October 1, 2009

OncoLink reporters provide up-to-date coverage of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG) 48 Conference in Heidelberg, Germany, September 28 - October 3, 2009.

Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas Presenter: Dr. Tadashi KamadaPresenter's Affiliation: Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, Chiba, JapanType of Session: ScientificBackground The results from a phase I/II dose escalation study using carbon ion therapy in the treatment...
Clinical outcomes of proton beam therapy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer. A retrospective analysis of Shizuoka experiences Presenter: S. Murayama, H. FujiPresenter's Affiliation: Proton therapy division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, JapanType of Session: ScientificBackground The standard of care for patients with operable stage non-small...
Definitive high dose photon/proton radiotherapy for unresected chordomas Presenter: Y-L. Chen, W. Kobayashi, S. Childs, A. Rosenberg, G.P. Nielsen, D. Rosenthal, H. Suit, T. DeLaneyPresenter's Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USAType of Session: ScientificBackground Chordomas are rare and...
Intrafractional and Interfractional Range Variation in Charged Particle Therapy of Lung Cancer Presenter: S. Mori, L. Dong, G. Starkschall, R. Mohan, J.D. Cox, T. ChenPresenter's Affiliation: National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, JapanType of Session: ScientificBackground The difference between charged particle and photon...
Particle Therapy for Sarcomas Presenter: T. DelaneyPresenter's Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MAType of Session: ScientificBackground Sarcomas of bone and soft tissues represent only 1% of adult malignancies. They generally require...
Proton Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer at Loma Linda University Medical Center Presenter: D. BushPresenter's Affiliation: Loma Linda University Medical CenterType of Session: ScientificBackground Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains the most frequent cause of cancer-related death in the United States, and is a...
Proton Therapy for Lung Cancer at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), Locally Advanced Disease Presenter: D. BushPresenter's Affiliation: Loma Linda, USAType of Session: ScientificBackground Despite aggressive treatment with chemoradiation, outcomes in patients with locally advanced NSCLC remain poor, with a median survival of...
Spot-Scanning Proton Radiation Therapy for Extra-cranial Chordoma Presenter: A StaabPresenter's Affiliation: Paul Scherrer Institute, Villagen, SwitzerlandType of Session: ScientificBackground Chordomas represent a group of rare, locally aggressive tumors, felt to arise from notochord remnants; they most...
Surgical Organ Displacement for Proton Radiotherapy Presenter: Dr. J JessephPresenter's Affiliation: Proton Radiotherapy Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IndianaType of Session: ScientificBackground Compared with photon based therapy, proton therapy has the potential to greatly reduce...