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Editorial
Elective Nodal Irradiation for Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: It's Called Cancer for a Reason Chris R. Kelsey, Lawrence B. Marks, Eli Glatstein pages 1291-1292 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Consensus Document
Larynx Preservation Clinical Trial Design: Key Issues and Recommendations—A Consensus Panel Summary Jean-Louis Lefebvre, K. Kian Ang, Larynx Preservation Consensus Panel pages 1293-1303 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (194 KB)
Critical Review
Impact of Radiotherapy on Fertility, Pregnancy, and Neonatal Outcomes in Female Cancer Patients Jennifer Y. Wo, Akila N. Viswanathan pages 1304-1312 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
Clinical Investigations
Head and Neck
Outcome Prediction After Surgery and Chemoradiation of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Oral Cavity, Oropharynx, and Hypopharynx: Use of Baseline Perfusion CT Microcirculatory Parameters vs. Tumor Volume, 28 October 2008 Sotirios Bisdas, Shaun A. Nguyen, Sharma K. Anand, Gordana Glavina, Terry Day, Zoran Rumboldt pages 1313-1318 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (207 KB)
No Detectable Hypoxia in Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors: Preliminary Results, 29 October 2008 Karien I.E.M. Wijffels, Ilse J. Hoogsteen, Jasper Lok, Paulus F.J.W. Rijken, Henri A.M. Marres, Peter C.M. de Wilde, Albert J. van der Kogel, Johannes H.A.M. Kaanders pages 1319-1325 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (539 KB)
Re-Evaluation of 6th Edition of AJCC Staging System for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Proposed Improvement Based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 19 January 2009 Yan-Ping Mao, Fang-Yun Xie, Li-Zhi Liu, Ying Sun, Li Li, Ling-Long Tang, Xin-Biao Liao, Hong-Yao Xu, Lei Chen, Shu-Zhen Lai, Ai-Hua Lin, Meng-Zhong Liu, Jun Ma pages 1326-1334 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (622 KB)
Sensorineural Hearing Loss After Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Longitudinal Analysis, 14 October 2008 S.H. Chan, W.T. Ng, K.L. Kam, Michael C.H. Lee, C.W. Choi, T.K. Yau, Anne W.M. Lee, S.K. Chow pages 1335-1342 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (473 KB)
Malignant Tumors of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses: Long-Term Outcome and Morbidity With Emphasis on Hypothalamic-Pituitary Deficiency, 28 October 2008 An Snyers, Geert O.R.J. Janssens, Marcel B. Twickler, Ad R. Hermus, Robert P. Takes, Arnoud C. Kappelle, Matthias A.W. Merkx, Piet Dirix, Johannes H.A.M. Kaanders pages 1343-1351 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (191 KB)
Brain
Radiographic and Histopathologic Observations After Combined EGFR Inhibition and Hypofractionated Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Patients With Recurrent Malignant Gliomas, 14 November 2008 Amanda L. Schwer, Brian D. Kavanagh, Robert McCammon, Laurie E. Gaspar, B.K. Kleinschmidt-De Masters, Kelly Stuhr, Changhu Chen pages 1352-1357 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1580 KB)
No Salvage Using High-Dose Chemotherapy Plus/Minus Reirradiation for Relapsing Previously Irradiated Medulloblastoma, 18 November 2008 Maura Massimino, Lorenza Gandola, Filippo Spreafico, Veronica Biassoni, Roberto Luksch, Paola Collini, Carlo N. Solero, Fabio Simonetti, Emanuele Pignoli, Graziella Cefalo, Geraldina Poggi, Piergiorgio Modena, Luigi Mariani, Paolo Potepan, Marta Podda, Michela Casanova, Emilia Pecori, Stefania Acerno, Andrea Ferrari, Monica Terenziani, Cristina Meazza, Daniela Polastri, Fernando Ravagnani, Franca Fossati-Bellani pages 1358-1363 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (153 KB)
Intrafraction Geometric Uncertainties in Frameless Image-Guided Radiosurgery, 11 December 2008 Martin J. Murphy pages 1364-1368 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (244 KB)
