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41. Primary Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Research Protocol (pdf file)
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    April 17, 2024 - Radiation therapy administered as a primary treatment KQ 1. … Salvage radiation therapy; adjuvant or neoadjuvant radiation therapy. Comparators KQ 1. … ; CRT = conventional radiotherapy; EBRT = external beam radiation therapy; ED = erectile dysfunction … Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT): An advanced form of radiation therapy that allows the … Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT): A highly precise radiation therapy method that delivers very

42. Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    June 01, 2022 - Evidence Reports SHARE: Radiation … Therapy for Brain Metastases Project Timeline May 1, 2019 … reviewed June 2022 Page originally created December 2020 Internet Citation: Radiation … Therapy for Brain Metastases.

43. Cer-242-Radiation-Therapy-Brain-Metastases-Evidence-Summary (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 242 Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases Evidence … Summary Main Points • We identified a large number of relevant radiation therapy studies … Radiosensitizers are agents that make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. … Strengths and Limitations This report provides a comprehensive collection of research on radiation treatment … Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 242.

44. Cer-242-Radiation-Therapy-Brain-Metastases-Evidence-Summary (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2021 - Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 242 Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases Evidence … Summary Main Points • We identified a large number of relevant radiation therapy studies … Radiosensitizers are agents that make cancer cells more sensitive to radiation therapy. … Strengths and Limitations This report provides a comprehensive collection of research on radiation treatment … Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 242.

45. Quality and Safety Considerations in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO Safety White Paper Update. | PSNet
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    October 30, 2024 - Quality and Safety Considerations in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO Safety White Paper … Safety risks are present in oncology radiation therapy. … This recommendation builds on existing intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) standards to highlight … Quality and Safety Considerations in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy: An ASTRO Safety White Paper … Factors impacting on patient setup analysis and error management during breast cancer radiotherapy

46. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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47. Disposition of comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 242: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases (pdf file)
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    June 09, 2021 - Disposition of comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 242: Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases … Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 242. … Overall, it is a good introduction that focuses on the different types of radiation therapies. … these trials report OS and many have been combined in prior meta-analyses (e.g., Tsao MN, Whole brain radiotherapy … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/radiation-therapy-brain-metastases/research Radiation

48. Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2023 - Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms Comparative … Effectiveness Review Number 265 Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness … therapy; AEs = adverse events; EBRT = external beam radiation therapy; IMRT = intensity modulated radiation … therapy; MBD = metastatic bone disease; QOL = quality of life; RT = radiation therapy; SBRT = stereotactic … Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms.

49. Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms (pdf file)
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    August 01, 2023 - Executive Summary: Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms Comparative … Effectiveness Review Number 265 Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness … therapy; AEs = adverse events; EBRT = external beam radiation therapy; IMRT = intensity modulated radiation … therapy; MBD = metastatic bone disease; QOL = quality of life; RT = radiation therapy; SBRT = stereotactic … Radiation Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms.

50. Accident prevention in day-to-day clinical radiation therapy practice. | PSNet
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    February 07, 2018 - Commentary Accident prevention in day-to-day clinical radiation therapy practice. … Accident prevention in day-to-day clinical radiation therapy practice. … Highlighting the prevalence and impact of errors in radiation therapy, this commentary recommends prevention … Accident prevention in day-to-day clinical radiation therapy practice. … June 15, 2016 Radiation Therapy Safety: The Critical Role of the Radiation Therapist.

51. Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    February 10, 2022 - therapy (IMRT) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). … therapy; SBRT = stereotactic radiation therapy. … A review of patterns of practice and clinical guidelines in the palliative radiation treatment of uncomplicated … beam radiation therapy"[Title/Abstract] OR "EBRT"[Title/Abstract] OR "Radiotherapy"[MeSH Terms]) AND … /Abstract] OR "bone neoplasms/radiotherapy"[MeSH Terms]) AND ("external beam radiation therapy"[Title

52. Product Search | Effective Health Care Program
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    September 23, 2021 - Prehospital Airway Management Systematic Review June 14, 2021 Radiation … Therapy for Brain Metastases Systematic Review June 9, 2021 Safety of Vaccines

53. Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care
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    June 08, 2018 - You get these doses from daily radiation treatment in a clinic or hospital over several weeks. … is a common type of radiation therapy. … Proton radiation therapy 3DRT and IMRT, the two radiation therapies discussed above, use "photons … Other, newer therapies: Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and stereotactic body radiation therapy … treatments.

54. SEAD Submission Form for Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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55. 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

56. Radiation Safety | PSNet
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    September 07, 2019 - There are also risks of adverse events such as radiation burns (more common in radiotherapy), which are … Approximately 40% of patients diagnosed with cancer receive radiation therapy at some point in their … Risks Associated With Radiotherapy The field of radiation oncology is technologically sophisticated, … Improving the safety of radiation therapy relies in part on similar principles, including enhancing safety … May 25, 2011 An international review of patient safety measures in radiotherapy practice.

57. 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

58. Data Points #16: Changes across time and geography in the use of prostate radiation technologies for newly diagnosed older cancer patients: 2006-2008 | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    December 01, 2019 - Available treatments include watchful waiting, removal of the prostate (prostatectomy), radiation therapy … conformal radiotherapy (3D CRT or CRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). … findings of Nguyen, et al., to the 2006–2008 period Conclusion IMRT allows the delivery of highly targeted … Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review Systematic Review Aug 20, 2024 … Therapy for Metastatic Bone Disease: Effectiveness and Harms Systematic Review Jan 31,

59. 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.

60. 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