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Augmented Quadruple-Phase Contrast Media Administration and Triphasic Scan Protocol Increases Image Quality at Reduced Radiation Dose during Computed Tomography Urography

Saade, Charbel; Mohamad, May; Kerek, Racha; Hamieh, Nadine M.; Alsheikh Deeb, Ibrahim; El-Achkar, Bassam; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Abdul Razzak, Farah; Haddad, Maurice Chehade; Abi-Ghanem, Alain S.; El-Merhi, Fadi M. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018)

Purpose The aim of this article was to investigate the opacification of the renal vasculature and the urogenital system during computed tomography urography by using a quadruple-phase contrast media in a triphasic scan ...
Comparison of Nodal Target Volume Definition in Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy According to RTOG Versus ESTRO Atlases: A Practical Review From the TransAtlantic Radiation Oncology Network (TRONE)

Loganadane, Gokoulakrichenane V.; Truong, Pauline T.; Taghian, Alphonse G.; Tešanović, Dušanka D.; Jiang, Mawei; Geara, Fady B.; Moran, Meena S.; Belkacémi, Yazid (Elsevier Inc., 2020)

Regional nodal irradiation has gained interest in recent years with the publication of several important randomized trials and the availability of more conformal techniques. Target volume delineation represents a critical ...
De-intensifying Radiation Therapy in HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer: To Boost or Not to Boost?

Abi Jaoude, Joseph; Kayali, Majd; de Azambuja, Evandro; Makki, Maha H.; Tamim, Hani Mohammed; Tfayli, Arafat Hussein; El-Saghir, Nagi S.; Geara, Fady B.; Piccart, Martine J.; Poortmans, Philip M.P.; Zeidan, Youssef H. (Elsevier Inc., 2020)

Purpose: Radiation therapy is fundamental in the management of breast cancer. After whole breast irradiation, an additional boost dose is often applied to the primary tumor bed. Here, we analyze the effect of radiation ...
Is Clinical Research Serving the Needs of the Global Cancer Burden? An Analysis of Contemporary Global Radiation Therapy Randomized Controlled Trials

Dodkins, Joanna; Hopman, Wilma M.; Wells, John Connor; Lievens, Yolande N.; Rozita, Abdul Malik; Pramesh, Conjeevaram S.; Gyawali, Bishal; Hammad, Nazik; Mukherji, Deborah M.; Sullivan, Richard; Parkes, Jeannette D.; Booth, Christopher M.; Aggarwal, Ajay K. (Elsevier Inc., 2022)

Purpose: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the cornerstone of delivering sustained improvements in cancer outcome. To inform radiation therapy research policy and prioritization, we analyze the radiation therapy RCT ...
Modulation of radiation-induced damage of human glomerular endothelial cells by SMPDL3B

Abou Daher, Alaa; Francis, Marina; Azzam, Patrick; Ahmad, Anis; Eid, Assaad A.; Fornoni, Alessia; Marples, Brian; Zeidan, Youssef H. (John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2020)

The intracellular molecular pathways involved in radiation-induced nephropathy are still poorly understood. Glomerular endothelial cells are key components of the structure and function of the glomerular filtration barrier ...
National Cancer Database Analysis of Proton Versus Photon Radiation Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Higgins, Kristin Ann; O'Connell, Kelli; Liu, Yuan; Gillespie, Theresa Wicklin; McDonald, Mark William; Pillai, Rathi N.; Patel, Kirtesh R.; Patel, Pretesh R.; Robinson, Clifford G.; Simone, Charles B.; Owonikoko, Taofeek Kunle; Belani, Chandra P.; Khuri, Fadlo R.; Curran, Walter J.; Ramalingam, Suresh S.; Behera, Madhusmita (Elsevier Inc., 2017)

Purpose To analyze outcomes and predictors associated with proton radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the National Cancer Database. Methods and Materials The National Cancer Database was queried to ...
Optimizing tumor immune response through combination of radiation and immunotherapy

El-Chediak, Alissar; Shamseddine, Ali I.; Bodgi, Larry; Obeid, Jean Pierre; Geara, Fady B.; Zeidan, Youssef H. (Humana Press Inc., 2017)

Radiation therapy and immunotherapy are two highly evolving modalities for the treatment of solid tumors. Immunotherapeutic drugs can either stimulate the immune system via immunogenic pathways or target co-inhibitory ...
Poor practice and governance in Lebanese national diagnostic reference levels of adult head and body computed tomography: A nationwide study