Spine
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Lesions of the Spine and Paraspinal Regions, 11 November 2008 John W. Nelson, David S. Yoo, John H. Sampson, Robert E. Isaacs, Nicole A. Larrier, Lawrence B. Marks, Fang-Fang Yin, Q. Jackie Wu, Zhiheng Wang, John P. Kirkpatrick pages 1369-1375 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (304 KB)
Skin
Radiation Therapy Field Extent for Adjuvant Treatment of Axillary Metastases From Malignant Melanoma, 09 September 2008 Beth M. Beadle, B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo, Matthew T. Ballo, Jeffrey E. Lee, Jeffrey E. Gershenwald, Janice N. Cormier, Paul F. Mansfield, Merrick I. Ross, Gunar K. Zagars pages 1376-1382 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (291 KB)
Lung
The Effect of Radiation Dose and Chemotherapy on Overall Survival in 237 Patients With Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer, 17 October 2008 Li Wang, Candace R. Correa, Lujun Zhao, James Hayman, Gregory P. Kalemkerian, Susan Lyons, Kemp Cease, Dean Brenner, Feng-Ming Kong pages 1383-1390 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (332 KB)
Does Incidental Irradiation With Doses Below 50 Gy Effectively Reduce Isolated Nodal Failures in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Dose–Response Relationship Lucyna Kepka, BogusŁaw Maciejewski, Rodney H. Withers pages 1391-1396 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Designing Targets for Elective Nodal Irradiation in Lung Cancer Radiotherapy: A Planning Study, 28 November 2008 Lucyna Kepka, Daniel Tatro, Jean M. Moran, Leslie E. Quint, James A. Hayman, Randall K. Ten Haken, Feng-Ming Kong pages 1397-1403 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1708 KB)
Comparison of Spine, Carina, and Tumor as Registration Landmarks for Volumetric Image-Guided Lung Radiotherapy, 18 September 2008 Jane Higgins, Andrea Bezjak, Kevin Franks, Lisa W. Le, B.C. Cho, David Payne, Jean-Pierre Bissonnette pages 1404-1413 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1248 KB)
Liver
Microscopic and Macroscopic Tumor and Parenchymal Effects of Liver Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy, 05 November 2008 C.C. Olsen, J. Welsh, B.D. Kavanagh, W. Franklin, M. McCarter, H.R. Cardenes, L.E. Gaspar, T.E. Schefter pages 1414-1424 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1842 KB)
Bladder
Accelerated Radiotherapy, Carbogen, and Nicotinamide (ARCON) in the Treatment of Advanced Bladder Cancer: Mature Results of a Phase II Nonrandomized Study, 25 November 2008 Peter Hoskin, Ana Rojas, Michele Saunders pages 1425-1431 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (162 KB)
Prostate
Evaluation of Dosimetric Parameters and Disease Response After 125Iodine Transperineal Brachytherapy for Low- and Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer, 25 November 2008 W. James Morris, Mira Keyes, David Palma, Michael McKenzie, Ingrid Spadinger, Alex Agranovich, Tom Pickles, Mitchell Liu, Winkle Kwan, Jonn Wu, Vince Lapointe, Eric Berthelet, Howard Pai, Robert Harrison, William Kwa, Joe Bucci, Violet Racz, Ryan Woods pages 1432-1438 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (405 KB)
Comparison of Biochemical Relapse-Free Survival Between Primary Gleason Score 3 and Primary Gleason Score 4 for Biopsy Gleason Score 7 Prostate Cancer, 29 October 2008 Michael J. Burdick, Chandana A. Reddy, James Ulchaker, Kenneth Angermeier, Andrew Altman, Nabil Chehade, Arul Mahadevan, Patrick A. Kupelian, Eric A. Klein, Jay P. Ciezki pages 1439-1445 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (256 KB)
Changes in Prostate Shape and Volume and Their Implications for Radiotherapy After Introduction of Endorectal Balloon as Determined by MRI at 3T, 25 November 2008 Stijn W.T.P.J. Heijmink, Tom W.J. Scheenen, Emile N.J.T. van Lin, Andries G. Visser, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, J. Alfred Witjes, Jelle O. Barentsz pages 1446-1453 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (535 KB)
