Treatment of nasal tumours in dogs: a review

JR Mortier, L Blackwood - Journal of Small Animal Practice, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nasal tumours are common neoplasms in dogs and often represent a diagnostic and
therapeutic challenge due to their confined location within the nasal cavities. The main goal …

Intensity‐modulated radiation therapy dose prescription and reporting: sum and substance of the international commission on radiation units and measurements …

C Rohrer Bley, VS Meier, J Besserer… - Veterinary Radiology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Institutions' adherence to protocol, quality assurance, and radiation parameter reporting are
key to adequately interpret and compare treatment outcomes in radiation oncology. In 2017 …

Treatment of intracranial neoplasia in dogs using higher doses: A randomized controlled trial comparing a boosted to a conventional radiation protocol

C Staudinger, V Meier, K Beckmann… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Local progression of intracranial tumors can be the consequence of insufficient
radiation dose delivered. Dose increases in the brain must be made carefully so as not to …

Comparative study of the collapsed cone convolution and Monte Carlo algorithms for radiation therapy planning of canine sinonasal tumors reveals significant …

BI Lee, MK Boss, SM LaRue, T Martin… - Veterinary Radiology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Computer‐based radiation therapy requires high targeting and dosimetric precision.
Analytical dosimetric algorithms typically are fast and clinically viable but can have …

[HTML][HTML] Risk adaptive planning with biology-based constraints may lead to higher tumor control probability in tumors of the canine brain: A planning study

S Radonic, U Schneider, J Besserer, VS Meier… - Physica Medica, 2024 - Elsevier
Background: Classical radiation protocols are guided by physical dose delivered
homogeneously over the target. Protocols are chosen to keep normal tissue complication …

Dose‐escalated simultaneously integrated boost radiation protocol fails to result in a survival advantage for sinonasal tumors in dogs

V Meier, C Staudinger, M Körner… - Veterinary Radiology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The prognosis for canine sinonasal tumors remains rather poor despite definitive‐intent
radiotherapy (RT). Theoretical calculations predicted improved outcomes with …

Ocular and periocular radiation toxicity in dogs treated for sinonasal tumors: A critical review

F Wolf, VS Meier, SA Pot… - Veterinary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Visual impairment from radiation‐induced damage can be painful, disabling, and reduces
the patient's quality of life. Ocular tissue damage can result from the proximity of ocular …

Can volumetric modulated arc radiation therapy reduce organ at risk dose in stage 4 sinonasal tumors in dogs treated with boost irradiation?

V Meier, F Czichon, L Walsh, C Rohrer Bley - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) introduced marked changes to cancer
treatment in animals by reducing dose to organs at risk (OAR). As the next technological …

A Combined Hypofractionated Volumetric Modulated Arc Radiotherapy, Radio-Sensitising and Adjuvant Metronomic Chemotherapy Treatment for Canine Stage IV …

L Malfassi, G Buonocore, N Carrara, S Marcarini… - Topics in Companion …, 2022 - Elsevier
Radiation therapy has become the standard of care in the treatment of canine intranasal
neoplasia, but because of the poor prognosis associated with stage IV nasal tumours and …

Estimation of planning organ at risk volumes for ocular structures in dogs undergoing three‐dimensional image‐guided periocular radiotherapy with rigid bite block …

F Wolf, C Rohrer Bley, J Besserer… - Veterinary Radiology & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Planning organ at risk volume (PRV) estimates have been reported as methods for sparing
organs at risk (OARs) during radiation therapy, especially for hypofractioned and/or dose …