Karout, Lina; Khalife, Sarah; Awad, Mohamad Fawzi; Arnous, Ghida; Roumié, Mohamad; Rawashdeh, Mohammad Ahmmad; Saade, Charbel (Elsevier Ltd, 2022)

Lebanon has one of the highest number of computed tomography (CT) scanners per capita in the world which could likely be one of the causative factors of its high cancer incidence. In this study, we aimed to establish a ...
Progress of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Extranodal NK/T Cell Lymphoma

Terro, Khodr; Sharrouf, Layal; El-Cheikh, Jean (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022)

Extranodal Natural Killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is an extremely rare type of lymphoma which is highly lethal. It mainly affects the midline area unfolding as a necrotic granulomatous and extremely disfiguring lesion. ...
Radiation enteritis

Harb, Ali H.; Abou Fadel, Carla G.; Sharara, Ala I. (Current Medicine Group LLC 1, 2014)

Radiation enteritis continues to be a major health concern in recipients of radiation therapy. The incidence of radiation enteritis is expected to continue to rise during the coming years paralleling the unprecedented use ...
Radiation-induced angiosarcoma of the vagina and vulva: Case report and review of literature

Khaled, Chirine S.; Sinno, Sara A.J. (Elsevier B.V., 2022)

Angiosarcomas are uncommon malignant mesenchymal neoplasms of endothelial origin. They may be primary or secondary to radiation exposure, chronic lymphedema or to other associated risk factors. They can occur anywhere in ...
Radiation-induced neuropathies in head and neck cancer: Prevention and treatment modalities

Azzam, Patrick; Mroueh, Manal; Francis, Marina; Abou Daher, Alaa; Zeidan, Youssef H. (ecancer Global Foundation, 2020)

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the sixth most common human malignancy with a global incidence of 650,000 cases per year. Radiotherapy (RT) is commonly used as an effective therapy to treat tumours as a definitive or adjuvant ...
SMPDL3b modulates radiation-induced DNA damage response in renal podocytes

Francis, Marina; Ahmad, Anis; Bodgi, Larry; Azzam, Patrick; Youssef, Tarek; Abou Daher, Alaa; Eid, Assaad A.; Fornoni, Alessia; Pollack, Alan; Marples, Brian; Zeidan, Youssef H. (John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022)

The kidneys are radiosensitive and dose-limiting organs for radiotherapy (RT) targeting abdominal and paraspinal tumors. Excessive radiation doses to the kidneys ultimately lead to radiation nephropathy. Our prior work ...
The discrepancy rate between preliminary and official reports of emergency radiology studies: A performance indicator and quality improvement method

Issa, Ghada; Taslakian, Bedros; Itani, Malak; Hitti, Eveline A.; Batley, Nicholas John; Saliba, Miriam; El-Merhi, Fadi M. (SAGE Publications Inc., 2015)

Background At teaching hospitals, radiology residents give preliminary reports for imaging studies requested from the Emergency Department (ED). Discrepancy rates between preliminary and final reports represent an important ...
The potential use of tideglusib as an adjuvant radio-therapeutic treatment for glioblastoma multiforme cancer stem-like cells

Bou-Gharios, Jolie; Assi, Sahar; Bahmad, Hisham F.; Kharroubi, Hussein; Araji, Tarek Z.; Chalhoub, Reda M.; Ballout, Farah; Harati, Hayat; Fares, Youssef H.; Abou-Kheir, Wassim G. (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2021)

Background: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a stage IV astrocytoma, is the most common brain malignancy among adults. Conventional treatments of surgical resection followed by radio and/or chemotherapy fail to completely ...
Using the grade approach to support the development of recommendations for public health interventions in radiation emergencies

Carr, Zhanat A.; Clarke, Michael J.; Akl, Elie A.; Schneider, Rita; Murith, Christophe; Li, Chunsheng; Parrish-Sprowl, John M.; Stenke, Leif Å.L.; Cui-Ping, L.; Bertrand, S.; Miller, C. (Oxford University Press, 2016)

The World Health Organization (WHO) guideline development policy requires that WHO guidelines be developed in a manner that is transparent and based on all available evidences, which must be synthesised and formally assessed ...

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