Radiotherapy and Oncology : Journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 1992: Vol 25 Table of Contents

4 Pages·1992·1.2 MB·English

Radiotherapy and Oncology, 25 (1992) 324-327
© 1992 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. 0167-8140/92/$05.00
CONTENTS OF VOLUME 25
Number 1, September 1992
Original Papers
Primary radiotherapy of breast cancer: Treatment results in locally advanced breast cancer and in operable patients selected by posi-
tive axillary apex biopsy
J. H. Borger, G. van Tienhoven, D. H. Passchier, A.A . M. Hart, J. A. van Dongen, E. J. Rutgers and H. Bartelink (The Netherlands)
The influence of mineralising radionecrosis on the dose distribution in interstitial radiation therapy of brain tumours
G. Herbold, G. H. Hartmann and W. J. Lorenz (Germany)
Cardiac doses in post-operative breast irradiation
S.A. Fuller, J. L. Haybittle, R. E. A. Smith and H. J. Dobbs (UK)
Vestibular apparatus disorders after external radiation therapy for head and neck cancers
P. Gabriele, R. Orecchia, M. Magnano, R. Albera and G. L. Sannazzari (Italy)
Hypothyroidism following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: multivariate analysis of risk factors
C. Grande (Spain)
Pharmacokinetics of nicotinamide and its effect on blood pressure, pulse and body temperature in normal human volunteers
M. R. L. Stratford, A. Rojas, D. W. Hall, M. F. Dennis, S. Dische, M. C. Joiner and R. J. Hodgkiss (UK)
BW 12C-induced changes in haemoglobin-oxygen affinity in mice and its influence on the radiation response of a C3H mouse mammary
carcinoma
M. R. Horsman and J. Overgaard (Denmark)
A pilot study of a method of estimating the number of functional eccrine sweat glands in irradiated human skin
W. J. Morris, S. Dische and G. Mott (UK)
Radiotherapy treatment planning of basal meningiomas: improved tumor localization by correlation of CT and MR imaging data
L. R. Schad, G. Gademann, M. Knopp, H.-J. Zabel, W. Schlegel and W. J. Lorenz (Germany)
Technical Note
“PCL” a new automatic fast reader suitable for in vivo dosimetry
G. Marinello, J. Barthe, J. Pollack and G. Portal (France)
Short Communications
Are port films reliable for in vivo exit dose measurements?
J. Van Dam, C. Vaerman, N. Blanckaert, G. Leunens, A. Dutreix and E. van der Schueren (Belgium)
The treatment of resistant neuroblastoma with '*'I-mIBG: alternative methods of dose prescription
S. L. Fielding, M. A. Flower, D. M. Ackery, J. Kemshead, L. S. Lashford and I. J. Lewis (UK)
Announcement
Number 2, October 1992
Commentary
Nodal treatment for patients with early stage breast cancer: guilty or innocent?
