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High-LET Radiotherapy

Known as: Radiotherapy, High Linear Energy Transfer, Radiotherapy-High LET, high-dose radiation 
An amount of radiation that is greater than that given in typical radiation therapy. High-dose radiation is precisely directed at the tumor to avoid… 
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2015
2015
Comparing outcomes of stereotactic body radiotherapy with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer
Objectives Survival in patients with locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer (LAUPC) is poor, and local recurrence… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
The Delayed Pulmonary Syndrome Following Acute High-dose Irradiation: A Rhesus Macaque Model
AbstractSeveral radiation dose- and time-dependent tissue sequelae develop following acute high-dose radiation exposure. One of… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Low-dose radiation-induced responses: Focusing on epigenetic regulation
Purpose: With the widespread use of ionising radiation, the risks of low-dose radiation have been increasingly highlighted for… 
2008
2008
Prognostic Impact of Primary Tumor Volume in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated by Definitive Radiation Therapy
Objectives/Hypothesis: Tumor burden has been confirmed as one of the important indicators in disease control after treatment for… 
2002
2002
Induction Paclitaxel, Carboplatin, and Infusional 5‐FU Followed by Concurrent Radiation Therapy and Weekly Paclitaxel/Carboplatin in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: A Phase II…
PURPOSEThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, toxicity, and efficacy of a novel combined-modality treatment… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The detection of local recurrent head and neck cancer with fluroine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose dual-head positron emission tomography
Abstract. Primary tumors of the larynx and hypopharynx are preferably treated with high-dose radiation therapy. In these patients… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Clinical stage IE primary lymphoma of the nasal cavity: radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
PURPOSE To determine the appropriate radiation therapy and chemotherapy for primary lymphoma of the nasal cavity to improve the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Preoperative chemoradiation downstages locally advanced ultrasound-staged rectal cancer.
1995
1995
Stereotactic radiosurgery of uveal melanomas: preliminary results with Gamma Knife treatment.
Twelve cases of uveal melanoma (T3N0M0:11 patients, T4N0M0:1 patient) treated with Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery are… 
1992
1992
High-Dose Preoperative Radiation Therapy as the Key to Extending Sphincter-Preservation Surgery for Cancer of the Distal Rectum
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