scholarly journals Medical X‐band linear accelerator for high‐precision radiotherapy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong‐Seok Lee ◽  
Sanghoon Kim ◽  
Geun‐Ju Kim ◽  
Jeong‐Hun Lee ◽  
Insoo S. Kim ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
Yuta Shibamoto ◽  
Hiroyuki Ogino ◽  
Yoshihiko Manabe ◽  
Gakuo Iwabuchi ◽  
Hiromitsu Iwata ◽  
...  


Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1884
Author(s):  
Kerstin A. Kessel ◽  
Christian D. Diehl ◽  
Markus Oechsner ◽  
Bernhard Meyer ◽  
Jens Gempt ◽  
...  

High-precision radiotherapy has been established as a valid and effective treatment option in patients with pituitary adenomas. We report on outcome after fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) in correlation with patient-reported outcomes (PROs). We analyzed 69 patients treated between 2000 and 2019. FSRT was delivered with a median total dose of 54 Gy (single fraction: 1.8 Gy). PRO questionnaires were sent to 28 patients. Median overall survival was 17.2 years; mean local control was 15.6 years (median not reached). Median follow-up was 5.8 years. Twenty (71%) patients participated in the PRO assessment. Physicians reported symptoms grade ≥3 in 6 cases (9%). Of all, 35 (51%) patients suffered from hypopituitarism at baseline, and during follow-up, new or progressive hypopituitarism was observed in 11 cases (16%). Patients reported 10 cases of severe side effects. Most of these symptoms were already graded as CTCAE (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) grade 2 by a physician in a previous follow-up exam. PROs are an essential measure and only correlate to a certain extent with the physician-reported outcomes. For high-precision radiotherapy of pituitary adenomas, they confirm excellent overall outcomes and low toxicity. In the future, the integration of PROs paired with high-end treatment will further improve outcomes.



2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. S608-S609 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Naslund ◽  
P. Wersall ◽  
E. Castellanos ◽  
C. Beskow ◽  
S. Nyrén


2014 ◽  
Vol 190 (12) ◽  
pp. 1095-1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Patrick Boström ◽  
Almuth Meyer ◽  
Bogdan Pintea ◽  
Rüdiger Gerlach ◽  
Gunnar Surber ◽  
...  


2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (14_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5144-5144
Author(s):  
V. Vinh-Hung ◽  
J. De Mey ◽  
P. De Sutter ◽  
B. Neyns ◽  
Y. Van Nieuwenhove ◽  
...  


2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (14_suppl) ◽  
pp. 5144-5144
Author(s):  
V. Vinh-Hung ◽  
J. De Mey ◽  
P. De Sutter ◽  
B. Neyns ◽  
Y. Van Nieuwenhove ◽  
...  


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 12517-12517 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Combs ◽  
D. Schulz-Ertner ◽  
T. Welzel ◽  
M. Bischof ◽  
J. Debus

12517 Background: This study was aimed to assess the toxicity and efficacy of radiochemotherapy (RCHT) with temozolomide performed as re-irradiation in patients with recurrent glioma. Patients and Methods: We treated 17 patients with RCHT for recurrent glioma between July 2005 and December 2006. Nine patients were female, eight were male. Pathology evaluation revealed WHO grade II astrocytoma in 5, anaplastic astrocytoma in 4 and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in 7 patients. One patient suffered from gliosarcoma. Median age at primary diagnosis was 33 years (range, 6–60 years). In 4 patients surgery had been performed as total resection, subtotal resection in 9 and as a biopsy in 4 patients. Median doses of radiotherapy (RT) of 60 Gy had been applied. Prior treatment with temozolomide either as RCHT or as chemotherapy alone for tumor progression had been performed in 8 patients. The median time interval between primary RT and re-irradiation was 29.5 months (range 5–180 months). Re-irradiation was performed as high precision radiotherapy using fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (FSRT) in 16 patients with a median total dose of 36 Gy (range, 28–36 Gy); in one patients stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) was applied for a very small lesion with a single dose of 18Gy/80% isodose. The target volume was defined as the area of contrast enhancement on T1-weighed MRI-scans including a safety margin of 0.5 to 1 cm. Chemotherapy was applied concomitantly in a median dose of 50 mg/m2 per day (median of 100mg TMZ qd); in 14 patients RCHT was followed by adjuvant cycles of temozolomide. Results: Treatment could be completed in all patients without interruptions due to side effects; no severe acute or long-term toxicities were observed. One patient with recurrent GBM showed tumor progression during therapy and treatment was stopped at 32 Gy out of 36 Gy. Progression-free survival was 56% at 6 months after FSRT; survival after FSRT was 75% at 6 months. Median overall survival was 39 months, with 92% at 1 and 2 years. Conclusions: High-precision RT and concomitant temozolomide is safe and effective when performed as re-irradiation in recurrent glioma. The data demonstrate that re-challenge with temozolomide justifies further evaluation. No significant financial relationships to disclose.



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