© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Jeffrey Y.C. Wong, Timothy E. Schultheiss and Eric H. Radany (eds.)Advances in Radiation OncologyCancer Treatment and Research10.1007/978-3-319-53235-6_11 The Mammalian DNA Damage Response as a Target for Therapeutic Gain in Radiation…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Jeffrey Y.C. Wong, Timothy E. Schultheiss and Eric H. Radany (eds.)Advances in Radiation OncologyCancer Treatment and Research10.1007/978-3-319-53235-6_10 Biomarkers and Radiotherapy Savita V. Dandapani1 (1) Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope, Duarte,…
Publication Year Number of patients Median follow-up (months) RT dose Metastases control Overall survival University of Chicago (Wong et al. 2016) 2016 61 82 24–48 Gy in 3 fractions 44% at…
. where P(D, 1) is the probability of a lesion occurring if the entire organ is irradiated to dose D. This formula was derived using the simple notion that the…
Fig. 1 Ideally, drug combinations should shift the balance between the pro-immunogenic and immunosuppressive effects of radiotherapy to favor its pro-immunogenic effects and or abrogate the immune-suppressive ones. Multiple strategies in…
Fig. 1a Dilated right ventricle in the setting of acute massive PE Fig. 1b Dilated right ventricle with large right atrial thrombi Fig. 1c Dilated right ventricle with large right…
Fig. 1 VWF functions: After the platelets detect any defect in vascular wall, shear rate leads to the initial arrest and attachment of platelet at the site of injury. Shear-induced…
Absolute contraindications: *Active internal bleeding or DIC *Recent cerebrovascular event (including TIA) *Recent neurosurgery or intracranial trauma (<3 months) *Absolute contraindication to anticoagulation Relative contraindications: *Recent CPR, major surgery, obstetrical…
Fig. 1 Prevalence of carotid plaques in patients with unprovoked and secondary DVT and in the control subjects [8] Subsequently, three studies have provided further evidence in support of the…
Fig. 1 Planar perfusion scintigraphy in anterior-posterior projection showing a classic segmental wedge-shaped perfusion defect Only a few years after the introduction of perfusion scintigraphy supplemental ventilation scintigraphy was introduced…
