate with dosimetric deterioration in particle therapy for stage I NSCLC patients under high frequency jet ventilation

  Alina Santiago, Peter Fritz, Werner Mühlnickel, Rita Engenhart-Cabillic, Andrea Wittig

  1631-1637

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Toward a more patient-specific model of post-radiotherapy saliva secretion for head and neck cancer patients

  Laura Tuomikoski, Mika Kapanen, Juhani Collan, Jani Keyriläinen, Kauko Saarilahti, Venla Loimu, Tiina Seppälä, Mikko Tenhunen

  1310-1316

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Optimal fractionation in radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer – a modelling approach

  Emely Lindblom, Alexandru Dasu, Iuliana Toma-Dasu

  1592-1598

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• An image-based method to quantify biomechanical properties of the rectum in radiotherapy of prostate cancer

  Oscar Casares-Magaz, Maria Thor, Donghua Liao, Jens B. Frøkjær, Pia Kræmer, Klaus Krogh, Asbjørn M. Drewes, Hans Gregersen, Vitali Moiseenko, Morten Høyer, Ludvig P. Muren

  1335-1342

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Evaluation of planning aims and dose prescription in image-guided adaptive brachytherapy and radiochemotherapy for cervical cancer: Vienna clinical experience in 225 patients from 1998 to 2008

  Katarina Majercakova, Richard Pötter, Christian Kirisits, Susovan Banerjee, Alina E. Sturdza, Petra Georg, Nicole Nesvacil, Maximilian P. Schmid

  1551-1557

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Targeting tumour hypoxia to improve outcome of stereotactic radiotherapy

  Thomas R. Wittenborn, Michael R. Horsman

  1385-1392

  Published: 2015-10-21

• A learning programme qualifying radiation therapists to manage daily online adaptive radiotherapy

  Annette Boejen, Anne Vestergaard, Lone Hoffmann, Mai-Britt Ellegaard, Anne-Mette Rasmussen, Ditte Møller, Ludvig P. Muren, Cai Grau

  1697-1701

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• A new method to validate thoracic CT-CT deformable image registration using auto-segmented 3D anatomical landmarks

  Martin S. Nielsen, Lasse R. Østergaard, Jesper Carl

  1515-1520

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Cost calculation: a necessary step towards widespread adoption of advanced radiotherapy technology

  Yolande Lievens, Jose Maria Borras, Cai Grau

  1275-1281

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Weekly kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography for detection of dose discrepancies during (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

  Bregtje C.M Hermans, Lucas C.G.G Persoon, Mark Podesta, Frank J.P Hoebers, Frank Verhaegen, Esther G.C Troost

  1483-1489

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Radiotherapy quality assurance of the IAEA-HypoX trial of the accelerated radiotherapy in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with or without the hypoxic radiosensitizer nimorazole

  Mohamed A. Hassan Metwally, Rubina Ali, Maire Kuddu, Tarek Shouman, Primoz Strojan, Jens Overgaard, Cai Grau

  1673-1677

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Can automation in radiotherapy reduce costs?

  Mariangela Massaccesi, Michele Corti, Luigi Azario, Mario Balducci, Milena Ferro, Giovanna Mantini, Gian Carlo Mattiucci, Vincenzo Valentini

  1282-1288

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• A method for evaluation of proton plan robustness towards inter-fractional motion applied to pelvic lymph node irradiation

  Andreas G. Andersen, Oscar Casares-Magaz, Ludvig P. Muren, Jakob Toftegaard, Lise Bentzen, Sara Thörnqvist, Jørgen B. B. Petersen

  1643-1650

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• External validation of a prognostic CT-based radiomic signature in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

  Ralph T. H. Leijenaar, Sara Carvalho, Frank J. P. Hoebers, Hugo J. W. L. Aerts, Wouter J. C. van Elmpt, Shao Hui Huang, Biu Chan, John N. Waldron, Brian O’sullivan, Philippe Lambin

  1423-1429

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Dose painting by numbers in a standard treatment planning system using inverted dose prescription maps

  Marius Røthe Arnesen, Ingerid Skjei Knudtsen, Bernt Louni Rekstad, Karsten Eilertsen, Einar Dale, Kjersti Bruheim, Åslaug Helland, Ayca Muftuler Løndalen, Taran Paulsen Hellebust, Eirik Malinen

  1607-1613

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Relationships between dose to the gastro-intestinal tract and patient-reported symptom domains after radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

  Maria Thor, Caroline E. Olsson, Jung Hun Oh, Stine E. Petersen, David Alsadius, Lise Bentzen, Niclas Pettersson, Ludvig P. Muren, Ann-Charlotte Waldenström, Morten Høyer, Gunnar Steineck, Joseph O. Deasy

  1326-1334

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Impact of radiation dose and standardized uptake value of (18)FDG PET on nodal control in locally advanced cervical cancer

  Anne Ramlov, Petra S. Kroon, Ina M. Jürgenliemk-Schulz, Astrid A. C. De Leeuw, Lars Christian Gormsen, Lars Ulrik Fokdal, Kari Tanderup, Jacob Christian Lindegaard

  1567-1573

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• New dose constraint reduces radiation-induced fatal pneumonitis in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy

  Azza A. Khalil, Lone Hoffmann, Ditte S. Moeller, Katherina P. Farr, Marianne M. Knap

  1343-1349

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Pseudoprogression after proton radiotherapy for pediatric low grade glioma

  Yasmin Lassen-Ramshad, Jørgen B. B. Petersen, Anna Tietze, Per Borghammer, Anita Mahajan, Susan L. McGovern

  1701-1702

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• The effect of region of interest strategies on apparent diffusion coefficient assessment in patients treated with palliative radiation therapy to brain metastases

  Faisal Mahmood, Helle H. Johannesen, Poul Geertsen, Giske F. Opheim, Rasmus H. Hansen

  1529-1534

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Comparison of [18F]-FMISO, [18F]-FAZA and [18F]-HX4 for PET imaging of hypoxia – a simulation study

  Linda J. Wack, David Mönnich, Wouter van Elmpt, Catharina M. L. Zegers, Esther G. C. Troost, Daniel Zips, Daniela Thorwarth

  1370-1377

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Performance evaluation of head and neck contour adaptation with cone beam CT using two commercial software systems

  Louise S. H. Bendall, Maria Najim, Rachel Stensmyr, Emily Flower, Shan Yau, David I. Thwaites, Jonathan R. Sykes

  1693-1697

  Published: 2015-10-21

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• Cone beam computed tomography guided treatment delivery and planning verification for magnetic resonance imaging only radiotherapy of the brain

  Jens M. Edmund, Daniel Andreasen, Faisal Mahmood, Koen Van Leemput

  1496-1500

  Published: 2015-10-21

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