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121. Research Protocol: Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-reconstruction-mastectomy-protocol.pdf
     April 09, 2020 - therapy, what is the optimal time for IBR or AR with respect to a) chemotherapy or b) radiation … therapy? … therapy versus no radiation therapy • Chemotherapy versus no chemotherapy Timing • Any Setting … therapy • Harms of IBR or IR before and after radiation therapy • Relative clinical effects of silicone … Impact of Radiotherapy on Complications and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Breast Reconstruction.

122. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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     May 01, 2018 - Hispanics were less likely to receive radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery compared with … Importance: Radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery reduces the risk of cancer recurrence … therapy to the breast improved overall and among all ethnic groups. … therapy to the breast compared with White women. … In all years, Mexicans and other Hispanics were also less likely to receive radiation therapy to the

123. Culture Clash No More: Integration and Coordination of Disease Treatment and Palliative Care | PSNet
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     December 23, 2020 - He underwent two rounds of targeted radiotherapy and then was lost to follow up. … The inpatient hospice team discussed the potential role of brain radiotherapy for palliation to meet … therapy, in addition to potential medical transportation needs, represented a significant cost to the … therapy to meet his goals. … Whole brain radiation therapy was administered.

124. Fielding the CAHPS Cancer Care Survey (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/cahps/surveys-guidance/cancer/fielding-cancer-53.pdf
     July 14, 2017 - Therapy The recommended algorithm to create a sampling frame for the Radiation Therapy Survey depends … a hospitalization for another purpose as his “radiation therapy team.” … not to exceed 5 fractions 77385 Intensity modulated radiation treatment delivery (IMRT), includes … treatment delivery, includes intrafraction tracking, when performed 77401 Radiation treatment delivery … port or parallel opposed ports, simple blocks or no blocks; up to 5 MeV 77407 Radiation treatment

125. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2021 - He underwent two rounds of targeted radiotherapy and then was lost to follow up. … The inpatient hospice team discussed the potential role of brain radiotherapy for palliation to meet … therapy, in addition to potential medical transportation needs, represented a significant cost to the … therapy to meet his goals. … Whole brain radiation therapy was administered.

126. Final Progress Report: Automated Image Analysis for the Prevention of Radiotherapy Delivery Errors (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2024 - Scope: The scope of this project is image-guided radiation therapy, in which patients are positioned … Key Words: radiotherapy, IGRT, medical event Purpose. … Scope Approximately 1 million patients per year receive radiation therapy in the United States as part … Patient positioning is performed by radiation therapy technologists, usually by visually aligning on-board … The overall alignment never-event error rate at UCLA for CBCT-guided radiotherapy (expressed as a per-radiotherapy

127. Chasing zero harm in radiation oncology: using pre-treatment peer review. | PSNet
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     January 12, 2022 - 9, 2011 The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation … therapy.

128. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/chartbooks/blackhealth/part2-cancer.html
     June 01, 2018 - Rates of women who received radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery were similar between Black … Importance: Radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery reduces the risk of cancer recurrence … therapy to the breast improved overall and for Blacks and Hispanics. … therapy to the breast compared with White women. … therapy to the breast.

129. The impact of COVID-19 workflow changes on radiation oncology incident reporting. | PSNet
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     June 30, 2021 - February 16, 2022 Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service

130. Evaluating incident learning systems and safety culture in two radiation oncology departments. | PSNet
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     June 30, 2021 - January 12, 2022 Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service

131. Surveillance & Identification of Triggers for Updating Systematic Reviews for the EHC Program (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2012 - Patterns of care and outcomes associated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conventional … radiation therapy for older patients with head-and-neck cancer. … cohort comparison of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with intensity modulated radiation … therapy versus conventional radiotherapy. … Misses and near-misses after postoperative radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: Comparison of

132. A systems approach to evaluating ionizing radiation: six focus areas to improve quality, efficiency, and patient safety. | PSNet
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     March 14, 2016 - Radiation therapy has been described as an emerging patient safety issue due to harm associated with

133. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - or conditions that increase risk of toxicity with specific therapy (e.g. existing neuropathy, prior radiation … therapy, history of autoimmune disease)? … folfox* OR hipec OR 'hyperthermic intraperitoneal' OR oxcap OR sox OR xelox):ab,ti,kw 5 'cancer radiotherapy … '/exp OR 'external beam radiotherapy'/exp OR ('3d crt' OR imrt OR radiochemo* OR radioimmuno*):ti,ab … ,kw OR (radiation OR radiotherapy):ti OR (((conformal OR 'external beam' OR 'image guided' OR 'intraoperative

134. Spotlight (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2021 - • He underwent two rounds of targeted radiotherapy (to relieve pain and obstructive symptoms) and … thoroughly evaluating the patient, the inpatient hospice team discussed the potential role of brain radiotherapy … – It is commendable that this hospice covered radiotherapy as a palliative intervention, but this … ” – In this case, the cost associated with preparing and administering radiation therapy, in addition … Whole brain radiation therapy was administered.

135. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     August 10, 2011 - 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

136. Medical Therapies for Locally Advanced Gastric Adenocarcinoma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amended.pdf
     February 07, 2025 - or conditions that increase risk of toxicity with specific therapy (e.g. existing neuropathy, prior radiation … therapy, history of autoimmune disease)? … folfox* OR hipec OR 'hyperthermic intraperitoneal' OR oxcap OR sox OR xelox):ab,ti,kw 5 'cancer radiotherapy … '/exp OR 'external beam radiotherapy'/exp OR ('3d crt' OR imrt OR radiochemo* OR radioimmuno*):ti,ab … ,kw OR (radiation OR radiotherapy):ti OR (((conformal OR 'external beam' OR 'image guided' OR 'intraoperative

137. Clinical Summary: Screening for Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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     screen-detected, localized prostate cancer are surgical removal of the prostate gland (radical prostatectomy), radiation … therapy (external-beam radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, or brachytherapy), and active surveillance

138. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-chemotherapy-dental.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - performed more than 2 weeks before starting radiation therapy (hazard ratio 1.49; 95% confidence … However, the patients did receive targeted radiation therapy to the jaw and mouth. … This evidence comes only from patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy and … Preoperative combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy plus radical surgery in advanced head and … Not applicable Dental extractions performed less than 2 weeks prior to starting radiation therapy

139. Disposition of Comments Report for Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_disposition-comments.pdf
     May 24, 2013 - and other peer reviewer concerns we have restructured the report so that ablation, embolization, radiotherapy … Reviewer #3 General Comments This is a very detailed CER analysis comparing ablative, embolic and radiation … treatments for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma without PV thrombosis and Childs A or B cirrhosis … therapies into the following three comparison groups: 1) ablative therapies 2) transarterial therapies 3) Radiotherapies … therapies into the following three comparison groups: 1) ablative therapies 2) transarterial therapies 3) Radiotherapies

140. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/head-neck-cancer-update_executive.pdf
     December 01, 2014 - therapy; IMRT = intensity-modulated radiation therapy; KQ = Key Question; PBT = proton-beam radiation … therapy; QOL = quality of life; RT = radiation therapy; SBRT = stereotactic body radiation therapy. … Radiation Therapy for Cancer. … Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) versus intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT … A comparison of outcomes using intensity-modulated radiation therapy and 3-dimensional conformal radiation