Radiation Injuries

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  • "Anatomically-correct" dosimetric parameters may be better predictors for esophageal toxicity than are traditional CT-based metrics. 
  • 2017 HRS expert consensus statement on magnetic resonance imaging and radiation exposure in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. 
  • 2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging-Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness, Part 2: Radiological Equipment Operation, Dose-Sparing Methodologies, Patient and Medical Personnel Protection: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. 
  • 2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging: Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. 
  • 2018 ACC/HRS/NASCI/SCAI/SCCT Expert Consensus Document on Optimal Use of Ionizing Radiation in Cardiovascular Imaging-Best Practices for Safety and Effectiveness, Part 1: Radiation Physics and Radiation Biology: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Task Force on Expert Consensus Decision Pathways. 
  • A 25-year experience with postresection short-bowel syndrome secondary to radiation therapy. 
  • A Hybrid Approach to Radiation-Induced Axillary Artery Hemorrhage. 
  • A Monte Carlo based method to estimate radiation dose from multidetector CT (MDCT): cylindrical and anthropomorphic phantoms. 
  • A literature synthesis of symptom prevalence and severity in persons receiving active cancer treatment. 
  • A method to dynamically balance intensity modulated radiotherapy dose between organs-at-risk. 
  • A methodology for using SPECT to reduce intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) dose to functioning lung. 
  • A neural network to predict symptomatic lung injury. 
  • A phase II study of external beam radiotherapy combined with permanent source brachytherapy for intermediate-risk, clinically localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate: preliminary results of RTOG P-0019. 
  • A polymorphism within the promoter of the TGFβ1 gene is associated with radiation sensitivity using an objective radiologic endpoint. 
  • A rabbit irradiation platform for outcome assessment of lung stereotactic radiosurgery. 
  • A small molecular weight catalytic metalloporphyrin antioxidant with superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimetic properties protects lungs from radiation-induced injury. 
  • A translatable predictor of human radiation exposure. 
  • ATM Variants in Breast Cancer: Implications for Breast Radiation Therapy Treatment Recommendations. 
  • Accidental or intentional exposure to ionizing radiation: biodosimetry and treatment options. 
  • Acute and late toxicity of patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing irradiation for abdominal and pelvic neoplasms. 
  • Acute graft-vs-host disease: pathobiology and management. 
  • Acute radiation injury: contingency planning for triage, supportive care, and transplantation. 
  • Addressing the Symptoms or Fixing the Problem? Developing Countermeasures against Normal Tissue Radiation Injury. 
  • Adjuvant radiotherapy following radical hysterectomy for patients with stage IB and IIA cervical cancer. 
  • An amazing accomplishment--CT manufacturers deserve our thanks. 
  • Analysis of prognostic variables which influence early and long-term response of pet animal tumors to radiation alone and radiation plus heat. 
  • Analysis of results of radiation therapy for stage IB carcinoma of the cervix. 
  • Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy for Radiation Retinopathy. 
  • Are We Ready for a Radiological Terrorist Attack Yet? Report From the Centers for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiation Network. 
  • Assessment of PlanIQ Feasibility DVH for head and neck treatment planning. 
  • Assessment of coronary heart disease morbidity and mortality after radiation therapy for early breast cancer. 
  • Association between RT-induced changes in lung tissue density and global lung function. 
  • Association of Breast Cancer Risk After Childhood Cancer With Radiation Dose to the Breast and Anthracycline Use: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. 
  • Biopsy of enlarging lesions after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases frequently reveals radiation necrosis. 
  • Bismuth shielding in CT: support for use in children. 
  • Body CT: technical advances for improving safety. 
  • Bronchial stenosis: an underreported complication of high-dose external beam radiotherapy for lung cancer? 
  • Buccal mucosa micronuclei counts in relation to exposure to low dose-rate radiation from the Chornobyl nuclear accident and other medical and occupational radiation exposures. 
  • CT dose and risk estimates in children. 
  • Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase kinase 2 regulates hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell regeneration. 
  • Cardiac surgery after mediastinal radiation: extent of exposure influences outcome. 
  • Cardiovascular nuclear imaging: balancing proven clinical value and potential radiation risk. 
  • Cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantation in patients with retinoblastoma. 
  • Cervical carcinoma: determination of recurrent tumor extent versus radiation changes with MR imaging. 
  • Challenges in the clinical application of advanced technologies to reduce radiation-associated normal tissue injury. 
  • Chemical, Electrical, and Radiation Injuries. 
  • Chest wall volume receiving >30 Gy predicts risk of severe pain and/or rib fracture after lung stereotactic body radiotherapy. 
  • Chronic ear surgery in irradiated temporal bones. 
  • Circular RNA RSF1 promotes inflammatory and fibrotic phenotypes of irradiated hepatic stellate cell by modulating miR-146a-5p. 
  • Clinical and dosimetric predictors of radiation-induced esophageal toxicity. 
  • Combination external beam radiation and brachytherapy boost with androgen suppression for treatment of intermediate-risk prostate cancer: an initial report of CALGB 99809. 
  • Comparing digital tomosynthesis to cone-beam CT for position verification in patients undergoing partial breast irradiation. 
  • Comparison of radiosurgery and conventional surgery for the treatment of glomus jugulare tumors. 
  • Comparison of two Mn porphyrin-based mimics of superoxide dismutase in pulmonary radioprotection. 
  • Computed tomography and radiation risks: what pediatric health care providers should know. 
  • Computed tomography and radiation: understanding the issues. 
  • Computed tomography: important considerations for pediatric patients. 
  • Conformal radiation therapy treatment planning reduces the dose to the optic structures for patients with tumors of the paranasal sinuses. 
  • Contemporary radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: balancing chance for cure with risk for complication. 
  • Content and style of radiation risk communication for pediatric patients. 
  • Conventional external beam radiotherapy for central nervous system malignancies. 
  • Coronary artery disease after radiation therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma: coronary CT angiography findings and calcium scores in nine asymptomatic patients. 
  • Current issues and actions in radiation protection of patients. 
  • Cytokine profiling for prediction of symptomatic radiation-induced lung injury. 
  • Cytoprotection for radiation-associated normal tissue injury. 
  • Deciding why and when to use CT in children: a radiologist's perspective. 
  • Defining the optimal planning target volume in image-guided stereotactic radiosurgery of brain metastases: results of a randomized trial. 
  • Demographic analysis and modeling of human populations exposed to ionizing radiation. 
  • Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Murine Model of Chronic Radiation-Induced Proctitis. 
  • Development of risk-based guidelines for pediatric cancer survivors: the Children's Oncology Group Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines from the Children's Oncology Group Late Effects Committee and Nursing Discipline. 
  • Diabetes mellitus in long-term survivors of childhood cancer. Increased risk associated with radiation therapy: a report for the childhood cancer survivor study. 
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. 
  • Differentiation of radiation fibrosis from recurrent neoplasia: a role for 31P MR spectroscopy? 
  • Does amifostine have a role in chemoradiation treatment? 
  • Does preoperative topical antimicrobial scrub reduce positive surgical site culture rates in men undergoing artificial urinary sphincter placement? 
  • Dose-volume toxicity modeling for de-intensified chemo-radiation therapy for HPV-positive oropharynx cancer. 
  • Dosimetric analysis and comparison of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and radiation-induced liver disease. 
  • Dosimetric analysis of the alopecia preventing effect of hippocampus sparing whole brain radiation therapy. 
  • Double blind randomized trial of sucralfate vs placebo during radical radiotherapy for head and neck cancers. 
  • Early cardiac perfusion defects after left-sided radiation therapy for breast cancer: is there a volume response? 
  • Early hematopoietic effects of chronic radiation exposure in humans. 
