Palliative radiotherapy in bone metastasis
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The management of painful bone metastases requires multidisciplinary care, with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) providing relief that is effective and time efficient. In our study the efficacy of external beam irradiation in the palliation of bone metastasis-related symptoms is confirmed by this study, even with short treatments and single-dose administrations. This is important for both patient expectations and the necessity for improved resource allocation with reference to the territorial distribution and waiting lists of radiotherapy centers. The issue of their efficacy in combination with antiblastic drugs (Bisphosphonates drugs such as Zoledronic acid) and/or external beam irradiation(EBRT) remains open and will be clarified only with further randomized clinical trials.
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The document discusses key concepts in radiation oncology including dose fractionation, tumor lethal dose, normal tissue tolerance, and factors that affect radiosensitivity. Fractionating the total radiation dose into smaller daily doses allows time for repair of sublethal damage in normal tissues, improving the therapeutic ratio by reducing side effects while still effectively treating the tumor.
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Radiotherapy is a common treatment for brain metastases, but does it improve patients' quality of life? A study of 39 brain metastases patients assessed their quality of life before and after whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) treatment. The results showed a deterioration in cognitive function, appetite, alertness and hair loss in patients after treatment. There was also a small decline in overall health and high mortality. The study concluded that WBRT does not significantly improve quality of life for brain metastases patients. More research is needed to refine treatment approaches.
Radiation Biology
This document summarizes the biological effects of radiation at various levels of organization. It discusses:
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2. The cellular response to radiation damage, including stochastic and deterministic effects, DNA repair mechanisms, and factors influencing radiosensitivity.
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4. Genetic and carcinogenic risks of radiation exposure, especially for children and developing embryos.
Radiotherapy For Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
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- For early stage NSCLC (stages I-II), surgery is the standard treatment but radiotherapy is an alternative for medically inoperable patients. Adjuvant chemotherapy may improve outcomes for stage II.
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Radiobiology behind dose fractionation
The document discusses the radiobiology behind dose fractionation in radiation therapy. It provides an overview of the linear quadratic model which describes how cell survival changes with dose and is used to determine biologically equivalent doses for different fractionation schedules. The model assumes equal effect per fraction but may not be accurate at high or low doses. Fractionation takes advantage of the four R's - repair, repopulation, redistribution, and reoxygenation - to better kill tumors while sparing normal tissues. The alpha/beta ratio indicates a tissue's sensitivity to fractionation and is used to estimate equivalent total doses for different fraction sizes.
Biological effects of radiation
This document provides an overview of radiobiology and radiation biology. It begins by defining radiobiology as the study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living systems. It then discusses the initial interactions of radiation with matter on an atomic level and how this can lead to molecular changes in cells and organisms over time, potentially resulting in injury or death. The document further explores the composition of matter, types of radiation including ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, radiation measurements, and concepts such as linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness. It also examines the sequence of radiation injury and key related terms.
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1) Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) use focused radiation beams and precise targeting to deliver high doses of radiation to small, well-defined tumors with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
2) Studies have found stereo treatments improve survival rates for certain brain tumors compared to traditional treatments and offer an effective non-invasive option for inoperable lung tumors.
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This document summarizes guidelines for palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases. It finds that single fraction or short fractionated regimens of 8 Gy, 20 Gy in 4 fractions, 24 Gy in 6 fractions or 30 Gy in 10 fractions provide effective pain relief with minimal side effects. Bisphosphonates or surgery do not obviate the need for radiotherapy but may be used in combination. Stereotactic body radiotherapy and radiopharmaceuticals may benefit select patients but require further study.
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Brain metastases are cancer cells that have spread to the brain from other parts of the body. Traditionally, whole brain radiation has been used to treat brain metastases, but this risks damaging healthy brain tissue. Stereotactic radiosurgery directs precise beams of radiation at tumor sites and reduces radiation exposure to normal brain tissue. A recent study evaluated fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery, delivering the radiation in multiple lower doses, in treating 24 patients with 28 brain metastases. Patients tolerated the treatment well and remained outpatients after treatment. Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery allows for treatment of single or multiple metastases while better protecting healthy brain tissue compared to single-dose radiosurgery.
