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Evaluation of a metal artifact reduction technique in tonsillar cancer delineation
Jonathan A. Abelson, James D. Murphy, Ellen A. Wiegner, Deborah Abelson, David N. Sandman, F. Edward Boas, Dimitre Hristov, Dominik Fleischmann, Megan E. Daly, Daniel T. Chang, Billy W. Loo, Wendy Hara, Quynh-Thu Le

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The Editors of Practical Radiation Oncology encourage you to submit your manuscript for consideration. Research and opinion papers on radiation oncology as it is practiced today—especially with focus on imaging, contouring, target delineation, simulation, treatment planning, immobilization, organ motion, patient safety, quality measurement, and other practical issues—are of particular interest. Please see Aims and Scope and Author Guidelines for further information.

About Practical Radiation Oncology

Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO) is a quarterly journal whose mission is to improve the quality of radiation oncology practice. This journal will be a natural complement to the ASTRO’s clinical research journal, the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology
*Physics, and aims to be what Medline defines as a clinical or practice journal, a journal that documents the state of current practice, providing background for those in training or the continuing education of practitioners.

The role of radiation oncologists and discussion of fertility preservation in young cancer patients
27 January 2012
Clement K. Gwede, Susan T. Vadaparampil, Sarah Hoffe, Gwendolyn P. Quinn
Abstract: Purpose: The risk of infertility increases after cancer treatment with chemotherapy, with radiotherapy, and in some cases with surgery. The goal of these secondary analyses was to examine po...
Variation in external beam treatment plan quality: An inter-institutional study of planners and planning systems
11 January 2012
Benjamin E. Nelms, Greg Robinson, Jay Markham, Kyle Velasco, Steve Boyd, Sharath Narayan, James Wheeler, Mark L. Sobczak
Abstract: Purpose: This study quantifies variation in radiation treatment plan quality for plans generated by a population of treatment planners given very specific plan objectives. Methods and Materi...
Novel setup techniques for radiation treatment of severely obese patients with cervical cancer
09 January 2012
Alexander C Whitley, Brendan M. Prendergast, Robert Y. Kim
The prevalence of overweight (body mass index [BMI] > 25 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI >30 kg/m2) in the United States currently exceeds two-thirds of the adult population. Obesity and severe obesity ...
Screening colonoscopy before prostate cancer treatment can detect colorectal cancers in asymptomatic patients and reduce the rate of complications after brachytherapy
06 January 2012
Hadley J. Sharp, David A. Swanson, Thomas J. Pugh, Michael Zhang, Jack Phan, Rajat Kudchadker, Teresa L. Bruno, Deborah A. Kuban, Andrew K. Lee, Seungtaek Choi, Quynh-Nhu Nguyen, Karen E. Hoffman, Sean E. McGuire, Steven J. Frank
Abstract: Purpose: To investigate the incidence of undiagnosed, asymptomatic synchronous colorectal cancer (CRC) by using screening colonoscopy before brachytherapy, and to compare the subsequent rate...
Radiotherapy for hilar or mediastinal lymph node metastases after definitive treatment with stereotactic body radiotherapy or surgery for stage I non-small cell lung cancer
03 January 2012
Yoshihiko Manabe, Yuta Shibamoto, Fumiya Baba, Rumi Murata, Takeshi Yanagi, Chisa Hashizume, Hiromitsu Iwata, Katsura Kosaki, Akifumi Miyakawa, Taro Murai, Motoki Yano
Abstract: Purpose: Management of regional lymph node (LN) recurrence is an important issue in definitive treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We evaluated clinical outcomes of conventional...

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Impact of radiotherapy dose on dentition breakdown in head and neck cancer patients
July 2011 (Vol. 1 | No. 3 | Pages 142-148)
Mary P. Walker, Brian Wichman, An-Lin Cheng, James Coster, Karen B. Williams
eLQ : A biologically-equivalent dose calculator available on iPhone, Android, and the web
July 2011 (Vol. 1 | No. 3 | Pages 212-213)
Jean-Emmanuel Bibault, Pierre Blanchard, Bernard Dubray, Eric Lartigau, On behalf of SFjRO (French Society of Young Radiation Oncologists)
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Palliative thoracic radiotherapy in lung cancer: An American Society for Radiation Oncology evidence-based clinical practice guideline
April 2011 (Vol. 1 | No. 2 | Pages 60-71)
George Rodrigues, Gregory M.M. Videtic, Ranjan Sur, Andrea Bezjak, Jeffrey Bradley, Carol A. Hahn, Corey Langer, Keith L. Miller, Benjamin J. Moeller, Kenneth Rosenzweig, Benjamin Movsas

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The mission of ASTRO is to advance the practice of radiation oncology by disseminating the results of scientific research, promoting excellence in patient care, providing opportunities for educational and professional development of its members and representing radiation oncology in a rapidly evolving socioeconomic healthcare environment. Members of ASTRO will strive for excellence in clinical, research and educational domains in the use of radiation therapy and will be partners in the multidisciplinary quest to eradicate cancer as a cause of death and suffering.