Radiotherapy for papillary tumor of the pineal region: A systematic review of the literature.

Papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR) is a rare neuroepithelial brain tumor, characterized by a high risk of local recurrence (greater than 70 % at 6 years). The aim of our study was to review the available literature on radiotherapy for PTPR in order to evaluate timings, schedules, outcomes and toxicities of this treatment modality. In our review, 72.

Concrete Crack Detection and Monitoring Using a Capacitive Dense Sensor Array.

Cracks in concrete structures can be indicators of important damage and may significantly affect durability. Their timely identification can be used to ensure structural safety and guide on-time maintenance operations. Structural health monitoring solutions, such as strain gauges and fiber optics systems, have been proposed for the automatic monitoring of such cracks.

Volumetric image-guided conformal radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer: Analysis of dosimetric and clinical factors affecting acute and late toxicity.

Aim: To identify factors influencing toxicity in patients affected by localized prostate cancer treated with conformal image-guided radiotherapy.

Background: Image guidance in combination with conformal techniques is the standard of care in localized prostate cancer, but factors affecting toxicity are still under investigation.

Materials And Methods: 294 patients were analyzed.

Oligometastatic cancer in elderly patients: the "blitzkrieg" radiotherapy approach : SBRT in oligometastatic elderly patients.

Aims: To retrospectively evaluate the outcome of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the treatment of elderly patients affected by isolated body metastasis from different primitive tumors.

Methods: 70 patients with isolated body metastasis were treated. Median age at diagnosis was 75 years (IQR 69-80).

Oligometastatic cancer: stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for patients affected by isolated body metastasis.

Background: To evaluate the outcome of patients affected by a single isolated body metastasis treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT).

Material And Methods: Seven-eight patients were treated with SBRT for isolated body metastasis. The most frequent primary tumor was prostate cancer (28.