A systematic review of radiation therapy trials in several tumour types was carried out by The
Swedish Council of Technology Assessment in Health Care (SBU). The procedures for …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A strategy for national TLD audit programmes has been
developed by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It involves progression …

PURPOSE: To describe the damage to the muscles and propose a pathophysiologic
mechanism for muscle atrophy and weakness after mantle field radiotherapy in Hodgkin …

Introduction: Many different factors can affect the accurate delivery of dose to the clinical
target volume in radiotherapy. This is particularly important in the context of multicenter …

The present paper describes the logistics of the 2004–2008 Australasian Level III Dosimetry
Intercomparison. Dosimetric intercomparisons (or 'audits') can be used in radiotherapy to …

We report two cases of presumed radiation-induced brachial plexus neuropathy in patients
with lymphoma who were treated with standard mantle radiotherapy to a dose of 40 Gy in 20 …

Introduction We present the results of a pilot study to test the feasibility of a brachytherapy
dosimetry audit. Methods The feasibility study was conducted at seven sites from four …

Purpose: To review the Australasian results of Stage I and IIA Infradiaphragmatic Hodgkin's
Disease (IHD) treated solely by irradiation. Methods and materials: Eligible patients had IHD …

Background and purpose: One aspect of good radiotherapeutic practice is to achieve dose
homogeneity. Dose inhomogeneities occur with breast tangent irradiation, particularly in …

The majority of newly diagnosed patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma are expected to survive
because of effective therapies established during the last 40 years. Long-term observations …