Optimization of brain tumours irradiation determining the set-up margin

Accuracy of Various MRI Sequences in Determining the Tumour Margin in Musculoskeletal Tumours

BACKGROUND It is imperative that bone tumour margin and extent of tumour involvement are accurately assessed pre-operatively in order for the surgeon to attain a safe surgical margin. In this study, we comprehensively assessed each of the findings that influence surgical planning, on various MRI sequences and compared them with the gold standard - pathology. MATERIAL/METHODS In this prospecti...

Uncertainty in patient set-up margin analysis in radiation therapy

We investigated the uncertainty in patient set-up margin analysis with a small dataset consisting of a limited number of clinical cases over a short time period, and propose a method for determining the optimum set-up margin. Patient set-up errors from 555 registration images of 15 patients with prostate cancer were tested for normality using a quantile-quantile (Q-Q) plot and a Kolmogorov-Smir...

Supvervoltage X-irradiation of Epithelial Tumours of the Lacrimal Gland.

HOGAN AND ZIMMERMAN (1962) divided epithelial tumours of the lacrimal gland into about 50 per cent. carcinomata and about 50 per cent. mixed tumours, only about 10 per cent. of the latter being malignant. Before this differentiation was established, the prognosis of the mixed tumours was regarded as just as bad as that of the carcinomata, and radical orbital exenteration was recommended by most...

The Blood-Brain Barrier in Brain Tumours

Laser irradiation of tumours of the oesophagus and gastric cardia.

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