  • Early macular morphological changes following plaque radiotherapy for uveal melanoma. 
  • Editorial comment. 
  • Effect of amifostine on survival among patients treated with radiotherapy: a meta-analysis of individual patient data. 
  • Effect of automatic tube current modulation on radiation dose and image quality for low tube voltage multidetector row CT angiography: phantom study. 
  • Effect of increasing experience on dosimetric and clinical outcomes in the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma with intensity-modulated radiation therapy. 
  • Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Iodine Plaque Brachytherapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma. 
  • Endothelial Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Mitigate Radiation-Induced Hematopoietic Injury. 
  • Endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs) as a model for studying effects of low-dose ionizing radiation: growth inhibition by a single dose. 
  • Evaluation of planned treatment breaks during radiation therapy for anal cancer: update of RTOG 92-08. 
  • Exposure to Atomic Bomb Radiation and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Later Life: The Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor Study. 
  • External beam radiation therapy after radical prostatectomy: efficacy and impact on urinary continence. 
  • Eye dosimetry in interventional radiology and cardiology: current challenges and practical considerations. 
  • Fallout from recent articles on radiation dose and pediatric CT. 
  • Feasibility of sparing lung and other thoracic structures with intensity-modulated radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer. 
  • Final results of a study of escalating doses of hyperfractionated radiotherapy in brain stem tumors in children: a Pediatric Oncology Group study. 
  • Fitting NTCP models to bladder doses and acute urinary symptoms during post-prostatectomy radiotherapy. 
  • Gastrointestinal toxicity of transperineal interstitial prostate brachytherapy. 
  • Gemcitabine-induced radiation recall myositis. 
  • Gender differences in facial expression recognition in survivors of pediatric brain tumors. 
  • Hedgehog Signaling is Associated with Liver Response to Fractionated Irradiation in Mice. 
  • Helical tomotherapy for bilateral breast cancer: Clinical experience. 
  • Hematologic toxicity during craniospinal irradiation: the impact of prior chemotherapy. 
  • High-dose therapy with hematopoietic cell transplantation for patients with central nervous system involvement by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. 
  • High-dose, hyperfractionated, accelerated radiotherapy using a concurrent boost for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer: unusual toxicity and promising early results. 
  • How should we measure and report radiotherapy-induced xerostomia? 
  • Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Educated Macrophages Are a Distinct High IL-6-Producing Subset that Confer Protection in Graft-versus-Host-Disease and Radiation Injury Models. 
  • Hyperlucent lung after radiation therapy. 
  • IAEA experience in communicating radiation risks through the RPOP website. 
  • ICRP and IAEA actions on radiation protection in computed tomography. 
  • ICRP publication 121: radiological protection in paediatric diagnostic and interventional radiology. 
  • Identification of early recurrence of primary central nervous system tumors by [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. 
  • Image Gently campaign promotes radiation protection for children. 
  • Image Gently: progress and challenges in CT education and advocacy. 
  • Imaging Radiation-Induced Normal Tissue Injury to Quantify Regional Dose Response. 
  • Imaging for assessment of radiation-induced normal tissue effects. 
  • Imaging of late complications from mantle field radiation in lymphoma patients. 
  • Imaging techniques for stone disease and methods for reducing radiation exposure. 
  • Immediate Release of Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Mediates Delayed Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis. 
  • Impact of patient-specific factors, irradiated left ventricular volume, and treatment set-up errors on the development of myocardial perfusion defects after radiation therapy for left-sided breast cancer. 
  • Impact of pemetrexed on intracranial disease control and radiation necrosis in patients with brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer receiving stereotactic radiation. 
  • Impact of volumetric modulated arc therapy technique on treatment with partial breast irradiation. 
  • In regard to Ghaly et al., IJROBP 2003;55:1288-1293. 
  • Influence of age, prior abdominal surgery, fraction size, and dose on complications after radiation therapy for squamous cell cancer of the uterine cervix. A patterns of care study. 
