International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
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Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. · Aug 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyRandom forests to predict rectal toxicity following prostate cancer radiation therapy.
To propose a random forest normal tissue complication probability (RF-NTCP) model to predict late rectal toxicity following prostate cancer radiation therapy, and to compare its performance to that of classic NTCP models. ⋯ The RF-NTCP model may be a useful new tool in predicting late rectal toxicity, including variables other than DVH, and thus appears as a strong competitor to classic NTCP models.
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Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. · Aug 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialRole of FDG-PET in the implementation of involved-node radiation therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma patients.
This study examines the role of (18)F-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in the implementation of involved-node radiation therapy (INRT) in patients treated for clinical stages (CS) I/II supradiaphragmatic Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). ⋯ Pre-chemotherapy FDG-PET leads to significantly better INRT delineation without necessarily increasing radiation volumes.