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Since publishing our landmark study in 2020, the team at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology has been leading the way in the advancement of FLASH radiotherapy. And while still experimental, this approach is showing tremendous promise. "FLASH...has jumped through every hoop we've put it through so far," said James Metz, MD, chair of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania. We're very excited about where this is headed." Read more in the post and article below. #RadiationOncology #ProtonTherapy #MedicalResearch #CancerTreatment #Cancer #CancerAdvances #Oncology

Exciting and yet promising radiotherapy method at our core facility #RadiationOncology#RadioTherapy# PennMedicine#CellandAnimalRadiationCore

On 14 June 2024, our industry symposium entitled "Quality-assured hyperthermia and flash radiotherapy" took place as part of the 30th Congress of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO). Prof. Dr. Udo Gaipl (Head of Translational Radiobiology, Radiation Immunobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen) and PD Dr. med. habil. Gunther Klautke (Congress President DEGRO, Director of the Clinic of Radiation Oncology, Chemnitz Hospital) assumed the role of chairmen.   The lecture "Do the immunological effects of hyperthermia and FLASH radiotherapy go together?" by Prof. Dr. Udo Gaipl is now available for download as a PDF. #flash #hyperthermia #DEGRO #oncology #radiotherapy #hyperthermie #strahlentherapie

Irradiation of the tumor with millimeter precision, despite the patient's movement? This is not a contradiction with ExacTrac Dynamic!   Claus Promberger, Vice President Research and Development Radiation Oncology at Brainlab, shares exciting insights into how Brainlab's ExacTrac Dynamic enables more precise radiation delivery in fewer sessions than traditional radiation treatments, improving patients' quality of life during and after treatment. Learn more in this article. #Krebs #Radiotherapie #Innovation

Thanks CaliberMRI for bringing our attention to this interesting article The Future of MR-Guided Radiation Therapy produced by Seminars in Radiation Oncology Definitely worth downloading!

🏥Prospective data - Journal of Clinical Oncology 🩻Prophylactic Radiation Therapy Versus Standard of Care for Patients With High-Risk Asymptomatic Bone Metastases: A Multicenter, Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial 🌟Exciting findings on radiation therapy for asymptomatic bone metastases: ⚡️Prophylactic radiation reduced skeletal-related events (SRE) and hospitalizations. Improved overall survival (OS) observed. Confirmation needed, but promising results! https://lnkd.in/e23fXSsU 🚀 #CancerResearch #RadiationTherapy #radonc ESMO - European Society for Medical Oncology American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) American Society for Radiation Oncology Varian Elekta European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)

I'm thrilled to announce the release of the much-anticipated 4th Edition of "Fundamentals of Radiation Oncology: Physical, Biological, and Clinical Aspects." The new edition was commissioned by Elsevier Senior Acquisitions Editor Linda Buschman and edited by Hasan Murshed, (Hope Regional Cancer Center). This comprehensive edition is an essential resource for all professionals in radiation oncology. From foundational principles to cutting-edge techniques like #SRS, #SBRT, #protontherapy, and #immunotherapy, this book covers it all. New chapters on adaptive radiotherapy and artificial intelligence in radiation therapy reflect the latest advancements in the field. Detailed coverage of IMRT and IGRT techniques, alongside evidence-based treatment approaches from landmark studies, ensures that this book remains a vital reference for mastering the art and science of radiation oncology.

#ESTRO2024 is just around the corner, and the anticipation is building. 👩🔧✈️ Apart from the excitement of participating in the congress, we're proud to have our #abstract selected by the ESTRO Review Committee! It's called "Clinical Evaluation of a Deep Learning Model for Assessing OAR Delineation in #Head and #Neck Oncology." We're pretty excited about it and can't wait to share our findings with everyone at the conference. 📄 You can check out the abstract book right here 👉 (page #3155 for our abstract) https://lnkd.in/gV3G5UBs

I’m proud to share that our paper on “Acute toxicities in proton therapy for head and neck cancer- A matched analysis of the Dahanca 35 feasibility study “ is now published in Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology. Thank you for all those who contributed to this research, especially patients, my coauthors and supporters. In this study, we compared the acute toxicity experienced by 62 head and neck cancer patients treated with proton therapy in the DAHANCA 35 feasibility study to a historical group of 124 patients treated with photon therapy Proton treatment resulted in excess objective mucositis and dermatitis, which was transient and did not seem to negatively influence weight or treatment compliance and intensity. Read more about the study here: https://lnkd.in/de7EBdEG #CancerResearch #Radiotherapy #ProtonTherapy #PhotonTherapy #HealthcareInnovation

Our latest paper, "A novel framework for thermoradiotherapy treatment planning" is now available online in a preliminary version in the Red Journal. The framework introduces an innovative approach to thermoradiotherapy planning with voxelwise EQD2 radiotherapy optimizing, including thermal radiosensitization and direct thermal cytotoxicity. By optimizing jointly on radiation dose and EQD2, incorporating thermal enhancement from hyperthermia treatment, the methodology shows potential for enhancing the precision and efficacy of thermoradiotherapy treatments, ultimately aiming to enhance clinical outcomes for cancer patients. This publication is part of our ongoing thermoradiotherapy research at RaySearch Laboratories, conducted in collaboration with the hyperthermia research groups at Amsterdam UMC and Medlogix Thanks to co-authors Kjell Eriksson, Brando Pavoni, Hans Crezee and Petra Kok. Link to paper: https://lnkd.in/dZyMyHwK