BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We report a systematic review of lung radiation doses from breast cancer radiotherapy. METHODS AND MATERIALS Studies describing breast cancer radiotherapy regimens published during 2010-2015 and reporting lung dose were included. Doses were compared between different countries, anatomical regions irradiated, techniques and use of breathing adaptation. RESULTS 471 regi...

Introduction: 99mTc-MIBI has been proposed for use as an imaging agent for various tumors, including breast cancer, lung cancer, lymphomas, melanomas and brain neoplastic lesions. Brain tumors are very common and radiotherapy being major part of treatment following surgery. After radiotherapy, deteriorating clinical status can be due to either radiation necrosis or recurrent tumor. Comput...

High local control and low toxicity rates are seen in patients treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for peripheral lung tumours [1,2]. According to the Advisory Committee on Radiation...

the brain is a rare site for metastasis in most extracranial pediatric solid tumors, including wilm’s tumor. outcome for these patients are generally dismal. very few cases have been reported to have good survival even after therapy. this paper reports a case of stage iv wilm’s tumor with lung metastases in a patient who developed a solitary brain metastasis five months after completion of chem...

introduction radiotherapy with small fields is used widely in newly developed techniques. additionally, dose calculation accuracy of treatment planning systems in small fields plays a crucial role in treatment outcome. in the present study, dose calculation accuracy of two commercial treatment planning systems was evaluated against monte carlo method. materials and methods siemens once or linea...

Lung cancer is one of the most common and lethal types of malignancy. To date, radiotherapy and chemotherapy have been used as the two major treatment methods. However, radioresistance of lung cancer remains a therapeutic hindrance. The aim of this study was to identify whether small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO)-specific protease 1 (SENP1) is a marker of radioresistance that may serve as a...

BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION Aidi injection plus radiotherapy is widely used for lung cancer in China. Can Aidi injection alleviate the toxicity and improve the clinical efficacy of radiotherapy in lung cancer? Has Aidi injection the attenuation and synergistic efficacy to radiotherapy? There is lack of strong evidence to prove it. OBJECTIVES To reveal its real attenuation and synergistic efficacy...

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the differences of the dosimetric parameters between three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and simultaneous-integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy (SIB-IMRT) techniques in the prone and supine positions for breast irradiation. Materials and Methods: Ten patients underwent a computed tomography simulation in both the prone a...

Background: Radiation‐induced acute lung damages are refractory side effects in lung cancer radiotherapy (RT). Prospective study investigates the possible role of piperine (Pip) as anti-inflammatory agent against γ-rays-induced lung tissue lesions in an applicable rat model. Materials and Methods: Fifty-six Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: Control, rats were administered...