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Strategies for effective physics plan and chart review in radiation therapy: Report of AAPM Task Group 275 by Ford, Eric, Conroy, Leigh, Dong, Lei, Los Santos, Luis Fong, Greener, Anne, Gwe‐Ya Kim, Grace, Johnson, Jennifer, Johnson, Perry, Mechalakos, James G., Napolitano, Brian, Parker, Stephanie, Schofield, Deborah, Smith, Koren, Yorke, Ellen, Wells, Michelle

“…Background While the review of radiotherapy treatment plans and charts by a medical physicist is a key component of safe, high‐quality care, very few specific…”
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Intensity modulated proton therapy for postmastectomy radiation of bilateral implant reconstructed breasts: A treatment planning study by Jimenez, Rachel B, Goma, Carles, Nyamwanda, Jacqueline, Kooy, Hanne M, Halabi, Tarek, Napolitano, Brian N, McBride, Sean M, Taghian, Alphonse G, Lu, Hsiao-Ming, MacDonald, Shannon M

“…Abstract Background and purpose Delivery of post-mastectomy radiation (PMRT) in women with bilateral implants represents a technical challenge, particularly…”
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Deep inspiration breath-hold technique in left-sided breast cancer radiation therapy: Evaluating cardiac contact distance as a predictor of cardiac exposure for patient selection by Rochet, Nathalie, Drake, Julie I., Harrington, Kyla, Wolfgang, John A., Napolitano, Brian, Sadek, Betro T., Shenouda, Mina N., Keruakous, Amany R., Niemierko, Andrzej, Taghian, Alphonse G.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of voluntary deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) over a free-breathing (FB) technique to minimize…”
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Phase I study of neoadjuvant accelerated short course radiation therapy with photons and capecitabine for resectable pancreatic cancer by Wo, Jennifer Y, Mamon, Harvey J, Ferrone, Cristina R, Ryan, David P, Blaszkowsky, Lawrence S, Kwak, Eunice L, Tseng, Yolanda D, Napolitano, Brian N, Ancukiewicz, Marek, Swanson, Richard S, Lillemoe, Keith D, Castillo, Carlos Fernandez-del, Hong, Theodore S

“…Abstract Purpose In this phase I study, we sought to determine the feasibility and tolerability of neoadjuvant short course radiotherapy (SC-CRT) delivered…”
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Nanoparticle-Enhanced MRI to Evaluate Radiation Delivery to the Regional Lymphatics for Patients With Breast Cancer by MacDonald, Shannon M., M.D, Harisinghani, Mukesh G., M.D, Katkar, Amol, M.D, Napolitano, Brian, C.M.D, Wolfgang, John, Ph.D, Taghian, Alphonse G., M.D., Ph.D

“…Purpose At present, radiation (RT) fields are based largely, and often solely, on bony anatomy. Recent efforts have been taken to better define lymphatic…”
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Evaluation of radiation-induced cardiac toxicity in breast cancer patients treated with Trastuzumab-based chemotherapy by Abouegylah, Mohamed, Braunstein, Lior Z., Alm El-Din, Mohamed A., Niemierko, Andrzej, Salama, Laura, Elebrashi, Mostafa, Edgington, Samantha K., Remillard, Kyla, Napolitano, Brian, Naoum, George E., Sayegh, Hoda E., Gillespie, Tessa, Farouk, Mohamed, Ismail, Abdelsalam A., Taghian, Alphonse G.

“…Purpose Patients with Her2-positive breast cancer treated with trastuzumab have higher rates of cardiotoxicity (CT). Left-breast radiation might increase the…”
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Quality and Safety Considerations in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO Safety White Paper Update by Moran, Jean M., Bazan, Jose G., Dawes, Samantha L., Kujundzic, Ksenija, Napolitano, Brian, Redmond, Kristin J., Xiao, Ying, Yamada, Yoshiya, Burmeister, Jay

“…This updated report on intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is part of a series of consensus-based white papers previously published by the American…”
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A single‐nucleotide polymorphism in the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene is associated with risk of radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients treated with thoracic radiation therapy by Mak, Raymond H., Alexander, Brian M., Asomaning, Kofi, Heist, Rebecca S., Liu, Chen‐yu, Su, Li, Zhai, Rihong, Ancukiewicz, Marek, Napolitano, Brian, Niemierko, Andrzej, Willers, Henning, Choi, Noah C., Christiani, David C.

“…BACKGROUND: This study examined the association between functional single‐nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate genes from oxidative stress pathways and risk…”
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Clinical and treatment factors associated with vaginal stenosis after definitive chemoradiation for anal canal cancer by Mirabeau-Beale, Kristina, Hong, Theodore S., Niemierko, Andrzej, Ancukiewicz, Marek, Blaszkowsky, Lawrence S., Crowley, Elizabeth M., Cusack, James C., Drapek, Lorraine C., Kovalchuk, Nataliya, Markowski, Meghan, Napolitano, Brian, Nyamwanda, Jacqueline, Ryan, David P., Wolfgang, John, Kachnic, Lisa A., Wo, Jennifer Y.

“…We sought to evaluate the incidence of vaginal stenosis (VS) and identify clinical and treatment factors that predict for VS in female patients with anal…”
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A Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the MTHFR Gene is Associated with Risk of Radiation Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Thoracic Radiation Therapy by Mak, Raymond H., Alexander, Brian M., Asomaning, Kofi, Heist, Rebecca S., Liu, Chen-yu, Su, Li, Zhai, Rihong, Ancukiewicz, Marek, Napolitano, Brian, Niemierko, Andrzej, Willers, Henning, Choi, Noah C., Christiani, David C.

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Deep inspiration breath-hold technique in left-sided breast cancer radiation therapy: Evaluating cardiac contact distance as a predictor of cardiac exposure for patient selection by Rochet, Nathalie, Drake, Julie I, Harrington, Kyla, Wolfgang, John A, Napolitano, Brian, Sadek, Betro T, Shenouda, Mina N, Keruakous, Amany R, Niemierko, Andrzej, Taghian, Alphonse G

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of voluntary deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) over a free-breathing (FB) technique to minimize…”
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