Πλοήγηση ανά Θέμα "Radiation Injuries"
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Addressing the post-irradiation hypothalamic-pituitary endocrine abnormalities of brain tumors in pediatric patients
(2017)Purpose: Hypothalamic-pituitary axis is susceptible to radiotherapy, causing endocrine disorders to childhood cancer survivors. We conducted a systematic review in order to assess the radiation-induced toxicity that leads ... -
Breast radiotherapy and early adverse cardiac effects. The role of serum biomarkers and strain echocardiography
(2019)Breast cancer radiotherapy has a clear benefit for both long-term survival and local recurrence rate. However, there is still much concern about the early radiation-induced heart toxicity. This article aimed to clarify the ... -
Flash proton radiotherapy spares normal epithelial and mesenchymal tissues while preserving sarcoma response
(2021)In studies of electron and proton radiotherapy, ultrahigh dose rates of FLASH radiotherapy appear to produce fewer toxicities than standard dose rates while maintaining local tumor control. FLASHproton radiotherapy (F-PRT) ... -
Honey against radiation-induced oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients. An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the literature
(2020)Backround: Oral mucositis (OM) consists of a major side effect of radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck (H-N) cancer patients and natural honey is gaining more and more scientific interest due to its beneficial effects in ... -
Molecular determinants of radiosensitivity in normal and tumor tissue: A bioinformatic approach
(2017)Although radiation therapy is a treatment of choice for cancer, a high percentage of patients develop adverse effects in normal tissue following radiotherapy, mainly, due to genetic factors. Notably, although it is established ... -
Validity and reliability of the Greek version of the xerostomia questionnaire in head and neck cancer patients
(2017)Purpose: Xerostomia after radiation therapy for head and neck (H&N) cancer has serious effects on patients’ quality of life. The purpose of this study was to validate the Greek version of the self-reported eight-item ...