  • Inhibition of the Continuum of Radiation-Induced Normal Tissue Injury by a Redox-Active Mn Porphyrin. 
  • Insulin and glucose homeostasis in childhood cancer survivors treated with abdominal radiation: A pilot study. 
  • Intensity modulated radiation therapy reduces gastrointestinal toxicity in locally advanced pancreas cancer. 
  • Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, proton therapy, or conformal radiation therapy and morbidity and disease control in localized prostate cancer. 
  • Intensity-modulated radiotherapy optimization with gEUD-guided dose-volume objectives. 
  • Internal fixation of radiation-induced pathological fractures of the femur has a high rate of failure. 
  • Intracranial atherosclerosis following radiotherapy. 
  • Intraoperative electron beam radiation therapy for recurrent locally advanced rectal or rectosigmoid carcinoma. 
  • Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for acute radiation papillopathy. 
  • Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for radiation maculopathy after plaque radiotherapy for choroidal melanoma. 
  • Judging the Past: The Case of the Human Radiation Experiments 
  • Justification and optimization of CT in children: how are we performing? 
  • Laryngeal radionecrosis and hyperbaric oxygen therapy: report of 18 cases and review of the literature. 
  • Laser energy reaching the posterior pole during transscleral cyclophotocoagulation. 
  • Late Effects of Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and Age on Human Thymus Morphology and Function. 
  • Late GI and GU complications in the treatment of prostate cancer. 
  • Lateral rectal shielding reduces late rectal morbidity following high dose three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer: further evidence for a significant dose effect. 
  • Lessons from two cases of radiation induced skin injuries in fluoroscopic procedures in Bulgaria. 
  • Local control and results of Leksell Gamma Knife therapy for the treatment of uveal melanoma. 
  • Long-term Consequences of Pelvic Irradiation: Toxicities, Challenges, and Therapeutic Opportunities with Pharmacologic Mitigators. 
  • Long-term administration of a small molecular weight catalytic metalloporphyrin antioxidant, AEOL 10150, protects lungs from radiation-induced injury. 
  • Long-term cellular effects in humans chronically exposed to ionizing radiation. 
  • Long-term follow-up of iatrogenic phototoxicity. 
  • Long-term results of an RTOG Phase II trial (00-19) of external-beam radiation therapy combined with permanent source brachytherapy for intermediate-risk clinically localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate. 
  • Loss of β-catenin triggers oxidative stress and impairs hematopoietic regeneration. 
  • Management of the posterior capsule during pediatric intraocular lens implantation. 
  • Managing radiation use in medical imaging: a multifaceted challenge. 
  • Medical planning and response for a nuclear detonation: a practical guide. 
  • Medical radiation protection in next decade. 
  • Mode equivalence and acceptability of tablet computer-, interactive voice response system-, and paper-based administration of the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). 
  • Modeling hematopoietic system response caused by chronic exposure to ionizing radiation. 
  • Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at department of energy (DOE) nuclear sites: follow-up through 2011. 
  • Mortality of older construction and craft workers employed at department of energy nuclear sites: Follow-up through 2016. 
  • Mucositis-related morbidity and resource utilization in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy. 
  • Neurologic complications of systemic cancer. 
  • Neuropsychological impact of treatment of brain tumors. 
  • Neuroretinal Imaging Inflammatory Biomarkers Anticipating Radiation-Induced Macular Edema. 
  • New approaches to reduce radiation exposure. 
  • No association between TGFB1 polymorphisms and late radiotherapy toxicity: a meta-analysis. 
  • Nuclear cardiology practices and radiation exposure in Africa: results from the IAEA Nuclear Cardiology Protocols Study (INCAPS). 
  • Occupational Radiation Exposure of Anesthesia Providers: A Summary of Key Learning Points and Resident-Led Radiation Safety Projects. 
  • Optimization of intensity-modulated radiotherapy plans based on the equivalent uniform dose. 
  • Overexpression of extracellular superoxide dismutase protects mice from radiation-induced lung injury. 