A. Recht (USA)
Original Papers
Selective avoidance of lymphatic radiotherapy in the conservative management of early breast cancer
P. J. Hoskin, B. Rajan, S. Ebbs, D. Tait, S. Milan and J. R. Yarnold (UK)
Prostate cancer treated by radiotherapy: a multivariate study
E. Albuisson, Y. M. Allain, R. Rozan, B. Giraud, M. Bolla, D. Brune, A. Carteaux, B. Castelain,J .C . Cuillere,J .D ouchez, J. Geslin, M. Hay, E. Jung, M. Koechlin,
J. L. Lagrange, D. Langlois, K. Malkani, G. Mathieu, J. J. Mazeron, T. D. N’Guyen and P. Richaud (France)
Orchidectomy followed by radiotherapy in 1976 stage I and II testicular seminoma patients: benefits of a 10-year follow-up study
Y. C. Bayens, P. A. Helle, W. L. J. Van Putten and S. P. M. Mali (The Netherlands) 97
High dose rate gynecological applications — radiobiological considerations based on the «—f model
C. C. Ling, N. Sahoo, S. Leibel and L. L. Anderson (USA) 103
In vivo dosimetry during pelvic treatment
S. Heukelom, J. H. Lanson and B. J. Mijnheer (The Netherlands) 111
A quantitative assessment of the addition of MRI to CT-based, 3-D treatment planning of brain tumors
R. K. Ten Haken, A. F. Thornton, Jr., H. M. Sandler, M. L. LaVigne, D. J. Quint, B. A. Fraass, M. L. Kessler and D. L. McShan (USA) 121
Short Communications
Palliation in esophageal cancer with a single session of intraluminal irradiation
J. J. Jager, M. Pannebakker, J. Rijken, J. de Vos and F. J. F. E. Vismans (The Netherlands) 134
Glass yttrium-90 microspheres for patients with colorectal liver metastases
J. H. Anderson, J. A. Goldberg, R. G. Bessent, D. J. Kerr, J. H. McKillop, I. Stewart, T. G. Cooke and C. S. McArdle (UK) 137
Tandem-vaginal cylinder applicator for radiation therapy of uterine adenocarcinoma
Y. Maruyama, J. Yoneda, C. Coffey and J. Wierzbicki (USA) 140
Letters to the Editors
No clinical evidence for the influence of overall treatment time on TCD., of head and neck tumours
H.-H. Dubben 142
Overall treatment time and tumor control dose for head and neck tumors: the dog leg revisited
S. M. Bentzen and H. D. Thames (USA) 143
My experience in low dose-rate radiotherapy
B. Pierquin (France) 144
Quality control at the patient level: action or retrospective introspection
A. Dutreix, E. van der Schueren and L. Leunens (Belgium) 146
Reirradiation by interstitial brachytherapy alone of cancers of the oropharynx in previously irradiated areas
D. Peiffert, M. Pernot and S. Hoffstetter (France) 147
Reply to the letter to the editor by D. Peiffert, M. Pernot and S. Hoffstetter
P. Levendag and A. Visser (The Netherlands) 148
Meeting Agenda 149
Courses 150
Announcements 151
Number 3, November 1992
Original Papers
Cosmetic and functional outcomes of breast conserving treatment for early stage breast cancer. 1. Comparison of patients’ ratings, ob-
servers’ ratings and objective assessments
K. C. A. Sneeuw, N. K. Aaronson, J. R. Yarnold, M. Broderick, J. Regan, G. Ross and A. Goddard (The Netherlands) 153
Cosmetic and functional outcomes of breast conserving treatment for early stage breast cancer. 2. Relationship with psychosocial
functioning
K. C. A. Sneeuw, N. K. Aaronson, J. R. Yarnold, M. Broderick, J. Regan, G. Ross and A. Goddard (The Netherlands, UK)
Multidisciplinary treatment approach to locally advanced non-inflammatory breast cancer using chemotherapy and radiotherapy with or
without surgery
E. Touboul, J.-P. Lefranc, J. Blondon, M. Ozsahin, S. Mauban, L. H. Schwartz, M. Schlienger, A. Laugier and R. A. Guerin (France)
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Pathological features predictive of local recurrence after management by conservation of invasive breast cancer: importance of non-
invasive carcinoma
D. A. Paterson, T. J. Anderson, W. J. L. Jack, G. R. Kerr, A. Rodger and U. Chetty (UK)
Disappearance of the in situ component: a criterion predictive of metastasis in breast cancer after local relapse