Mathematical Model for Evaluating Incidence of Acute Rectal Toxicity During Conventional or Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Courses for Prostate Cancer, 05 November 2008 Lidia Strigari, Giorgio Arcangeli, Stefano Arcangeli, Marcello Benassi pages 1454-1460 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (293 KB)
Multi-Institutional External Validation of Seminal Vesicle Invasion Nomograms: Head-to-Head Comparison of Gallina Nomogram Versus 2007 Partin Tables, 20 October 2008 Kevin C. Zorn, Umberto Capitanio, Claudio Jeldres, Philippe Arjane, Paul Perrotte, Shahrokh F. Shariat, David I. Lee, Arieh L. Shalhav, Gregory P. Zagaja, Sergey A. Shikanov, Ofer N. Gofrit, Alan E. Thong, David M. Albala, Leon Sun, Pierre I. Karakiewicz pages 1461-1467 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (228 KB)
There Is No Correlation Between Erectile Dysfunction and Dose to Penile Bulb and Neurovascular Bundles Following Real-Time Low-Dose-Rate Prostate Brachytherapy, 14 October 2008 Amy N. Solan, Jamie A. Cesaretti, Nelson N. Stone, Richard G. Stock pages 1468-1474 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (218 KB)
Breast
Regional Nodal Recurrence After Breast Conservation Treatment With Radiotherapy for Women With Early-Stage Breast Carcinoma, 11 November 2008 J. Nicholas Lukens, Neha Vapiwala, Wei-Ting Hwang, Lawrence J. Solin pages 1475-1481 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (135 KB)
Tolerance and Acceptance Results of a Palladium-103 Permanent Breast Seed Implant Phase I/II Study, 20 October 2008 Jean-Philippe Pignol, Eileen Rakovitch, Brian M. Keller, Raxa Sankreacha, Carole Chartier pages 1482-1488 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (225 KB)
Nonbreast Second Malignancies After Treatment of Primary Breast Cancer, 22 September 2008 Budhi S. Yadav, Suresh C. Sharma, Firuza D. Patel, Sushmita Ghoshal, Rakesh Kapoor, Rajinder Kumar pages 1489-1492 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (98 KB)
Automatic Segmentation of Whole Breast Using Atlas Approach and Deformable Image Registration, 18 September 2008 Valerie K. Reed, Wendy A. Woodward, Lifei Zhang, Eric A. Strom, George H. Perkins, Welela Tereffe, Julia L. Oh, T. Kuan Yu, Isabelle Bedrosian, Gary J. Whitman, Thomas A. Buchholz, Lei Dong pages 1493-1500 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (2155 KB)
Cervix
Health-Related Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Survivors: A Population-Based Survey, 26 September 2008 Ida J. Korfage, Marie-Louise Essink-Bot, Floortje Mols, Lonneke van de Poll-Franse, Roy Kruitwagen, Marjolein van Ballegooijen pages 1501-1509 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (160 KB)
Benign Disease
Postoperative Strontium-90 Brachytherapy in the Prevention of Keloids: Results and Prognostic Factors, 19 December 2008 Gustavo A. Viani, Eduardo J. Stefano, Sergio L. Afonso, Ligia I. De Fendi pages 1510-1516 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (255 KB)
Palliation
Early Clinical Experience and Outcome of Helical Tomotherapy for Multiple Metastatic Lesions, 11 December 2008 Ik Jae Lee, Jinsil Seong, Chang Geol Lee, Yong Bae Kim, Ki Chang Keum, Chang Ok Suh, Gwi Eon Kim, Jaeho Cho pages 1517-1524 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (422 KB)
Implanted Defibrillator
Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator Care in Radiation Oncology Patient Population, 31 October 2008 Daphna Y. Gelblum, Howard Amols pages 1525-1531 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (222 KB)
Biology Contributions
Sensitivity Analysis of Parameters in Linear-Quadratic Radiobiologic Modeling Jack F. Fowler pages 1532-1537 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (134 KB)
