Tuesday, October 30 2007

Includes scientific highlights from the breast, prostate, head and neck, and pediatric cancer sessions as well as patient friendly summaries of key presentations. Also included is a special summary of the panel discussion on proton therapy.

A Phase II Trial of Conformal Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma: 5-year Disease Control and Functional Outcomes Presenter: T. E. MerchantPresenter's Affiliation: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TNType of Session: ScientificBackground Central nervous system (CNS) tumors represent the most common solid tumor of childhood, and are the most...
Breast Cancer After Supradiaphragmatic Irradiation for Hodgkin's Disease; Risk Analysis and Possible Surveillance Strategies Presenter: M. A. Alm El-Dina, MDPresenter's Affiliation: Massachusetts General HospitalType of Session: ScientificBackground Radiation therapy imparts an antitumor effect through the formation of free radiations. Radiation can also have...
Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Management of Early Breast Cancer: Implications for Partial Breast Irradiation Presenter: R.D. TendulkarPresenter's Affiliation: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHType of Session: ScientificBackground For patients with early stage breast cancer, breast conserving treatment (BCT), consisting of lumpectomy followed by breast...
Comparison of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Men Treated With Radical Prostatectomy or External Beam Radiotherapy for Localized Prostate Cancer Presenter: Varagur M. Venkatesan, MDPresenter's Affiliation: London Regional Cancer Program, London Health Sciences CentreType of Session: ScientificBackground Although no large, randomized trials have directly compared outcomes between the two...
Current and Future Applications of Proton Therapy: It's All About the Therapeutic Ratio The following is a summary of a presentation by Nancy P. Mendenhall, MD from a panel session at the ASTRO 2007 Annual Meeting. The clinical concepts underlying proton beam radiotherapy are the same principles that have governed our use of x-ray...
Dose to the Larynx Predicts for Swallowing Complications Following IMRT and Chemotherapy Presenter: Hale B. Caglar, MDPresenter's Affiliation: Head and Neck Oncology Program Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MAType of Session: ScientificBackground The combination of chemotherapy and radiation...
Image Guidance for External Beam Partial Breast Irradiation Presenter: S.H. Wahab, MDPresenter's Affiliation: Washington UniversityType of Session: ScientificBackground Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI) is currently being investigated in several studies, and at present, the ideal system to use for proper...
New Technical Developments in Proton Therapy The following is a summary of a presentation by James McDonough, Ph.D. from a panel session at the ASTRO 2007 Annual Meeting. Current Status of Protons in America There are currently five high energy proton facilities in the United States ...
Socioeconomic Aspects of Proton Therapy The following is a summary of a presentation by Timothy Williams, MD from a panel session at the ASTRO 2007 Annual Meeting. The last two decades have seen an era of unparalleled technical developments in the field of radiation oncology....

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