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  1. Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/anal-cancer-protocol.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - therapy such as, but not limited to, IMRT, proton radiation therapy, and Brachytherapy boost … therapy such as, but not limited to, 3-D CRT, photon or electron radiation therapy, and external … beam radiation therapy boost … , radiation therapy, chemotherapy + radiation therapy) KQ6 Post-treatment surveillance strategies … therapy; DRE= digital rectal exam; IMRT=intensity- modulated radiation therapy; KQ=key question; MRI

  2. Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Anal Cancer (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/anal-cancer-protocol.pdf
    September 26, 2023 - therapy such as, but not limited to, IMRT, proton radiation therapy, and Brachytherapy boost … therapy such as, but not limited to, 3-D CRT, photon or electron radiation therapy, and external … beam radiation therapy boost … , radiation therapy, chemotherapy + radiation therapy) KQ6 Post-treatment surveillance strategies … therapy; DRE= digital rectal exam; IMRT=intensity- modulated radiation therapy; KQ=key question; MRI

  3. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-therapies-update/clinician
    December 01, 2019 - therapy Conventional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) Three-dimensional conformal radiation … therapy (3D-CRT) Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) Proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT … therapy, proton beam radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and high-intensity focused … Clear guidance regarding the appropriate patient population for RP, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy … 2021 Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases Page last reviewed

  4. Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/liver-cancer-therapy/research-protocol
    March 20, 2012 - Radiotherapy Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a type of external-beam radiation therapy … therapy (3D-CRT) is a type of external-beam radiotherapy that uses computer-assisted tomography scans … therapy (SBRT) External beam with 3D conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) Intraluminal … ACR–ASTRO Practice Guideline for the Performance of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy [cited 2011 November … Patients treated with ablative and transarterial or radiation therapy strategies represent two distinct

  5. Safety considerations for IMRT. | PSNet

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    March 17, 2021 - paper reveals expert opinion from the American Society of Radiation Oncology on intensity-modulated radiation … therapy (IMRT) and discusses concerns and recommendations for improving the safety of IMRT delivery. … Therapy: An ASTRO Safety White Paper Update. … therapy. … February 10, 2010 Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes

  6. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)

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    November 28, 2012 - • Radiotherapy o Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a type of external-beam radiation … therapy (3D-CRT) is a type of external-beam radiotherapy that uses computer-assisted tomography scans … therapy (SBRT) o External beam with 3D conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) o Intraluminal … ACR–ASTRO Practice Guideline for the Performance of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy [cited 2011 … Patients treated with ablative and transarterial or radiation therapy strategies represent two distinct

  7. Liver-Cancer-Therapy Research-Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/liver-cancer-therapy_research-protocol.pdf
    November 28, 2012 - • Radiotherapy o Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a type of external-beam radiation … therapy (3D-CRT) is a type of external-beam radiotherapy that uses computer-assisted tomography scans … therapy (SBRT) o External beam with 3D conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) o Intraluminal … ACR–ASTRO Practice Guideline for the Performance of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy [cited 2011 … Patients treated with ablative and transarterial or radiation therapy strategies represent two distinct

  8. Local Therapies for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Metastases to the Liver: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/colorectal-cancer-liver-metastases-therapies/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - To be considered a candidate for ablation or radiation therapy, patients treated in this setting should … External-beam three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT)—a type of radiotherapy that uses … Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)—a type of external-beam radiation therapy that delivers a … Abbreviations: CRC = colorectal cancer; IMRT = intensity-modulated radiation therapy; KQ = key question … radiation therapy Methods Methodological practices to be followed in this review will be derived

  9. Layout 1 (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2009 - Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer Executive Summary Effective Health Care Program The Effective … therapy. … not be able to provide a definitive answer on the effectiveness and safety of charged particle beam radiotherapies … Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer. Technical Brief No. 1. … For More Copies For more copies of Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer: Technical Brief Executive

  10. Layout 1 (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cancer-radiation_executive.pdf
    November 01, 2009 - Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer Executive Summary Effective Health Care Program The Effective … therapy. … not be able to provide a definitive answer on the effectiveness and safety of charged particle beam radiotherapies … Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer. Technical Brief No. 1. … For More Copies For more copies of Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer: Technical Brief Executive