  • Overexpression of extracellular superoxide dismutase reduces acute radiation induced lung toxicity. 
  • Painful acute radiation thyroiditis induced by 131I treatment of Graves' disease. 
  • Pathologic Malgaigne fracture following pelvic irradiation. A case report. 
  • Patient Radiation Dosage During Lower Extremity Endovascular Intervention. 
  • Patient radiation exposure tracking: worldwide programs and needs--results from the first IAEA survey. 
  • Pelvic Complications After Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy and Their Management: An International Collaborative Narrative Review. 
  • Periocular triamcinolone for prevention of macular edema after iodine 125 plaque radiotherapy of uveal melanoma. 
  • Personalized Radiation Attenuating Materials for Gastrointestinal Mucosal Protection. 
  • Pharmacologic approaches to radiation protection. 
  • Phase 1 Dose Escalation Study of Accelerated Radiation Therapy With Concurrent Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer. 
  • Phase II study on the effect of disease sites, age, and prior therapy on response to iodine-131-metaiodobenzylguanidine therapy in refractory neuroblastoma. 
  • Phase III randomized trial of amifostine as a radioprotector in head and neck cancer. 
  • Photic maculopathy after extracapsular cataract surgery. A prospective study. 
  • Pilot Study Evaluating a Rat Model of Radiation-induced Erectile Dysfunction Using an Image-guided Microirradiator. 
  • Planning and response to radiation exposures. 
  • Plasma Metabolites and Risk of Radiation-induced Esophagitis: A Secondary Analysis from a Prospective Study. 
  • Post-irradiation morphoea of the breast: a case report and review of the literature. 
  • Post-irradiation neuromyotonia affecting trigeminal nerve distribution: an unusual presentation. 
  • Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Conventional Versus Hypofractionated Radiation Regimens. 
  • Postradiation cerebellar necrosis mimicking tumor: MR appearance. 
  • Predictors of severe gastrointestinal toxicity after external beam radiotherapy and interstitial brachytherapy for advanced or recurrent gynecologic malignancies. 
  • Preoperative Single-Fraction Partial Breast Radiation Therapy: A Novel Phase 1, Dose-Escalation Protocol With Radiation Response Biomarkers. 
  • Prevention of chemotherapy and radiation toxicity with glutamine. 
  • Prognostic factors that increase the risk for reduced white matter volumes and deficits in attention and learning for survivors of childhood cancers. 
  • Pros and cons of organ shielding for CT imaging. 
  • Prospective assessment of radiotherapy-associated cardiac toxicity in breast cancer patients: analysis of data 3 to 6 years after treatment. 
  • Prospective measurement of patient exposure to radiation during pediatric ureteroscopy. 
  • Proton and hyperpolarized helium magnetic resonance imaging of radiation-induced lung injury in rats. 
  • Pubic Bone Osteomyelitis and Pubosymphyseal Urinary Fistula: A Poorly Recognized Complication in Prostate Cancer Survivors. 
  • Public health. Genomics and medicine at a crossroads in Chernobyl. 
  • Pulmonary changes after primary irradiationfor early breast carcinoma. 
  • Quantification of radiation-induced regional lung injury with perfusion imaging. 
  • Quantifying the dosimetric trade-offs when using intensity-modulated radiotherapy to treat concave targets containing normal tissues. 
  • ROS effects on neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders: on environmental stresses of ionizing radiation. 
  • RTOG 0529: a phase 2 evaluation of dose-painted intensity modulated radiation therapy in combination with 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin-C for the reduction of acute morbidity in carcinoma of the anal canal. 
  • Radiation Dermatitis: A Prevention Protocol for Patients With Breast Cancer. 
  • Radiation Dose and Volume to the Pancreas and Subsequent Risk of Diabetes Mellitus: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. 
  • Radiation Safety in Children With Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease: A Scientific Position Statement on Multimodality Dose Optimization From the Image Gently Alliance. 
  • Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Research Plan 2002-2006. Cancer Prevention and Control Committee. 
  • Radiation cataract risk in interventional cardiology personnel. 
  • Radiation disasters: role of the BMT team. 
  • Radiation dose to the fetus from body MDCT during early gestation. 
  • Radiation dose-volume effects in the spinal cord. 
  • Radiation dose-volume effects in the stomach and small bowel. 
  • Radiation dose-volume effects of optic nerves and chiasm. 
  • Radiation effects in fluoroscopically guided cardiac interventions--keeping them under control. 
  • Radiation exposure in gastroenterology: improving patient and staff protection. 
  • Radiation exposure in the acute and short-term management of urolithiasis at 2 academic centers. 
  • Radiation injury of the kidney. 
  • Radiation injury treatment network (RITN): healthcare professionals preparing for a mass casualty radiological or nuclear incident. 
  • Radiation protection of patients in diagnostic and interventional radiology in Asian countries: impact of an IAEA project. 
  • Radiation risk to children from computed tomography. 
  • Radiation safety and spine surgery: systematic review of exposure limits and methods to minimize radiation exposure. 
  • Radiation safety. 
  • Radiation, CT, and children: the simple answer is ... it's complicated. 
  • Radiation, thoracic imaging, and children: radiation safety. 
  • Radiation-associated kidney injury. 
  • Radiation-associated lens opacities in catheterization personnel: results of a survey and direct assessments. 
  • Radiation-associated liver injury. 
  • Radiation-associated valvular heart disease. 
  • Radiation-induced brain injury: low-hanging fruit for neuroregeneration. 
  • Radiation-induced eye lens changes and risk for cataract in interventional cardiology. 
  • Radiation-induced liver disease after radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: clinical manifestation and dosimetric description. 
  • Radiation-induced lung injury is mitigated by blockade of gastrin-releasing peptide. 
  • Radiation-induced lung injury. Assessment, management, and prevention. 
  • Radiation-induced narrowing of the tracheobronchial tree: an in-depth analysis. 
  • Radiation-induced pulmonary toxicity: a dose-volume histogram analysis in 201 patients with lung cancer. 
  • Radiation-induced reductions in regional lung perfusion: 0.1-12 year data from a prospective clinical study. 
  • Radical radiotherapy for T4 carcinoma of the skin of the head and neck: a multivariate analysis. 
  • Radiologic and nuclear events: contingency planning for hematologists/oncologists. 
  • Radiological protection in medicine: work of ICRP Committee 3. 
  • Radioprotective effects of amifostine on acute and chronic esophageal injury in rodents. 
  • Radiotherapy alone for carcinoma of the vagina: the importance of overall treatment time. 
  • Radiotherapy treatment plans with RapidArc for prostate cancer involving seminal vesicles and lymph nodes. 
  • Randomized Phase III Noninferiority Study Comparing Two Radiotherapy Fractionation Schedules in Patients With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer. 
  • Rapid assessment of repair of ultraviolet DNA damage with a modified host-cell reactivation assay using a luciferase reporter gene and correlation with polymorphisms of DNA repair genes in normal human lymphocytes. 
  • Recent progress in defining mechanisms and potential targets for prevention of normal tissue injury after radiation therapy. 
  • Recognition and management of dermatologic complications from interventional radiology procedures. 
  • Reconstruction with vascularized composite tissue in patients with excessive injury following surgery and irradiation. 
  • Rectourethral fistula after combination radiotherapy for prostate cancer. 
  • Regional dose response to pulmonary irradiation using a manual method. 
  • Regional lung density changes after radiation therapy for tumors in and around thorax. 
  • Reining in radiation injury: HIF2α in the gut. 
  • Reirradiation for recurrent head and neck cancer. 
  • Relating radiation-induced regional lung injury to changes in pulmonary function tests. 
