Publications by authors named "Gaura K Rath"
Article Synopsis
- - Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common eye cancer in children, and its advanced stages are often seen in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to factors like lack of awareness and limited healthcare access.
- - Significant advancements in treating extraocular retinoblastoma (EORB) have been made, focusing on reducing treatment toxicity through the use of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiotherapy.
- - The article discusses ICMR consensus guidelines for managing EORB and metastatic RB, highlighting ongoing challenges and the generally poor prognosis in LMICs.
Background: Pain is a common primary symptom of advanced cancer and metastatic disease, occurring in 50-75% of all patients. Although palliative care and pain management are essential components in oncology practice, studies show that these areas are often inadequately addressed.
Materials And Methods: We randomly selected 152 patients receiving palliative radiotherapy (PRT) from October 2006 to August 2008, excluding metastatic bone lesions.
Purpose: To present our experience in treating malignant melanoma patients.
Methods And Materials: All melanoma patients treated at the Department of Radiotherapy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India, from 1995 to 2007 were studied retrospectively. The endpoints were loco-regional recurrence, distant recurrence, recurrence-free survival (RFS), and duration of follow-up (DOFU).
Finger doses for staff handling radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine.
J Nucl Med Technol
September 2006
Unlabelled: Radiation doses to the fingers of occupational workers handling 99mTc-labeled compounds and 131I for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in nuclear medicine were measured by thermoluminescence dosimetry.
Methods: The doses were measured at the base of the ring finger and the index finger of both hands in 2 groups of workers. Group 1 (7 workers) handled 99mTc-labeled radiopharmaceuticals, and group 2 (6 workers) handled 131I for diagnosis and therapy.