Search Results - "WEBER, D. C"

Limitations of phase-sorting based pencil beam scanned 4D proton dose calculations under irregular motion by Duetschler, A, Prendi, J, Safai, S, Weber, D C, Lomax, A J, Zhang, Ye

“…4D dose calculation (4DDC) for pencil beam scanned (PBS) proton therapy is typically based on phase-sorting of individual pencil beams onto phases of a single…”
Get more information

Best practices for the management of local-regional recurrent chordoma: a position paper by the Chordoma Global Consensus Group by Stacchiotti, S., Gronchi, A., Fossati, P., Akiyama, T., Alapetite, C., Baumann, M., Blay, J.Y., Bolle, S., Boriani, S., Bruzzi, P., Capanna, R., Caraceni, A., Casadei, R., Colia, V., Debus, J., Delaney, T., Desai, A., Dileo, P., Dijkstra, S., Doglietto, F., Flanagan, A., Froelich, S., Gardner, P.A., Gelderblom, H., Gokaslan, Z.L., Haas, R., Heery, C., Hindi, N., Hohenberger, P., Hornicek, F., Imai, R., Jeys, L., Jones, R.L., Kasper, B., Kawai, A., Krengli, M., Leithner, A., Logowska, I., Martin Broto, J., Mazzatenta, D., Morosi, C., Nicolai, P., Norum, O.J., Patel, S., Penel, N., Picci, P., Pilotti, S., Radaelli, S., Ricchini, F., Rutkowski, P., Scheipl, S., Sen, C., Tamborini, E., Thornton, K.A., Timmermann, B., Torri, V., Tunn, P.U., Uhl, M., Yamada, Y., Weber, D.C., Vanel, D., Varga, P.P., Vleggeert-Lankamp, C.L.A., Casali, P.G., Sommer, J.

“…Chordomas are rare, malignant bone tumors of the skull-base and axial skeleton. Until recently, there was no consensus among experts regarding appropriate…”
Get full text

Patient-specific neural networks for contour propagation in online adaptive radiotherapy by Smolders, A, Lomax, A, Weber, D C, Albertini, F

“…fast and accurate contouring of daily 3D images is a prerequisite for online adaptive radiotherapy. Current automatic techniques rely either on contour…”
Get more information

Quality assurance of radiotherapy in the ongoing EORTC 1420 "Best of" trial for early stage oropharyngeal, supraglottic and hypopharyngeal carcinoma: results of the benchmark case procedure by Stelmes, J-J, Vu, E, Grégoire, V, Simon, C, Clementel, E, Kazmierska, J, Grant, W, Ozsahin, M, Tomsej, M, Vieillevigne, L, Fortpied, C, Hurkmans, E C, Branquinho, A, Andratschke, N, Zimmermann, F, Weber, D-C

“…The current phase III EORTC 1420 Best-of trial (NCT02984410) compares the swallowing function after transoral surgery versus intensity modulated radiotherapy…”
Get full text

Non-invasive assessment of muscle compartment elasticity by pressure-related ultrasound in pediatric trauma: a prospective clinical study in 25 cases of forearm shaft fractures by Sellei, R. M, Beckers, A, Kobbe, P, Weltzien, A, Weber, C. D, Spies, C. K, Reinhardt, N, de la Fuente, M, Radermacher, K, Hildebrand, F

“…Abstract Background Soft-tissue swelling after limb fractures in pediatric patients is well known to be a risk factor for developing acute compartment syndrome…”
Get full text

EORTC guidelines for the use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor to reduce the incidence of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in adult patients with lymphomas and solid tumours by Aapro, M.S., Cameron, D.A., Pettengell, R., Bohlius, J., Crawford, J., Ellis, M., Kearney, N., Lyman, G.H., Tjan-Heijnen, V.C., Walewski, J., Weber, D.C., Zielinski, C.

“…Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia is not only a major risk factor for infection-related morbidity and mortality, but is also a significant dose-limiting…”
Get full text

Phase I study of sorafenib combined with radiation therapy and temozolomide as first-line treatment of high-grade glioma by Hottinger, A F, Aissa, A B, Espeli, V, Squiban, D, Dunkel, N, Vargas, M I, Hundsberger, T, Mach, N, Schaller, K, Weber, D C, Bodmer, A, Dietrich, P-Y

“…Background: Sorafenib (Sb) is a multiple kinase inhibitor targeting both tumour cell proliferation and angiogenesis that may further act as a potent…”
Get full text

Assessing the quality of proton PBS treatment delivery using machine log files: comprehensive analysis of clinical treatments delivered at PSI Gantry 2 by Scandurra, D, Albertini, F, van der Meer, R, Meier, G, Weber, D C, Bolsi, A, Lomax, A