  • Renal shielding and dosimetry for patients with severe systemic sclerosis receiving immunoablation with total body irradiation in the scleroderma: cyclophosphamide or transplantation trial. 
  • Repeat abdominal computed tomography scans after pediatric blunt abdominal trauma: missed injuries, extra costs, and unnecessary radiation exposure. 
  • Resolution of radiation necrosis with bevacizumab following radiation therapy for primary CNS lymphoma. 
  • Retinal response of Macaca mulatta to picosecond laser pulses of varying energy and spot size. 
  • Review of radiation issues for computed tomography. 
  • Risk factors for hypopharyngeal/upper esophageal stricture formation after concurrent chemoradiation. 
  • Risk for radiation-induced cataract for staff in interventional cardiology: is there reason for concern? 
  • Risk reduction strategy for radiation exposure during percutaneous nephrolithotomy. 
  • Role of a high throughput biodosimetry test in treatment prioritization after a nuclear incident. 
  • Safe administration of hyperbaric oxygen after bleomycin: a case series of 15 patients. 
  • Safety and Efficacy of Radiation Therapy in Advanced Melanoma Patients Treated With Ipilimumab. 
  • Sector laser photocoagulation for the prevention of macular edema after plaque radiotherapy for uveal melanoma: a pilot study. 
  • Seesaw nystagmus following whole brain irradiation and intrathecal methotrexate. 
  • Serum inflammatory miRNAs predict radiation esophagitis in patients receiving definitive radiochemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. 
  • Severe subcutaneous hemiatrophy following treatment of Wilms' tumor: CT demonstration. 
  • Should we obtain informed consent for examinations that expose patients to radiation? 
  • Simultaneous integrated boost intensity-modulated radiotherapy for locally advanced head-and-neck squamous cell carcinomas: II--clinical results. 
  • Skin injuries in interventional procedures. 
  • Stereotactic body radiotherapy for lesions of the spine and paraspinal regions. 
  • Survey of long-term follow-up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors. 
  • Survey results: a decade of change in professional life in cardiology: a 2008 report of the ACC women in cardiology council. 
  • Symptomatic cardiac events following radiation therapy for left-sided breast cancer: possible association with radiation therapy-induced changes in regional perfusion. 
  • Targeted radiotherapy of brain tumours. 
  • Technical advances in the treatment of patients with rectal cancer. 
  • Temporal lobe injury patterns following intensity modulated radiotherapy in a large cohort of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. 
  • Temporal onset of hypoxia and oxidative stress after pulmonary irradiation. 
  • The IAEA's activities in radiological protection in digital imaging. 
  • The Image Gently ALARA CT summit on new CT technologies for children. 
  • The Image Gently Think A-Head Campaign: Keep Calm and Image Gently. 
  • The appropriate and justified use of medical radiation in cardiovascular imaging: a position document of the ESC Associations of Cardiovascular Imaging, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions and Electrophysiology. 
  • The cumulative radiation dose paradigm in pediatric imaging. 
  • The effect of the respiratory cycle on mediastinal and lung dimensions in Hodgkin's disease. Implications for radiotherapy gated to respiration. 
  • The incidence and functional consequences of RT-associated cardiac perfusion defects. 
  • The optimisation of wedge filters in radiotherapy of the prostate. 
  • The p53 Transactivation Domain 1-Dependent Response to Acute DNA Damage in Endothelial Cells Protects against Radiation-Induced Cardiac Injury. 
  • The prevention and treatment of radiotherapy - induced xerostomia. 
  • The role of amifostine as a radioprotector. 
  • The role of functional imaging in the diagnosis and management of late normal tissue injury. 
  • The time course of radiation therapy-induced reductions in regional perfusion: a prospective study with >5 years of follow-up. 
  • The utility of SPECT lung perfusion scans in minimizing and assessing the physiologic consequences of thoracic irradiation. 
  • The utility of non-axial treatment beam orientations for lower lobe lung cancers. 
  • Thoracic manifestations of breast carcinoma: metastatic disease and complications of treatment. 
