Reliability and Measurement Error of Breast Volume Calculation Using Three-Dimensional Surface Imaging.

Breast lymphedema after breast cancer is challenging to quantify. Three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging is one available technique to measure breast volume, however, the measurement properties of available software programs have not been fully determined. The aim of this study was to determine equivalency of measurements with two software programs as well as reliability, standard error of measurement (SEM), and smallest detectable change (SDC).

Improving medical student education in radiation oncology: Integrating and evaluating an experiential interdisciplinary workshop into the medical student curriculum.

Introduction: To evaluate a novel interactive educational workshop designed to improve medical student knowledge and awareness of radiation oncology (RO).

Method: A 2.5-h pilot workshop in RO was introduced in 2018 for one teaching hospital cohort of postgraduate medical students.

Can adjuvant pelvic radiation therapy after local excision or polypectomy for T1 and T2 rectal cancer offer an alternative option to radical surgery?

Purpose: To determine outcomes after adjuvant pelvic local radiation therapy (RT) +/- concurrent chemotherapy for T1 and T2 rectal carcinomas treated with local excision or polypectomy.

Methods: We retrospectively identified adult patients with histologically proven T1 and T2 rectal adenocarcinoma, diagnosed incidentally at time of local excision or polypectomy between 01 January 2007 and 31 December 2019, and appropriately staged to confirm N0 M0 status. Patients were excluded if they had recurrent cancer or had received total mesorectal excision (TME): anterior resection (AR) or abdominoperineal resection (APR).