2008
Advances in Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer
Decker R, Wilson L. Advances in Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2008, 29: 285-290. PMID: 18506666, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1076748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancerAggressive local therapyEarly lung tumorsProphylactic cranial irradiationPositron emission tomographic imagingDefinitive treatment optionCell lung cancerRole of radiosurgeryOngoing clinical investigationsEmission tomographic imagingNormal tissue toxicityCranial irradiationPalliative therapyPostoperative radiationLocal therapyLung irradiationAdvanced tumorsTreatment optionsCancer helpLung tumorsRadiation therapyClinical investigationRadiation treatment planningTissue toxicityTherapy
1993
The effect of advanced age on the efficacy of radiation therapy for early breast cancer, local prostate cancer and grade III–IV gliomas
Peschel R, Wilson L, Haffty B, Papadopoulos D, Rosenzweig K, Feltes M. The effect of advanced age on the efficacy of radiation therapy for early breast cancer, local prostate cancer and grade III–IV gliomas. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 1993, 26: 539-544. PMID: 8514549, DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(93)90973-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal prostate cancerDisease-free survival ratesHigh-dose radiation therapyGeriatric cancer populationNon-geriatric populationDose radiation therapyEarly breast cancerProstate cancer patientsCancer populationRadiation therapyYears of ageRadiation therapy outcomeCancer patientsSurvival rateProstate cancerBreast cancerGrade 3Geriatric populationAdvanced ageStage ITherapy outcomeRecurrence-free survival ratesPrimary breast cancer patientsClinical stage IFree survival rate