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Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated

Known as: INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY, Radiotherapies, Intensity-Modulated, IMRT 
A type of 3-dimensional radiation therapy that uses computer-generated images to show the size and shape of the tumor. Thin beams of radiation of… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Robust radiotherapy planning.
Motion and uncertainty in radiotherapy is traditionally handled via margins. The clinical target volume (CTV) is expanded to a… Expand
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Radiation effects on antitumor immune responses: current perspectives and challenges
Radiotherapy (RT) is currently used in more than 50% of cancer patients during the course of their disease in the curative… Expand
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Improving radiotherapy in cancer treatment: Promises and challenges.
Effective radiotherapy for cancer has relied on the promise of maximally eradicating tumor cells while minimally killing normal… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Parotid-sparing intensity modulated versus conventional radiotherapy in head and neck cancer (PARSPORT): a phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial
Summary Background Xerostomia is the most common late side-effect of radiotherapy to the head and neck. Compared with… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Incidence of late rectal and urinary toxicities after three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer.
PURPOSE To report the incidence and predictors of treatment-related toxicity at 10 years after three-dimensional conformal… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Volumetric modulated arc therapy for delivery of prostate radiotherapy: comparison with intensity-modulated radiotherapy and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy.
PURPOSE Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a novel form of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) optimization that… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Prospective randomized study of intensity-modulated radiotherapy on salivary gland function in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
  • M. Kam, S. Leung, +12 authors A. Chan
  • Journal of clinical oncology : official journal…
  • 2007
    • Corpus ID: 23927369
PURPOSE This randomized trial compared the rates of delayed xerostomia between two-dimensional radiation therapy (2DRT) and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Xerostomia and quality of life after intensity-modulated radiotherapy vs. conventional radiotherapy for early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma: initial report on a randomized controlled clinical trial.
PURPOSE To compare directly the effect of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) vs. conventional radiotherapy (CRT) on salivary… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an update of the UCSF experience.
  • N. Lee, P. Xia, +6 authors K. Fu
  • International journal of radiation oncology…
  • 2002
    • Corpus ID: 19882181
PURPOSE To update our experience with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC… Expand
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Review
1991
Review
1991
Head and neck cancer.
  • S. Taylor
  • Cancer chemotherapy and biological response…
  • 1991
    • Corpus ID: 1133860
Head and Neck Cancer addresses a wide range of topics under the broad heading of head and neck oncology. In the initial section… Expand
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