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2021-08-09 12:57:05 Cancer patients in the countries of SEE (the Balkans) region and prospective of the Particle Therapy Center - SEEIIST
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(21)00130-5/fulltext?rss=yes

A recent initiative was launched for establishing the South-East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) which will provide a cutting-edge hadron radiotherapy treatment and research institute for treating cancer patients with Hadron Therapy (HT). To justify the initiative for building the SEEIIST facility, a study was conducted to estimate the number of cancer patients from the SEE region that would be eligible for HT. Open / Comment

2021-08-07 12:04:52 Applications of various range shifters for proton pencil beam scanning radiotherapy
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01873-8

A range pull-back device, such as a machine-related range shifter (MRS) or a universal patient-related range shifter (UPRS), is needed in pencil beam scanning technique to treat shallow tumors. Open / Comment

2021-08-07 03:45:57 2022 AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting (New Orleans, LA) - Request for Proposals (RFP)
https://www.aapm.org/announcements/2022SCMRFP.asp

Deadline: August 26, 2021. Symposia and Courses are an integral part of the #AAPMSCM. Each year, symposia, panel discussions, and workshops on various practical and clinical topics provide members with excellent learning opportunities and a forum for discussion. We would like to encourage you to submit ideas for the 2022 AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. To submit an application... Open / Comment

2021-08-07 00:21:32 New AI Software Accurately Detects Lung Cancers on X-Rays and Cuts Unnecessary Chest CT Scans by 30%
https://www.medimaging.net/radiography/articles/294789187/new-ai-software-accurately-detects-lung-cancers-on-x-rays-and-cuts-unnecessary-chest-ct-scans-by-30.html

A recent study has shown that a deep learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can improve the performance of readers in... Open / Comment

2021-08-06 17:24:34 Comments Requested: Medical Physics Practice Guideline 13.a
https://www.aapm.org/announcements/MPPG13aComments.asp

As you know, AAPM is producing Medical Physics Practice Guidelines (MPPGs) which are intended to set minimum guidance for clinically practicing medical physicists. Ten MPPGs have already been published. As part of the process of developing an MPPG, all AAPM members are being given the opportunity to comment on the draft before it is finalized..... Open / Comment

2021-08-06 12:19:14 A Case of Radiation Recall Myositis and Neuropathy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
https://www.advancesradonc.org/article/S2452-1094(21)00128-7/fulltext?rss=yes

: Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy has historically been the preferred approach to locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma. Radiation recall reaction (RRR) is a rare complication which occurs in a previously irradiated region of a patient following initiation of systemic therapy. Myositis as a RRR toxicity is an even more rare phenomenon. We report a case of a patient with locally advanced rectal cancer who experienced myositis and neuropathy limited to the lower extremities during the adjuvant chemotherapy phase of treatment for rectal cancer. Open / Comment

2021-08-05 21:42:19 Endovascular Celiac Denervation for Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
https://www.jvir.org/article/S1051-0443(21)01274-4/fulltext?rss=yes

To investigate the safety and effects of catheter-based endovascular denervation (EDN) at the celiac artery, and the abdominal aorta around celiac artery on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Open / Comment

2021-08-05 00:25:13 Intra-fractional dosimetric analysis of image-guided intracavitary brachytherapy of cervical cancer
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01870-x

To assess the intra-fractional dosimetric variations of image-guided brachytherapy of cervical cancer. Open / Comment

2021-08-05 00:24:13 Dosimetric benefits of daily treatment plan adaptation for prostate cancer stereotactic body radiotherapy
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01872-9

Hypofractionation is increasingly being applied in radiotherapy for prostate cancer, requiring higher accuracy of daily treatment deliveries than in conventional image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT). Different ada... Open / Comment

2021-08-05 00:23:12 Does the protocol-required uniform margin around the CTV adequately account for setup inaccuracies in whole breast irradiation?
https://ro-journal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13014-021-01863-w

To use cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging to determine the impacts of patient characteristics on the magnitude of geometric setup errors and obtain patient-specific planning target volume (PTV) margi... Open / Comment