Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology
Overview
Frontiers of Radiation Therapy and Oncology is a scientific journal, published since 1968 in English. The journal's country of origin is Switzerland and its primary focus areas are oncology and radiology.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
Start
1968
End
2011
Frequency
Two no. a year
p-ISSN
0071-9676
e-ISSN
1662-3789
Country
Switzerland
Language
English
Recent Articles
1.
DeLaney T
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:465-485.
PMID: 21625169
The clinical advantage for proton radiotherapy over photon approaches is the marked reduction in integral dose to the patient, due to the absence of exit dose beyond the proton Bragg...
2.
Mohan R, Bortfeld T
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:440-464.
PMID: 21625168
Proton beams can provide a substantial dosimetric advantage because of their unique depth-dose characteristics, which can be exploited to achieve significant reductions in normal tissue doses proximal and distal to...
3.
King C
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:428-437.
PMID: 21625167
The hypofractionation of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for prostate cancer has become a broad topic, and there are many aspects to consider before accepting this treatment into our clinics. Among...
4.
Minn A, Koong A, Chang D
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:412-427.
PMID: 21625166
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is an emerging treatment for pancreas cancer and liver tumors. Early data suggest excellent control rates for locally advanced pancreas cancer. However, due to the close...
5.
Timmerman R, Heinzerling J, Abdulrahman R, Choy H, Meyer J
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:395-411.
PMID: 21625165
Advanced technologies have facilitated the development of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) programs capable of delivering ablative radiation doses for the control of lung cancers. To date, experience with these...
6.
Timmerman R, Bastasch M, Saha D, Abdulrahman R, Hittson W, Story M
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:382-394.
PMID: 21625164
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a potent noninvasive means of administering high radiation doses to demarcated tumor deposits in extracranial locations. The treatments use image guidance and related advanced...
7.
Kavanagh B, Timmerman R, Meyer J
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:370-381.
PMID: 21625163
The range of clinical applications for stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) continues to expand based on clinical outcomes data from prospective trials and carefully analyzed institutional experiences. As a result...
8.
Kupelian P, Meyer J
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:344-368.
PMID: 21625162
The development and acceptance of new image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) technologies have often been initiated with the treatment of prostate cancer. Imaging and tracking of the prostate during a treatment course...
9.
Hoppe R
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:331-343.
PMID: 21625161
Radiotherapy planning now uses advanced technologies to accurately image and assess the extent of disease for treatment. PET scanning has become established as perhaps the most important imaging study for...
10.
Swaminath A, Dawson L
Front Radiat Ther Oncol
. 2011 Jun;
43:315-330.
PMID: 21625160
Organ motion due to breathing, peristalsis and deformation presents challenging problems for the delivery of highly conformal radiotherapy to upper abdominal targets, despite the many advancements in the technology of...