Volume 4 - Issue 1 - Articles - Radiology and Radiation Oncology

Open Access Research Article Article ID: IJRRO-4-131

A comparative evaluation of two head and neck immobilization devices using verification film for head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy at Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) aero-digestive tract

10.17352/ijrro.000031

Published On: August 23, 2018 | Pages: 021 - 026

Author(s): Dukho AJ* and Nazima Dharsee

Background: Accurate and reproducible patient positioning is fundamental to the success of fractionated radiotherapy. To achieve accurate daily treatment delivery, various immobilization devices are used in radiotherapy departments. At ORCI the mostly used immobilization devices for radiotherapy treatment of head and neck cancer patients are thermoplastic mask and LS- ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: IJRRO-4-130

The Need to Deepen the Abscopal Effect and Synergy among Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy

10.17352/ijrro.000030

Published On: August 22, 2018 | Pages: 019 - 020

Author(s): Denaro Nerina*

Emerging data that radiotherapy can potentially convert the patient’s own tumor into an in situ vaccine have raised significant interest for testing radiation in combination with immunotherapy. Moreover, the immune responses to localized irradiation may be the mediator of systemic effects (called the abscopal effect). ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: IJRRO-4-129

Brief palliative radiotherapy course for advanced and incurable head and neck cancer

10.17352/ijrro.000029

Published On: July 16, 2018 | Pages: 014 - 018

Author(s): Rasha Hamdy Hamed* and Engy Aboelnaga

Purpose: Palliative radiotherapy schedule for inoperable Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN) will evaluated in terms of palliation of cancer-related symptoms and acute toxicities. Materials and Methods: This study included fifty patients with inoperable SCCHN. All patients received 30 Gy / 10 fractions / 5 fractions per week. Treatment-related toxicity w ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: IJRRO-4-128

Breast conserving surgery and intra-operative specimen radiography: Margin assessment by the surgeon or the radiologist?

10.17352/ijrro.000028

Published On: July 02, 2018 | Pages: 009 - 013

Author(s): Senthurun Mylvaganam*, Habib Tafazal, Virginia Caddick, Priya Madahar

In the United Kingdom since the late 1990s there has been both a shortage of and falling level in recruitment of breast radiologists/radiographers. Specimen radiography is a widely used intra-operative adjunct to aid margin assessment in patients undergoing wide local excision for early stage breast cancer. Aim: This study looks to determine accuracy and congruence ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos

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Open Access Research Article Article ID: IJRRO-4-127

A retrospective study of SPECT/CT scans using SUV measurement of the normal pelvis with Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate

10.17352/ijrro.000027

Published On: April 10, 2018 | Pages: 003 - 008

Author(s): Ruifeng Wang, Xiaoyi Duan, Cong Shen, Dong Han, Junchao Ma, Hulin Wu, Xiaotong Xu, tao Qin, Qiuju Fan, Zhaoguo Zhang, Weihua Shi and Youmin Guo*

Objective: This study aimed to perform the quantitative measurement based on the standardized uptake value (SUV) of Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP) in normal pelvis using a single-photon emission tomography (SPECT)/computed tomography (CT) scanner. ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos

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Open Access Case Report Article ID: IJRRO-4-126

Hyperprogression after immunotherapy in HNC: literature review and our experience

10.17352/ijrro.000026

Published On: March 15, 2018 | Pages: 001 - 002

Author(s): Nerina Denaro

Checkpoint inhibitors demonstrate salutary anticancer effects, including long-term remissions. PD-L1 expression/amplification, high mutational burden, and mismatch repair deficiency correlate with response. Champiat et al for the first time described a small subset of patients that could actually have tumor growth accelerated when given PD1/PDL1-targeting agents. ... CrossMark Publons Harvard Library HOLLIS Search IT Semantic Scholar Get Citation Base Search Scilit OAI-PMH ResearchGate Academic Microsoft GrowKudos

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