Dr. David Palma, MD, PhD
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Friendly reminder that the deadline for the Red Journal SBRT special issue is June 30. It's going to be a great issue, with more than 100 submissions already!
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Hey #radoncs! Quadshot News is looking for financial support to continue their outstanding work. They are one of my go-to avenues to keep up in the oncology world. I get a short email every day that highlights a few key papers.

Consider a donation to keep them up and running:
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Interested in delivering palliative radiation using diagnostic CTs rather than a CT simulation?

See below for a discussion of some of the data.
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Exciting news! Our Red Journal invited editorial on sim-free RT is now available! @ijrobp.bsky.social @drdavidpalma.bsky.social
Grateful for the opportunity to contribute to this discussion! Check it out here: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kYHc1Hx52... #simfreeRT #radiotherapy #palliativeRT #OpenAccess
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We are looking to feature research focused on:
1) Growing the evidence base for SBRT
2) Clinical implementation of SBRT
3) Technical or biological innovation in SBRT

Details here: www.redjournal.org/pb-assets/He...
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Hey Rad Onc community!

The Red Journal @ijrobp.bsky.social is calling for papers for a new special issue:

SBRT - From Clinical Trials to Your Clinic

Details below...⬇️⬇️⬇️
Reposted by Dr. David Palma, MD, PhD
mguckenberger.bsky.social
Todas is HCC day!
- RTOG 1112
- HCC unsuitable for or refractory to local-regional Tx (n=177)
- SBRT & Sorafenib vs Sorafenib
- After adjustment for stratification factors, improved OS after SBRT (HR 0.72)
- Median PFS improved from 5.5 to 9.2 mo (HR 0.55)
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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy vs Sorafenib Alone in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
This phase 3 randomized clinical trial evaluates whether stereotactic body radiation therapy improves outcomes in patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma compared with sorafenib alone.
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Reposted by Dr. David Palma, MD, PhD
mguckenberger.bsky.social
Safe practice of spine SBRT requires high-quality data about SC dose tolerance
- Cohort study 2051 pts
- 30 cases of RM, 19 of which G3 to G4
- 2a rate of G1-4 RM 1.8%
- cord dose D0.1cc of 19.1Gy / Dmax of 20.8Gy = 1.0% risk of G3 to G4 RM at 2 years
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Radiation Myelitis After Hypofractionated Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
This cohort study characterizes the risk of radiation myelitis after spine stereotactic body radiation therapy to update the current dosimetric constraints.
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