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Radiation therapy planning with photons and protons for early and advanced breast cancer: an overview by Weber, Damien C, Ares, Carmen, Lomax, Antony J, Kurtz, John M

“…Postoperative radiation therapy substantially decreases local relapse and moderately reduces breast cancer mortality, but can be associated with increased late…”
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Intra-arterial beta irradiation prevents neointimal hyperplasia in a hypercholesterolemic rabbit restenosis model by VERIN, V, POPOWSKI, Y, SCHWAGER, M, KURTZ, J. M, RUTISHAUSER, W, URBAN, P, BELENGER, J, REDARD, M, COSTA, M, WIDMER, M.-C, ROUZAUD, M, NOUET, P, GROB, E

“…Intra-arterial gamma irradiation has been shown to reduce restenosis after balloon angioplasty. The use of beta emitters should allow similar effects while…”
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Potential role of intensity-modulated photons and protons in the treatment of the breast and regional nodes by Lomax, Antony J, Cella, Laura, Weber, Damien, Kurtz, John M, Miralbell, Raymond

“…To investigate, using comparative treatment planning, the potential improvements that could result through the use of intensity-modulated photons…”
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The impact of gap duration on local control in anal canal carcinoma treated by split-course radiotherapy and concomitant chemotherapy by Weber, D C, Kurtz, J M, Allal, A S

“…To investigate the potential benefit of reducing the intersequence gap in patients with anal cancer treated with split-course chemoradiotherapy. The study…”
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The prognostic significance of late local recurrence after breast-conserving therapy by Kurtz, J M, Spitalier, J M, Amalric, R, Brandone, H, Ayme, Y, Jacquemier, J, Hans, D, Bressac, C

“…Of 178 local recurrences occurring in 1593 patients with clinical Stages I-II breast cancer treated by conservative surgery and megavoltage radiotherapy, 71…”
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The clinical radiobiology of breast cancer radiotherapy by Kurtz, John M.

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Dose variation at bone/titanium interfaces using titanium hollow screw osseointegrating reconstruction plates by Allal, A S, Richter, M, Russo, M, Rouzaud, M, Dulguerov, P, Kurtz, J M

“…To evaluate dose variations at bone/titanium interfaces in an experimental model designed to simulate postoperative radiotherapy in patients with mandibular…”
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Prospective Pilot Study of Sildenafil for Treatment of Postradiotherapy Erectile Dysfunction in Patients With Prostate Cancer by WEBER, D. C, BIERI, S, KURTZ, J. M, MIRALBELL, R

“…Erectile dysfunction is a common late complication patients may experience after external-beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer. The efficacy and safety of…”
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Feasibility and tolerance of pulsed dose rate interstitial brachytherapy by de Pree, C, Popowski, Y, Weber, D, Nouet, P, Rouzaud, M, Kurtz, J M

“…Pulsed dose rate (PDR) treatment is a new approach that associates the physical advantages of high-dose-rate (HDR) technology with the potential…”
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Which patients don't need a tumor-bed boost after whole-breast radiotherapy? by KURTZ, John M

“…Retrospective dose-response data suggest that a boost of about 15 Gy to the tumor bed following whole-breast radiotherapy reduces the risk of local recurrence…”
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Local recurrence after breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy. Frequency, time course, and prognosis by Kurtz, J M, Amalric, R, Brandone, H, Ayme, Y, Jacquemier, J, Pietra, J C, Hans, D, Pollet, J F, Bressac, C, Spitalier, J M

“…Mammary recurrences were studied in 1593 patients with Stage I and II breast cancer treated by macroscopically complete tumor excision followed by megavoltage…”
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Assessment of target dose delivery in anal cancer using in vivo thermoluminescent dosimetry by Weber, Damien C, Nouet, Philippe, Kurtz, John M, Allal, Abdelkarim S

“…Purpose: To measure anal dose during external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) using in vivo dosimetry, to study the difference of measured from prescribed dose…”
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Avoidance of treatment interruption: an unrecognized benefit of accelerated radiotherapy in oropharyngeal carcinomas? by Allal, A S, de Pree, C, Dulguerov, P, Bieri, S, Maire, D, Kurtz, J M

“…To assess the impact of treatment interruption on the potential gain in locoregional control obtained with accelerated radiotherapy (RT) compared with…”
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Sphincter-conserving treatment of carcinomas of the anal margin by Bieri, S, Allal, A S, Kurtz, J M

“…Between April 1982 and December 1997 24 patients with carcinoma of the anal margin were treated with radiation therapy (RT) (10 patients) or RT-chemotherapy…”
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Is breast conservation after local recurrence feasible? by Kurtz, J M, Jacquemier, J, Amalric, R, Brandone, H, Ayme, Y, Hans, D, Bressac, C, Spitalier, J M

“…The feasibility of conservative salvage surgery was addressed in a clinicopathologic study of the results of wide excision for 50 selected parenchymal…”
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The palliation of brain metastases in a favorable patient population: a randomized clinical trial by the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group by Kurtz, J M, Gelber, R, Brady, L W, Carella, R J, Cooper, J S

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Concomitant boost radiotherapy in oropharynx carcinomas by Bieri, S, Allal, A S, Dulguerov, P, Lehmann, W, Kurtz, J M

“…Fifty-five patients with resectable and unresectable oropharynx carcinomas were treated with concomitant boost radiotherapy. Forty-two of the patients (76%)…”
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Results of Salvage Surgery for Mammary Recurrence Following Breast-conserving Therapy by KURTZ, JOHN M, AMALRIC, ROBERT, BRANDONE, HENRI, AYME, YVES, SPITALIER, JEAN-MAURICE

“…A retrospective analysis was performed of 118 surgically treated mammary recurrences, occurring following primary conservative excision and radiation therapy…”
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Intra-arterial 90Y brachytherapy: preliminary dosimetric study using a specially modified angioplasty balloon by Popowski, Y, Verin, V, Papirov, I, Nouet, P, Rouzaud, M, Schwager, M, Urban, P, Rutishauser, W, Kurtz, J M

“…Irradiation has been shown to be effective in preventing restenosis after dilatation in human peripheral arteries. We have developed a dedicated system for…”
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Late breast recurrence after lumpectomy and irradiation by Kurtz, J M, Spitalier, J M, Amalric, R

“…For 276 patients with early breast cancer followed from 10-21 years after lumpectomy and radiotherapy, the recurrence rate in the treated breast was 15.6%, and…”
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