  • Time to Steroid Independence After Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy vs Medical Management for Treatment of Biopsy-Proven Radiation Necrosis Secondary to Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Brain Metastasis. 
  • Tolerance doses for late adverse events after hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer on trial NRG Oncology/RTOG 0415. 
  • Topical application of WR-2721 to prevent radiation-induced proctosigmoiditis. A phase I/II trial. 
  • Toxicity Related to Radiotherapy Dose and Targeting Strategy: A Pooled Analysis of Cooperative Group Trials of Combined Modality Therapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. 
  • Tracheomegaly. 
  • Tracking of examination and dose: overview. 
  • Tracking radiation exposure of patients. 
  • Transorbital endotracheal intubation: a nonstandard approach to a difficult airway. 
  • Treatment of hostile midline back wounds: an extreme approach. 
  • Treatment of radiation-induced nervous system injury with heparin and warfarin. 
  • Treatment-related acute esophagitis for patients with locoregionally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with involved-field radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy. 
  • Unanticipated vision loss after pars plana vitrectomy. 
  • Unintended and accidental medical radiation exposures in radiology: guidelines on investigation and prevention. 
  • Upper gastrointestinal tract. 
  • Using plasma transforming growth factor beta-1 during radiotherapy to select patients for dose escalation. 
  • Utility of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold for Left-Sided Breast Radiation Therapy in Preventing Early Cardiac Perfusion Defects: A Prospective Study. 
  • Vaginal Dose Is Associated With Toxicity in Image Guided Tandem Ring or Ovoid-Based Brachytherapy. 
  • Validity and Reliability of the US National Cancer Institute's Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). 
  • Vascular endothelial cells produce soluble factors that mediate the recovery of human hematopoietic stem cells after radiation injury. 
  • Volumetric arc intensity-modulated therapy for spine body radiotherapy: comparison with static intensity-modulated treatment. 
  • What Should We Tell Patients About Physical Activity After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis? 
  • What makes and keeps radiation risks associated with CT a hot topic? 
  • Whether ionizing radiation is a risk factor for schizophrenia spectrum disorders? 
  • White matter lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging after radiotherapy and high-dose chemotherapy in children with medulloblastoma or primitive neuroectodermal tumor. 
  • Whole brain radiation therapy with or without stereotactic radiosurgery boost for patients with one to three brain metastases: phase III results of the RTOG 9508 randomised trial. 
  • With "big data" comes big responsibility: outreach to North Carolina Medicaid patients with 10 or more computed tomography scans in 12 months. 
  • Work in progress: [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose and positron emission tomography in the evaluation of radiation necrosis of the brain. 
  • [Indications for hyperbaric oxygenation in chronic diseases]. 
  • p21 protects "Super p53" mice from the radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome. 
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  • Berchuck, Andrew, James M. Ingram Distinguished Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
  • Charles, Hal Cecil, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology, Radiology
  • Chen, Jun, Professor of Medicine, Duke Cancer Institute
  • Craciunescu, Oana, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology
  • Dement, John McCray, Professor Emeritus in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine & Community Health,Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  • Lee, Chang Lung, Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology, Pathology
  • Lee, Walter T, Professor of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Radiation Oncology
  • Mruthyunjaya, Prithvi, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Vitreoretinal Diseases & Surgery
  • O'Connor, Christopher Michael, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology
  • O'Daniel, Jennifer Colleen, Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology
  • Patz Jr., Edward F., James and Alice Chen Distinguished Professor of Radiology, Pathology
  • Preminger, Glenn Michael, James F. Glenn, M.D. Distinguished Professor of Urology, Surgery, Urology
  • Reiman Jr., Robert Ellis, Associate Professor of Radiology, Radiology
  • Routh, Jonathan Charles, Paul H. Sherman, M.D. Distinguished Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics
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  • Toth, Cynthia Ann, Joseph A.C. Wadsworth Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering