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21. Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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22. Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix D1 Tables (xls file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix D1 Tables … treatment plan that did not meet dose constraints for the hypofractionation arm of the trial, and previous … Patients with nodal or distant metastases, prior pelvic radiation therapy, or contraindications to radiation … therapy were excluded. 186 Randomized : 94,Baseline : 90 Randomized : 92,Baseline : 90 NA High : 180 … therapy or with history of prior pelvic surgery or inflammatory bowel disease 224 Randomized : 114,Baseline

23. Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy Through Virtual Preparation | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy Through Virtual Preparation … therapy (RT) is pain-free, pediatric patients with cancer find it anxiety provoking and difficult due … to misunderstandings about radiation therapy, having to transition to an unfamiliar treatment setting … Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy Through Virtual Preparation - Final Report … Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy Through Virtual Preparation - Final Report

24. Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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25. Data Points 16: Types of Prostate Radiation: Changes across time and geography in the use of prostate radiation technologies for newly diagnosed older cancer patients: 2006-2008 (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2012 - Radiation therapy: We identified men using radiation therapy treatments in the Part B (outpatient and … CONCLUSIONS IMRT allows the delivery of highly targeted radiotherapy, minimizing the likelihood of … therapy for prostate cancer who received IMRT alone or in combination with other radiation therapies … Comparative evaluation of radiation treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer: an update. … Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) replaces 3-dimensional external beam radiotherapy in prostate

26. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2009 - Particle Beam Radiation Therapies for Cancer. Technical Brief No. 1. … of radiation therapy, compared to earlier years.1 Apart from conventional external radiation therapy … Conventional photon radiotherapy Conventional radiation therapy utilizes ionizing radiation in the form … In most cases, carbon ion therapy was used as the only radiation treatment. … A typical definition for late events was at least 3 months after the radiation treatment.

27. The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy. | PSNet
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    March 22, 2011 - therapy. … The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy. … therapy systems. … The use of human factors methods to identify and mitigate safety issues in radiation therapy. … June 27, 2011 Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes

28. Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service delivery in the COVID-19 era. | PSNet
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    November 11, 2020 - Commentary Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service … Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service delivery in the COVID‐19 era. … This article describes the delivery of radiation therapy services during the COVID-19 pandemic at one … Planning for a pandemic: mitigating risk to radiation therapy service delivery in the COVID‐19 era.

29. Palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases: Update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2017 - Palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases: Update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Guideline www.practicalradonc.org … Practical Radiation Oncology (2017) 7, 4-12 Special Article Palliative radiation therapy for bone metastases … Advanced radiation therapy techniques such as stereotactic body radiation therapy lack high-quality data … therapy; RT, radiation therapy; SBRT, stereotactic body radiation therapy; SF, single fraction. 6 S … Radiation Therapy and Oncology Group.

30. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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31. Improving patient safety in radiation oncology. | PSNet
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    September 23, 2020 - radiation safety issues and describes recommendations developed at a conference to reduce errors in radiation … therapy . … August 10, 2011 Compliance to technical guidelines for radiotherapy treatment in relation … therapy. … December 22, 2010 Unintended exposure in radiotherapy: identification of prominent causes

32. Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy Through Virtual Preparation - Final Report | Digital Healthcare Research
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    January 01, 2023 - Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy Through Virtual Preparation - Final Report … Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy Through Virtual Preparation - Final Report … Principal Investigator Cohen, Lindsey Project Name Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation … Therapy Through Virtual Preparation Technology Artificial Intelligence Mobile Device

33. Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix E Table (xls file)
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    July 09, 2025 - Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix E Table Table

34. Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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35. Draft Comment Form for Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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36. Head-Neck-Cancer-Update Consumer (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2015 - � Your doctor suggested radiation therapy. … Understanding Radiation Therapy What is radiation therapy? … Radiation therapy starts with a plan Your doctors will make a detailed plan for your radiation therapy … treatment or much later and can include: � Mouth sores (ulcers in your mouth) � Dry mouth � Pain … 5 Sources The information in this summary comes from the report Radiotherapy Treatments for Head

37. Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy through Virtual Preparation - Final Report (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2018 - Relieving Anxiety in Children Undergoing Radiation Therapy through Virtual Preparation - Final Report … Evaluate the Effectiveness of RadWorld for Pediatric Radiation Therapy Preparation. Design. … The Simulation and Radiation Therapy Task Analysis was completed during RT. … Pediatric patients’ and their parents’ responses to radiation therapy: a qualitative analysis. … Evaluate the Effectiveness of RadWorld for Pediatric Radiation Therapy Preparation. Design.

38. Final Progress Report: Improve Safety, Quality, and Efficiency in Radiotherapy with Automated HIT System (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Therapy), IGRT (Image- Guided Radiation Therapy), and SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy), because … There are many types of potential errors during radiation therapy treatments. … treatment delivery … treatment patient treatments could be detected automatically. … Not all radiation therapy (RT) treatment planning systems (TPS) are supported.

39. Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix D3 Tables (xls file)
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    January 01, 2025 - Draft - Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Appendix D3 Tables

40. Organisation (pdf file)
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    June 16, 2008 - Proton radiation therapy. … Response to radiation therapy. … Fractionated proton radiation treatment for pediatric craniopharyngioma: preliminary report. … The impact of advanced technologies on treatment deviations in radiation treatment delivery. … Patient tolerance of rectal balloons in conformal radiation treatment of prostate cancer.