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Brain metastases are cancer cells that have spread to the brain from other parts of the body. Traditionally, whole brain radiation has been used to treat brain metastases, but this risks damaging healthy brain tissue. Stereotactic radiosurgery directs precise beams of radiation at tumor sites and reduces radiation exposure to normal brain tissue. A recent study evaluated fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery, delivering the radiation in multiple lower doses, in treating 24 patients with 28 brain metastases. Patients tolerated the treatment well and remained outpatients after treatment. Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery allows for treatment of single or multiple metastases while better protecting healthy brain tissue compared to single-dose radiosurgery.
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This document discusses the use of radiation therapy to treat benign intracranial tumors. It provides an overview of the different radiation therapy strategies including stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT), and fractionated radiation therapy. It describes the key factors in determining which strategy to use such as tumor location, needed dose, and tolerance of surrounding tissues. The document also reviews different radiation sources and delivery methods including 3D conformal radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).Chondrosarcoma
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The aim of this study was to investigate the role of diffusion imaging in the evaluation of response to neoadjuvant
breast cancer treatment by correlating apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value changes with pathological response.
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chemotherapy were enrolled. All patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (including diffusion
sequence) before and after neoadjuvant treatment. The ADC values obtained using two different methods of region of interest
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and pathological response (assessed using Mandard’s classification).
Fifty-one women (mean age 48.41 years) were included in this study. Morphological MRI (RECIST classification) well evaluated
the responder status after chemotherapy (TRG class; area-under-the-curve 0.865). Mean pretreatment ADC values
obtained with the two different methods of ROI placement were 1.11 and 1.02 · 10)3 mm2 ⁄ seconds. Mean post-treatment
ADC values were 1.40 and 1.35 · 10)3 mm2 ⁄ seconds, respectively. A significant inverse correlation between mean ADC
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Palliative radiotherapy in bone metastasis
- 1. Role of palliative Radiotherapy in bone metastasis in patients with Cancer in Ganjavian Hospital Dr. Mohammad Dorchin1F.Bayati2,s.Tavakoli3 1 Oncology dep.Dezfol University of Medical Sciences, Dezfol, Iran 2Neurosurgeon ,Dezfol University of Medical Sciences ,Dezfol, Iran 3General Physician Statistical Analyses MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 1.6.2012 and 1.6.2013 a total of 48 patients, 33 patients with all Bone metastatic cancers esp. Breast and Prostate cancer was 11 males and 37 females with an average age of 38 years (minimum 27 and maximum 79 years).We reviewed the literature focusing on studies investigating the efficacy of hypo fractionated radiotherapy for bone metastases. We also addressed the problem of treating multiple skeletal lesions with irradiation. Palsy can always be avoided in these patients. Irradiation can achieve complete pain relief in over 20% of patients and decrease pain markedly in the remaining cases with only a single-dose fraction (6-10 Gy), within 48 hours of irradiation and with little side-effects. Better results in terms of pain relief (80% complete responses) and duration of palliation come from fractionated irradiation (up to 17.5 Gy in 7 fractions or 30 Gy in 10 fractions), which however has a more delayed response (1-2 weeks) and higher toxicity. Total new cancer cases referred to the Ganjavian hospital from 2012-2013: External beam irradiation that our patients treated in Ahwaz center and other radiotherapiotic centers achieves pain palliation in more than 75% of patients with bone metastases, even with EBRT down to a single-dose administration. The results of exclusive radiotherapy in the cord compression syndrome depend on a prompt diagnosis, patient presentation and the intrinsic radiosensitivity of tumor cellsin three patients. Incidence according to the Age The management of painful bone metastases requires multidisciplinary care, with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) providing relief that is effective and time efficient. RESULTS: 20- 30, 2 31-40, 9 41-50, 11 51-60, 8 more than 61, 3 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 2012 2013 Total New case my study Column1 DISCUSSION: In our study the efficacy of external beam irradiation in the palliation of bone metastasis-related symptoms is confirmed by this study, even with short treatments and single-dose administrations. This is important for both patient expectations and the necessity for improved resource allocation with reference to the territorial distribution and waiting lists of radiotherapy centers. The issue of their efficacy in combination with antiblastic drugs (Bisphosphonates drugs such as Zoledronic acid) and/or external beam irradiation(EBRT) remains open and will be clarified only with further randomized clinical trials. INTRODUCTION