October 3, 2009

OncoLink reporters provide up-to-date coverage of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG) 48 Conference in Heidelberg, Germany, September 28 - October 3, 2009.

Carbon Ion Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Tumors Invading the Skull Base Presenter: A. Hasegawa, J. E. Mizoe, K. Jingu, H. Bessho, T. Kamada, H. TsujiiPresenter's Affiliation: Research Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, JapanType of Session: ScientificBackground ...
Carbon Ion Therapy for Patients with Pancreas Cancer Presenter: Dr. S. YamadaPresenter's Affiliation: Chiba University, Chiba JapanType of Session: ScientificBackground The treatment of pancreatic cancer remains a therapeutic challenge. The majority of patients are unresectable at the time of...
Hyperfractionated concomitant boost proton radiotherapy for supratentorial glioblastoma multiforme Presenter: Dr. K. TsuboiPresenter's Affiliation: Proton Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JapanType of Session: ScientificBackground Despite aggressive multimodality treatment, outcomes in glioblastoma (GBM) remains poor,...
Particle Therapy for Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Retrospective Study Presenter: Y. Demizu , M. Murakami, D. Miyawaki, M. Mima, K. Terashima, T. Arimura, Y. Niwa, Y. Hishikawa Presenter's Affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Tatsuno, JapanType of Session: ScientificBackground Bone...
Proton radiation therapy of ocular melanoma at PSI - long-term clinical exam Presenter: G. Goitein, A. Schalenbourg, J. Verwey, A. Bolsi, C. Ares, L. Chamot, E. Hug, L. ZografosPresenter's Affiliation: Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) Villigen, Switzerland Type of Session: ScientificBackground There are approximately 2200...
Proton Radiotherapy for Pediatric Ewing's Sarcomas: Initial Clinical Outcomes of 29 Patients Presenter: B. RombiPresenter's Affiliation: Trento, ItalyType of Session: ScientificBackground Ewing’s sarcoma represents the second most common bone tumor in children; the Ewing’s family of tumors includes osseous Ewing’s...
Proton Therapy of Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Tumors: The UFPTI Experience Presenter: Dr. R. MalyapaPresenter's Affiliation: University of Florida Proton Therapy Institute, Jacksonville, Florida, USAType of Session: ScientificBackground Compared with 3D conformal radiation therapy, a number of studies have suggested...
Proton therapy of ocular tumors for very young children under general anesthesia Presenter: J. HeufelderPresenter's Affiliation: Berlin, GermanyType of Session: ScientificBackground Ocular tumors represent an important subset of pediatric malignancies, often affecting very young children. Most children with...