“…Pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy requires the delivery of many thousand proton beams, each modulated for position, energy and monitor units, to…”
Get more information

Contour scanning for penumbra improvement in pencil beam scanned proton therapy by Meier, G, Leiser, D, Besson, R, Mayor, A, Safai, S, Weber, D C, Lomax, A J

“…Proton therapy, especially in the form of pencil beam scanning (PBS), allows for the delivery of highly conformal dose distributions for complex tumor…”
Get more information

Dosimetric and biologic intercomparison between electron and proton FLASH beams by Almeida, A, Togno, M, Ballesteros-Zebadua, P, Franco-Perez, J, Geyer, R, Schaefer, R, Petit, B, Grilj, V, Meer, D, Safai, S, Lomax, T, Weber, DC, Bailat, C, Psoroulas, S, Vozenin, Marie-Catherine

“…•Doses measured at Gantry1 were in agreement (±2.5 %) with reference dosimeters.•The neurocognitive capacity of e and pFLASH irradiated mice was…”
Get full text

Treatment results and prognostic factors in primary thyroid lymphoma patients: a Rare Cancer Network study by Onal, C., Li, Y.X., Miller, R.C., Poortmans, P., Constantinou, N., Weber, D.C., Atasoy, B.M., Igdem, S., Ozsahin, M., Ozyar, E.

“…Background: This study analyzed prognostic factors and treatment outcomes of primary thyroid lymphoma. Patients and Methods: Data were retrospectively…”
Get full text

Do results of the EORTC dummy run predict quality of radiotherapy delivered within multicentre clinical trials? by Fairchild, A, Collette, L, Hurkmans, C.W, Baumert, B, Weber, D.C, Gulyban, A, Poortmans, P

“…Abstract Objective The European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Radiation Oncology Group (ROG) has performed radiotherapy quality…”
Get full text

Development of clinical trial protocols involving advanced radiation therapy techniques: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Radiation Oncology Group approach by Fairchild, A, Bar-Deroma, R, Collette, L, Haustermans, K, Hurkmans, C, Lacombe, D, Maingon, P, Poortmans, P, Tomsej, M, Weber, D.C, Gregoire, V

“…Abstract The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Master Protocol for phase III radiation therapy (RT) studies was published in…”
Get full text

Major trauma in winter sports: an international trauma database analysis by Weber, C. D., Horst, K., Lefering, R., Hofman, M., Dienstknecht, T., Pape, H.-C.

“…Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the demographics, injury patterns, and outcomes following major trauma between Alpine skiing, snowboarding, and…”
Get full text

Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a multicentre Rare Cancer Network study by Vos, B., Rozema, T., Miller, R. C., Hendlisz, A., Van Laethem, J. L., Khanfir, K., Weber, D. C., El Nakadi, I., Van Houtte, P.

“…SUMMARY Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCCE) is a rare and aggressive malignant tumor with a poor prognosis. The aims of this retrospective study were…”
Get full text

Feeding mode and prey detectability half-lives in molecular gut-content analysis: an example with two predators of the Colorado potato beetle by Greenstone, M H, Rowley, D L, Weber, D C, Payton, M E, Hawthorne, D J

“…The time during which prey remains are detectable in the gut of a predator is an important consideration in the interpretation of molecular gut-content data,…”
Get more information

In situ correction of recombination effects in ultra-high dose rate irradiations with protons by Schaefer, R, Psoroulas, S, Weber, D C

“…At the Center for Proton Therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) the delivery of proton radiation is controlled via gas-based ionization chambers: the…”
Get more information

Dosimetric comparison of autocontouring techniques for online adaptive proton therapy by Smolders, A, Choulilitsa, E, Czerska, K, Bizzocchi, N, Krcek, R, Lomax, A, Weber, D C, Albertini, F

“…Anatomical and daily set-up uncertainties impede high precision delivery of proton therapy. With online adaptation, the daily plan is reoptimized on an image…”
Get more information

A study of lateral fall-off (penumbra) optimisation for pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy by Winterhalter, C, Lomax, A, Oxley, D, Weber, D C, Safai, S

“…The lateral fall-off is crucial for sparing organs at risk in proton therapy. It is therefore of high importance to minimize the penumbra for pencil beam…”
Get more information

Assessing the advantages of CFR-PEEK over titanium spinal stabilization implants in proton therapy-a phantom study by Poel, R, Belosi, F, Albertini, F, Walser, M, Gisep, A, Lomax, A J, Weber, D C

“…High-density materials, such as titanium, used for spinal stabilization, introduces several critical issues in proton therapy (PT). Artefacts affect both…”
Get more information