  11. Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-therapies-update/clinician
    January 21, 2016 - therapy Conventional external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) Three-dimensional conformal radiation … therapy (3D-CRT) Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) Proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT … ) Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) Watchful waiting (WW) A palliative observational … therapy, proton beam radiation therapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, and high-intensity focused … Clear guidance regarding the appropriate patient population for RP, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38220/psn-pdf
    November 12, 2008 - New technologies in radiation therapy: ensuring patient safety, radiation safety and regulatory issues … New technologies in radiation therapy: ensuring patient safety, radiation safety and regulatory issues … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-technologies-radiation-therapy-ensuring-patient-safety-radiation-safety … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-technologies-radiation-therapy-ensuring-patient-safety-radiation-safety-and-regulatory … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-technologies-radiation-therapy-ensuring-patient-safety-radiation-safety-and-regulatory

  13. Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/liver-cancer-therapy/research-protocol
    December 01, 2019 - Radiotherapy Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a type of external-beam radiation therapy … therapy (3D-CRT) is a type of external-beam radiotherapy that uses computer-assisted tomography scans … therapy (SBRT) External beam with 3D conformal or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) Intraluminal … ACR–ASTRO Practice Guideline for the Performance of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy [cited 2011 November … Patients treated with ablative and transarterial or radiation therapy strategies represent two distinct

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40094/psn-pdf
    December 22, 2010 - The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy. … The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy. … in the design of radiation therapy systems. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-human-factors-methods-identify-and-mitigate-safety-issues-radiation-therapy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-human-factors-methods-identify-and-mitigate-safety-issues-radiation-therapy

  15. Treating Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

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    November 01, 2020 - therapy (radiation with a beam of protons instead of x-rays), and stereotactic body radiation therapy … Radiation can be given in two ways: External-beam radiation : This type of radiation treatment uses … Radiation treatment is given a few minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 8 to 9 weeks. … A combination of 3D-CRT (a type of external-beam radiation therapy) and hormone therapy appears to increase … Radiation Therapy External-beam radiation therapy Brachytherapy ("radiation seeding")

  16. Key Questions: Treatment of Stage I-III Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the Anal Canal (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2018 -  IMRT  Proton radiation therapy  Brachytherapy  3-D CRT  Photon radiation therapy  Electron … Proton radiation therapy c. Brachytherapy a. … Photon radiation therapy c. Electron therapy boost a. … therapy; 3-D CRT= three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy. … therapy; 3-D CRT= three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60704/psn-pdf
    July 22, 2020 - Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service delivery in the COVID-19 era. … Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service delivery in the COVID? … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/planning-pandemic-mitigating-risk-radiation-therapy-service-delivery-covid … -19- era This article describes the delivery of radiation therapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/planning-pandemic-mitigating-risk-radiation-therapy-service-delivery-covid

  18. Oklahoma Uses AHRQ Research to Develop, Revise Coverage Policies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2014 - Mike Herndon, DO, Medical Director, note that OHCA staff used AHRQ's Technical Brief "Particle Beam Radiation … Therapies for Cancer" in creating a guideline for the use of this therapy. … Because Oklahoma houses two of the eight proton beam radiation therapy centers in the United States, … Technical Brief notes that while there are a large number of scientific papers on charged particle radiotherapy … treatment, those studies do not document the circumstances in contemporary treatment strategies in which radiotherapy

  19. Treating Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prostate-cancer-therapies-update/consumer
    January 21, 2016 - therapy (radiation with a beam of protons instead of x-rays), and stereotactic body radiation therapy … Radiation can be given in two ways: External-beam radiation : This type of radiation treatment uses … Radiation treatment is given a few minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 8 to 9 weeks. … A combination of 3D-CRT (a type of external-beam radiation therapy) and hormone therapy appears to increase … Radiation Therapy External-beam radiation therapy Brachytherapy ("radiation seeding") Bowel

  20. Hidden danger, obvious opportunity: error and risk in the management of cancer. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hidden-danger-obvious-opportunity-error-and-risk-management-cancer
    June 07, 2018 - therapy. … August 15, 2018 Modern palliative radiation treatment: do complexity and workload contribute … March 4, 2015 Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist. … May 30, 2012 Improving patient safety in radiotherapy by learning from near misses, incidents … September 30, 2011 Unintended Exposure of Patient Lisa Norris During Radiotherapy Treatment
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