B. Chauvet, A. Lemseffer, F. Fetissoff, G. Body, C. Le Pechoux, G. Calais, A. Reynaud-Bougnoux, P. Bougnoux, J. Lansac and O. Le Floch (France)
Combination of 5-FU Cisplatinum and hypofractionated irradiation followed by split-course radiotherapy in 47 patients with unresectable
non small cell lung cancer
M. Bolla, H. Nagy-Mignotte, D. Moro, C. Brambilla, B. Paramelle, F. Vincent, H. Kolodié and C. Vrousos (France)
N-Acetylcysteine in combination with radiotherapy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: a feasibility study
P. Maasilta, L. R. Holsti, P. Blomqvist, L. Kivisaari and K. Mattson (Sweden)
The management of carcinoma of the anal canal by external beam radiotherapy, experience in Vancouver 1971-1988
G. Newman, D. C. Calverley, B. D. Acker, M. Manji, J. Hay and A. D. Flores (UK)
Short Communications
Postoperative radiotherapy for rectal and rectosigmoid cancer: the impact of total dose on local control
B. M. P. Aleman, J. V. Lebesque and A. A. M. Hart (The Netherlands)
Sexual morbidity following radiotherapy for germ cell tumours of the testis
S. D. Tinkler, G. C. W. Howard and G. R. Kerr (UK)
Radiotherapy of germinomas involving the basal ganglia and thalamus
S.J. Huh, I. H. Kim, S. W. Ha and C. I. Park (Republic of Korea)
Letters to the Editors
Publishers Note
Erratum
Number 4, December 1992
ESTRO-Varian Clinical Research Awards 1992
Introduction
Editorial
The EORTC hyperfractionation trial
H. Rodney Withers (USA)
Original Papers
Hyperfractionation versus conventional fractionation in oropharyngeal carcinoma: final analysis of a randomized trial of the EORTC
cooperative group of radiotherapy
J.C. Horiot, R. Le Fur, T. N’'Guyen, C. Chenal, S. Schraub, S. Alfonsi, G. Gardani, W. Van Den Bogaert, S. Danczak, M. Bolla, M. Van Glabbeke and M.
De Pauw (France, Italy, Belgium, Poland)
Assessment of dose inhomogeneity at target level by in vivo dosimetry: can the recommended 5% accuracy in the dose delivered to the
target volume be fulfilled in daily practice?
G. Leunens, J. Verstraete, A. Dutreix and E. van der Schueren (Belgium)
Clinical implications of heterogeneity of tumor response to radiation therapy
H. Suit, S. Skates, A. Taghian, P. Okunieff and J. T. Efird (USA)
Accelerated versus conventional fractionation in the postoperative irradiation of locally advanced head and neck cancer: influence of
tumour proliferation
H. K. Awwad, Y. Khafagy, M. Barsoum, S. Ezzat, I. El-Attar, H. Farag, H. Akoush, H. Meabid and M. S. Zaghloul (Egypt)
Time factors in breast carcinoma: influence of delay between external irradiation and brachytherapy
B. Dubray, J.-J. Mazeron, J.-M. Simon, H. D. Thames, C. Le Péchoux, E. Calitchi, Y. Otmezguine, J. P. Le Bourgeois and B. Pierquin (France)
The effect of treatment duration in the local control of cervix cancer
A. Fyles, T. J.K eane, M. Barton and J. Simm (Canada)
Is the experience with CHART compatible with experimental data?
R. Guttenberger, H. D. Thames and K. K. Ang (USA) 280
Impact of spinal cord repair kinetics on the practice of altered fractionation schedules
K. K. Ang, G. L. Jiang, R. Guttenberger, H. D. Thames, L. C. Stephens, C. D. Smith and Y. Feng (USA) 287
Fractionation sensitivity of the rat cervical spinal cord during radiation retreatment
A. C. C. Ruifrok, B. J. Kleiboer and A. J. van der Kogel (The Netherlands) 295
Fractionation sensitivity and latency of late radiation injury to the mouse urinary bladder
S. M. Bentzen, F. Lundbeck, L. L. Christensen and J. Overgaard (Denmark) 301
Commentary
Treatment acceleration in radiotherapy: the relative time factors and dose-response slopes for tumours and normal tissues
J. H. Hendry (UK) 308
Short Communication
Dose-time factors in head and neck data
J. M. G. Taylor and H. R. Withers (USA) 313
Meeting Agenda 316
Courses 317
Announcements 318
Publisher’s Note 323
Contents of volume 25 324
Author Index 328
Subject Index