Hypoxic modification of radiotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck–a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Overgaard - Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Background: The importance of tumour hypoxia for the outcome of radiotherapy has been
under investigation for decades. Numerous clinical trials modifying the hypoxic …

Advances in kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry

R Hill, B Healy, L Holloway, Z Kuncic… - Physics in Medicine …, 2014‏ - iopscience.iop.org
This topical review provides an up-to-date overview of the theoretical and practical aspects
of therapeutic kilovoltage x-ray beam dosimetry. Kilovoltage x-ray beams have the property …

The report of Task Group 100 of the AAPM: Application of risk analysis methods to radiation therapy quality management

MS Huq, BA Fraass, PB Dunscombe… - Medical …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
The increasing complexity of modern radiation therapy planning and delivery challenges
traditional prescriptive quality management (QM) methods, such as many of those included …

[كتاب][B] Handbook of radiotherapy physics: theory and practice

P Mayles, A Nahum, JC Rosenwald - 2007‏ - taylorfrancis.com
From background physics and biological models to the latest imaging and treatment
modalities, the Handbook of Radiotherapy Physics: Theory and Practice covers all …

[PDF][PDF] The modern technology of radiation oncology

J Van Dyk - Madison, WI: Medical Physics Publishing, 1999‏ - medicalphysics.org
Radiation Oncology is a very technology intensive discipline of medicine. Complex,
sophisticated equipment is required to localize the tumor, to generate ionizing radiation, and …

[HTML][HTML] QA makes a clinical trial stronger: evidence-based medicine in radiation therapy

DC Weber, M Tomsej, C Melidis… - Radiotherapy and …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Quality assurance (QA) for radiation therapy (RT) in clinical trials is necessary to ensure
treatment is safely and effectively administered. QA assurance requires however substantial …

Error in the delivery of radiation therapy: results of a quality assurance review

G Huang, G Medlam, J Lee, S Billingsley… - International Journal of …, 2005‏ - Elsevier
Purpose: To examine error rates in the delivery of radiation therapy (RT), technical factors
associated with RT errors, and the influence of a quality improvement intervention on the RT …

Additive manufacturing in radiation oncology: a review of clinical practice, emerging trends and research opportunities

R Tino, M Leary, A Yeo, E Kyriakou… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2020‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The additive manufacturing (AM) process plays an important role in enabling cross-
disciplinary research in engineering and personalised medicine. Commercially available …

Boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in Finland: Technological and physical prospects after 20 years of experiences

S Savolainen, M Kortesniemi, M Timonen, V Reijonen… - Physica Medica, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is a binary radiotherapy method developed to treat
patients with certain malignant tumours. To date, over 300 treatments have been carried out …

Radiation Oncology Safety Information System (ROSIS)–Profiles of participants and the first 1074 incident reports

J Cunningham, M Coffey, T Knöös… - Radiotherapy and …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The Radiation Oncology Safety Information System
(ROSIS) was established in 2001. The aim of ROSIS is to collate and share information on …