Shirley Lewis

Consensus Building for Radiotherapy Quality Assurance: A Multicenter Methodological Narrative From India (Standardised Unified Radiotherapy Quality Assurance)

Sanjoy Chatterjee, Rimpa Basu Achari, Moses Arunsingh, Selvamani Backianathan et autres

PURPOSE: The incidence of cancer is rising in India, and radiotherapy plays a vital role in the management of most cancers. More radiotherapy centers are being set up across the country to cater to this need. Quality assurance (QA) of radiotherapy is …

in, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Segmentation for pelvic malignancies in radiation oncology practice: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Sidharth Satish Menon, Umesh Velu, Lavanya Gurram, Ganesh Paramasivam et autres

BACKGROUND: Deep learning (DL)-based artificial intelligence (AI) models, the fourth generation in autosegmentation, have been adopted both for commercial and research applications worldwide and have shown great promise as reliable and comprehensive resource strategies for radiotherapy workflows. METHODS: A comprehensive search will …

in, ca (code pays fourni par la source)

Nanoplate based digital PCR assay for effective quantification of plasma HPV circulating tumor DNA

Preetiparna Parida, Gayathri Baburaj, Ajay A. Shettigar, Krishna Sharan et autres

High risk Human papillomavirus (hrHPV) is a leading cause of cervical cancer. Numerous studies have demonstrated the utility of plasma HPV circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for disease monitoring in cervical cancer, nevertheless with diverse accuracies. We investigated whether higher sample and reaction …

in (code pays fourni par la source)

Timing and Reasons for Supportive Care Referral in Head and Neck Cancer: A Prospective Study From India

S. Gayatri, Anuja Damani, Aswathi Praveen, K Venkata Krishna Rao et autres

ABSTRACT Background Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving curative‐intent radiotherapy (RT) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) experience high symptom burden and acute treatment‐related toxicities. Supportive Care (SC) can mitigate these effects; however, the timing and documented triggers for referral are insufficiently …

in (code pays fourni par la source)

Impact of Voxel Grid Size and Statistical Uncertainty on Surface Depth Dose Via Various Planning Techniques and Immobilization Devices Using Monte Carlo Algorithm

C. R. Srinivas, Anupam Choudhary, Jyothi Nagesh, Shambhavi C et autres

IntroductionThis study aims to analyze the impact of the surface dose at depth (1-5mm) in different planning techniques and immobilization devices by varying the dose-voxel size (DVS) and statistical uncertainty (SU) using Monte Carlo (MC) algorithm.MethodsThree Sets of computed tomography (CT) images …

in (code pays fourni par la source)

Outcomes of oral cavity cancer patients treated by adjuvant radiotherapy: A retrospective analysis

A Mehta, Salma Shams, Rabia Suzanne Angiras, Akshay Dinesan et autres

in (code pays fourni par la source)

Lattice radiotherapy for palliation in a case of metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma

N.P. Jayashree, C Shambhavi, Sumeet Suresh Malapure, Ananth Pai et autres

in (code pays fourni par la source)

Diagnostic and prognostic significance of circulating HPV cfDNA in cervical cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Preetiparna Parida, Ankita Mehta, Elstin Anbu Raj, Shyamala Guruvare et autres

IMPORTANCE: Human papillomavirus circulating free DNA (HPV cfDNA) is an emerging biomarker with potential utility in the detection and treatment monitoring of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the diagnostic and prognostic performance of HPV cfDNA in …

in (code pays fourni par la source)

COMPARISON OF MAJOR SPINE NAVIGATION PLATFORMS BASED ON KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS: A META-ANALYSIS OF 16,040 SCREWS

J-P. Bonello, Robert Koucheki, Ali E. Abbas, Johnathan R. Lex et autres

Navigation technologies continue to develop and aid the instrumentation of spinal hardware. This meta-analysis attempted to evaluate all available published literature on computer-assisted spine navigation to compare the placement accuracy and surgical outcomes of prominent platforms such as Medtronic, Brainlab, and Stryker, …

ca (code pays fourni par la source)

Dosimetric comparison of 3D-conformal radiotherapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy, and h-VMAT in left breast radiotherapy under free-breathing and breath-hold conditions

C Shambhavi, Sarath S Nair, Jyothi Nagesh, Anshul Singh et autres

This study investigates the role of the h-VMAT (a hybrid of 3DCRT and VMAT) technique in the Deep Inspirational Breath-Hold (DIBH) method for left-breast irradiation by comparing dosimetric parameters of 3DCRT, VMAT, and h-VMAT plans in free breathing and breath-hold conditions. The …

in (code pays fourni par la source)

Dosimetric Comparison of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Radiotherapy Planning Techniques with Apex 2.5mm and Agility 5mm Multileaf Collimator for Intracranial Cancer

Rechal Nisha Dsouza, Krishna Sharan, Suresh Sukumar, Srinidhi Gururajarao Chandraguthi et autres

OBJECTIVE: Apex 2.5mm micro-Multileaf Collimator(mMLC) provides conformal dose distribution to the tumor in stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)/stereotactic radiotherapy(SRT) treatments. Since it is an add-on device to the linear accelerator(LINAC), it requires extra commissioning for quality assurance(QA) and treatment. Agility is an in-built MLC …

in (code pays fourni par la source)

Acute Pulmonary Toxicity and Quality of Life in Curative Intent Radiotherapy of Thoracic Tumours

Jyothi Nagesh, U Lahari, Anshul Singh, Umesh Velu et autres

PURPOSE: This study evaluates the acute effects of radiation on the lung, its dosimetry, and its impact on lung subvolumes and quality of life. METHODS: This is a prospective study of patients with thoracic and breast tumours undergoing radical intent radiotherapy. Patients …

in (code pays fourni par la source)