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Editor's Note
Welcome to the first issue in the second volume of Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO). In previous issues I have used this space to highlight specific papers, but in this short note I want to focus on...
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W. Robert Lee
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Quality and safety considerations in stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiation therapy: Executive summary
19 September 2011
This executive summary briefly describes the overall goals and content of the report on safety consideration for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), but is ...
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Timothy D. Solberg,
James M. Balter,
Stanley H. Benedict,
Benedick A. Fraass,
Brian Kavanagh,
Curtis Miyamoto,
Todd Pawlicki,
Louis Potters,
Yoshiya Yamada
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Developing a national radiation oncology registry: From acorns to oaks
15 July 2011
Abstract: Purpose: The National Radiation Oncology Registry (NROR) is a collaborative initiative of the Radiation Oncology Institute and the American Society of Radiation Oncology, with input and guid...
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Jatinder R. Palta,
Jason A. Efstathiou,
Justin E. Bekelman,
Sasa Mutic,
Carl R. Bogardus,
Todd R. McNutt,
Peter E. Gabriel,
Colleen A. Lawton,
Anthony L. Zietman,
Christopher M. Rose
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10-17
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Implementation of a “No Fly” safety culture in a multicenter radiation medicine department
17 June 2011
Abstract: Purpose: The safe delivery of radiation therapy requires multiple disciplines and interactions to perform flawlessly for each patient. Because treatment is individualized and every aspect of...
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Louis Potters,
Ajay Kapur
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18-26
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Evaluation of a metal artifact reduction technique in tonsillar cancer delineation
18 July 2011
Abstract: Purpose: Metal artifacts can degrade computed tomographic (CT) simulation imaging and impair accurate delineation of tumors for radiation treatment planning purposes. We investigated a Digit...
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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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27-34
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Intensity modulated radiation therapy planning for patients with a metal hip prosthesis based on class solutions
06 June 2011
Abstract: Purpose: With the aging of the population, an increasing number of patients with metallic hip implants are referred for radiotherapy treatment. Class solutions for intensity modulated radiat...
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Henrie van der Est,
Paulette Prins,
Ben J.M. Heijmen,
Maarten L.P. Dirkx
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Improving cardiac dosimetry: Alternative beam arrangements for intensity modulated radiation therapy planning in patients with carcinoma of the distal esophagus
09 June 2011
Abstract: Purpose: Radiation for carcinoma of the distal esophagus is associated with cardiac perfusion deficits and pericardial effusion. We performed a dosimetric analysis of alternative beam arrang...
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David Grosshans,
Nicholas S. Boehling,
Matthew Palmer,
Chris Spicer,
Rolly Erice,
James D. Cox,
Ritsuko Komaki,
Joe Y. Chang
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Analysis of suitable prescribed isodose line fitting to planning target volume in stereotactic body radiotherapy using dynamic conformal multiple arc therapy
26 July 2011
Abstract: Purpose: To assess the most suitable value of a relative prescribed dose in clinical treatment plans of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using dynamic conformal multiple arc therapy to ...
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Yohei Oku,
Atsuya Takeda,
Etsuo Kunieda,
Yasunobu Sudo,
Yoshikazu Oooka,
Yousuke Aoki,
Yoshiaki Shimouchi,
Ryohei Nishina,
Kazuhiro Nomura,
Madoka Sugiura,
Toshio Ohashi
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46-53
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Initial clinical experience with a frameless and maskless stereotactic radiosurgery treatment
06 June 2011
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the initial clinical experience with a frameless and maskless technique for stereotactic radiosurgery using minimal patient immobilization and real-time patient motion m...
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Laura I. Cerviño,
Nicole Detorie,
Matthew Taylor,
Joshua D. Lawson,
Taylor Harry,
Kevin T. Murphy,
Arno J. Mundt,
Steve B. Jiang,
Todd A. Pawlicki
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54-62
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Primary radiotherapy for locally advanced skin cancer near the eye
28 July 2011
Non-melanoma skin cancers are the most common cutaneous malignancies, with over 1 million cases in the year 2010. Approximately 80% of non-melanoma skin cancers are basal-cell carcinomas, and 20% are ...
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Krishna Reddy,
Tobin Strom,
Changhu Chen
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63-72
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Reviewer recognition
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73-74
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