Use of the Concept of Equivalent Biologically Effective Dose (BED) to Quantify the Contribution of Hyperthermia to Local Tumor Control in Radiohyperthermia Cervical Cancer Trials, and Comparison With Radiochemotherapy Results George A. Plataniotis, Roger G. Dale pages 1538-1544 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (149 KB)
Comparison of Biological Effectiveness of Carbon-Ion Beams in Japan and Germany Akiko Uzawa, Koichi Ando, Sachiko Koike, Yoshiya Furusawa, Yoshitaka Matsumoto, Nobuhiko Takai, Ryoichi Hirayama, Masahiko Watanabe, Michael Scholz, Thilo Elsässer, Peter Peschke pages 1545-1551 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (1539 KB)
Studies on Pentoxifylline and Tocopherol Combination for Radiation-Induced Heart Disease in Rats Hui Liu, Mai Xiong, Yun-Fei Xia, Nian-Ji Cui, Ru-Biao Lu, Ling Deng, Yue-Hao Lin, Tie-Hua Rong pages 1552-1559 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (770 KB)
Physics Contributions
Potential Dosimetric Benefits of Four-Dimensional Radiation Treatment Planning, 23 February 2009 George Starkschall, Keith Britton, Mary F. McAleer, Melenda D. Jeter, Michael R. Kaus, Karl Bzdusek, Radhe Mohan, James D. Cox pages 1560-1565 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (123 KB)
Setup Uncertainties of Anatomical Sub-Regions in Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients After Offline CBCT Guidance Simon van Kranen, Suzanne van Beek, Coen Rasch, Marcel van Herk, Jan-Jakob Sonke pages 1566-1573 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (495 KB)
A Study on Target Positioning Error and Its Impact on Dose Variation in Image-Guided Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for the Spine Siyong Kim, Hosang Jin, Huey Yang, Robert J. Amdur pages 1574-1579 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (272 KB)
3D In Vivo Dosimetry Using Megavoltage Cone-Beam CT and EPID Dosimetry Wouter van Elmpt, Sebastiaan Nijsten, Steven Petit, Ben Mijnheer, Philippe Lambin, André Dekker pages 1580-1587 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (583 KB)
A Rabbit Irradiation Platform for Outcome Assessment of Lung Stereotactic Radiosurgery Jing Cai, Jaime F. Mata, Matthew D. Orton, Klaus D. Hagspiel, John P. Mugler, James M. Larner, Ke Sheng, Paul W. Read pages 1588-1595 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (582 KB)
Influence of Rotations on Dose Distributions in Spinal Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) Orit Gutfeld, Annette E. Kretzler, Rojano Kashani, Daniel Tatro, James M. Balter pages 1596-1601 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (221 KB)
Book Review
Prescribing, Recording, and Reporting Proton-Beam Therapy Zuofeng Li page 1602 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Letters to the Editor
Re: What do Recent Studies on Lumpectomy Cavity Volume Change Imply for Breast Clinical Target Volumes? Robert G. Prosnitz, Bruce G. Haffty page 1603 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (65 KB)
Reply to Letter to the Editor Leonard Kim page 1603 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (64 KB)
Thyroid Cancer as Second Primary Malignancy in Breast Cancer Patients Chrissa Sioka, Andreas Fotopoulos page 1604 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (56 KB)
Breast and Thyroid Cancer Association Budhi S. Yadav, Suresh C. Sharma page 1604 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Elective Nodal Irradiation (ENI) Does Not Appear to Provide a Clear Benefit for Patients With Unresectable Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): In Regard to Schild et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008;72:335–342) Igor Stojkovski pages 1604-1605 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
In Reply to Dr. Stojkovski Steven E. Schild page 1605 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (45 KB)
Meetings page 1606 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
ASTRO News page 1607 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (54 KB)
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